{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-182.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 182.020","heading":"Wharves, piers and bulkheads on private land -- Abatement.","body":"(1) Any person owning land upon a watercourse may erect a wharf on his land, or a pier\nor bulkhead in the watercourse opposite his land, but he must not obstruct\nnavigation nor injure the private rights of any person in doing so.\n(2) If the Circuit Court of th e county in which the wharf, pier or bulkhead is located,\nbelieves that the wharf, pier or bulkhead obstructs navigation or encroaches on any\npublic landing so as to prevent the free use thereof, the court may abate it.","path":["KRS Chapter 182"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5680","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:33Z","sha256":"d4a7fecf134af84e9b5c8cd0aa5b28756d8e58a66b69950c71bdcbbbf6122f66","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-182.010","next":"us-ky/krs-182.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}