{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-150.460","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 150.460","heading":"Use of certain substances and devices in public waters prohibited -- Use of","body":"explosives and firearms prohibited.\n(1) No person, firm or corporation, whether acting in a private or public capacity, shall\nplace or cause to be placed in any public waters any substance that might injure,\ninterfere with, or cause the waters to be unfit for the support of wildlife. When any\nemployee of a person, firm or corporation, in the course of his employment, places\nor causes to be placed any such substance in any publi c waters, his act shall be\nprima facie evidence of the guilt of both the employee and the employer, and either\none (1) or both may be punished as provided in subsection (7) of KRS 150.990.\nEach day that this section is violated shall constitute a separate offense. This section\ndoes not apply to employees or agents of the department acting in an official\ncapacity.\n(2) No person shall use, or attempt to use any electrical device, fish -finding devices\nexcepted, of any type, such as telephone, or electrical lea ds from a magneto, or\nbattery, or motor, or any other type of electrical equipment, in any stream or body of\nwater. This does not prevent the authorized employees or agents of the department\nfrom using this or any devices in research or investigational work.\n(3) No person, except employees or agents of the department, shall willfully place or\nattempt to place in any of the public waters of the state any substance which has a\npoisonous or intoxicating effect upon wildlife.\n(4) No person shall kill, injure, s hock, or stun or attempt to kill, injure, shock, or stun\nany fishes by any explosive agent, firearm, or other device. This provision shall not\napply to employees or agents of the department acting in an official capacity.","path":["KRS Chapter 150"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=2029","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:44Z","sha256":"3151cf42f1783b489856657b39e942bf4bc03c322d50351e6317bb2413f3f8a4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-150.450","next":"us-ky/krs-150.470"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}