KRS 350.460: Financial interest by state employee prohibited.

No employee of the state performing any function or duty under this chapter shall have a

direct or indirect financial interest in any underground or strip coal mining operation.

Whoever knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class A

misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than two

thousand and five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by imprisonment of not more than one (1)

year, or both.