{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-149.600","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 149.600","heading":"Appeal from listing of property as timberland.","body":"(1) Any person aggrieved by a listing of any portion of his property as timberland by\nthe property valuation administrator may file a protest with the county\njudge/executive, provided the protest is in writing and is made within thirty (30)\ndays of receipt of notice of the listing. Protest may be made on the ground that the\nland or any portion so listed is not timberland, or that the timberland so listed will\nnot be benefited by the forest fire protective system then in effect, or benefited by\nthe proposed fore st fire protective system if the assessment is being made for the\nfirst time in that county.\n(2) The county judge/executive shall hear all protests properly filed. Protests shall be\nheard within a reasonable time after the filing thereof, and reasonable no tice shall\nbe given to the protestant and the secretary for energy and environment as to the\ntime and place of the hearing. The county judge/executive shall have authority to\nissue subpoenas to compel the attendance of any witness desired by any interested\nparty, and he shall be authorized to administer the oath to any witness.\n(3) Proceedings for hearing any protest shall be summary and the findings of the county\njudge/executive shall be final, and an order shall be entered either dismissing the\nprotest or directing the proper county officials to alter their records in accordance\nwith the findings.","path":["KRS Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=1915","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:43Z","sha256":"16c7c9bd48064c33ef92c47d65716570b97d7d4b0b8e26459bec73437b99ed26","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-149.590","next":"us-ky/krs-149.610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}