{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-140.300","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 140.300","heading":"Definitions for KRS 140.310 to 140.360.","body":"As used in KRS 140.310 to 140.360, these words shall have the following meaning:\n(1) \"Agricultural land\" means that real estate which is defined in KRS 132.010(9).\n(2) \"Horticultural land\" means that real estate which is defined in KRS 132.010(10).\n(3) \"Agricultural or horticultural value\" means the value as defined in KRS\n132.010(11).\n(4) \"Qualified real estate\" means real property which:\n(a) Is either horticultural or agricultural land;\n(b) Has been used for agricultural or horticultural purposes for five (5) years prior\nto the death of the owner of the real estate or a joint owner thereof; and\n(c) Fair cash value exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the gross taxable estate of\ndecedent for Kentucky inheritance tax purposes.\n(5) \"Qualified person\" means the spou se of a deceased owner of agricultural or\nhorticultural land; the children, adopted children, and stepchildren of that deceased\nowner; the spouses and issue of that deceased owner's children, adopted children,\nand stepchildren, and is a person who proposes  to devote the real property to\nagricultural or horticultural purposes for at least five (5) years after the death of the\ndecedent in whose estate the agricultural or horticultural land is subject to\nassessment.","path":["KRS Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=29015","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:33Z","sha256":"6bf0a0d015e105ff5937fd68a66c5df998357cbe684246e4e1f43d07144139d8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-140.290","next":"us-ky/krs-140.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}