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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 77.005: Definitions for chapter.

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  1. KRS Chapter 77

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Legislative body" means the chief legislative body of the city, whether it is the

board of aldermen, general council, board of commissioners, or otherwise;

(2) "Air contaminant" or "air c ontaminants" includes smoke, charred paper, dust, soot,

grime, carbon, noxious acids, fumes, gases, odors, or particulate matter, or any

combination thereof;

(3) "District" means an air pollution control district;

(4) "Largest city" means the city with the greatest population within the county based

upon the most recent federal decennial census conducted by the United States

Census Bureau;

(5) "Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, joint adventure, association,

corporation, social club, fraternal organization, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, any

county, city, municipality, district (for air pollution control or otherwise), or other

political subdivision, or any group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as

well as the singular unit; and

(6) "Ringelmann Chart" means that standard published by the United States Bureau of

Mines to determine the density of smoke.

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