{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-149.405","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 149.405","heading":"Entry in forest lands during drought -- Emergency proclamation -- Notice.","body":"(1) It shall be unlawful, when the forest lands, brush lands and fields in this state or any\npart thereof have become so dry or parched as to create an extraordinary fire hazard\nendangering lives and property, for any person, except the owner, tenant or ow ner's\nauthorized agent, persons regularly engaged in cutting, processing, or moving forest\nproducts, persons engaged in constructing, maintaining, and operating utility or\npipeline rights -of-way, or persons on official duty, to enter or travel in any state ,\ncounty, municipal or private forest lands, brush lands, fields or idle or abandoned\nlands in the area so affected except on public highways or well defined private\nroads.\n(2) When such an emergency is found to exist by the secretary for energy and\nenvironment, the Governor may proclaim such a condition to exist in the\nCommonwealth or any described part thereof. The provisions of subsection (1) shall\nbe effective only during the time such proclamation is in force and only in the area\nwhere such emergency is declared to exist.\n(3) The Secretary of State shall cause notice of such proclamation or any amendments\nor rescission thereof to be published in a newspaper or newspapers of general\ncirculation in the area affected.","path":["KRS Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=1900","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:43Z","sha256":"9e75c87606a3aab863cef5ce46c9a128dbfe73d0ea764a61e8c95d17bf359952","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-149.401","next":"us-ky/krs-149.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}