{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-149.080","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 149.080","heading":"Forest wardens -- Duties -- Appointment -- Deputies.","body":"Forest wardens employed by the Energy and Environment Cabinet, shall assist in\npreventing, controlling and extinguishing forest fires, under direction of the cabinet. A\nforest warden must be a full -time employee of the Energy and Environment Cabinet who\nhas been appointed by the secretary. A deputy forest warden can be a full -time or part -\ntime employee of the cabinet or a non -employee who has been appointed by the secretary\nto have the same rights and privileges of a forest warden except the issuing of cita tions or\narrests for violations of this chapter or collection of suppression costs.","path":["KRS Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=1838","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:42Z","sha256":"0bdbf090b214458be76a83d699e2486d30ec084a0ee848ac12fa7215317a0cd8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-149.070","next":"us-ky/krs-149.083"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}