KRS 353.460: Definitions.

As used in KRS 353.462 to 353.476, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) A "severed mineral interest" is any whole or fractional interest in any or all minerals

which have been severed from the surface estate by grant, exception, reservation or

other means.

(2) An "unknown or missing owner" is any person vested with a severed mineral

interest and whose present identity or location cannot be determined from the

records of the county in which the land is located or by diligent inquiry in the

vicinity of the owner's last known place of residence, and shall include his unknown

heirs, successors and assigns.