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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 436.160: Working on Sunday -- Work of necessity or charity, athletic games and

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  1. KRS Chapter 436

certain businesses and employers excluded -- Penalty.

(1) Any person who works on Sunday at his own or at any other occupation or employs

any other person, in labor or other business, whether for profit or amusement, unless

his work or the employment of others is in the course of ordinary household duties,

work of necessity or charity or work required in the maintenance or operation of a

public service or public utility plant or syst em, shall be fined not less than two

dollars ($2) nor more than fifty dollars ($50). The employment of every person

employed in violation of this subsection shall be deemed a separate offense.

(2) Persons who are members of a religious society which observ es as a Sabbath any

other day in the week than Sunday shall not be liable to the penalty prescribed in

subsection (1) of this section, if they observe as a Sabbath one (1) day in each seven

(7).

(3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to amateur sports, athletic games, or

operation of grocery stores whose principal business is the sale of groceries and

related food items, drug stores whose principal business is the sale of drugs and

related drug items, gift shops, souvenir shops, fishing tackle s hops and bait shops,

moving picture shows, chautauquas, filling stations, or opera.

(4) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to employers using continuous work

scheduling provided that such scheduling permits at least one (1) day of rest each

calendar week for each employee.

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