{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-212.620","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 212.620","heading":"Abatement of nuisances -- Enforcement of orders.","body":"(1) Whenever any such aforesaid nuisance, source of filth, or cause or probable cause\nof sickness, shall be found by the board to exist on any private or public property\nwithin such county, including the municipalities therein, in violation of said laws or\nregulations, which said violation injuriously affects or may affect the health of the\nresidents of said county or section thereof, the board shall have the power and\nauthority to order in writing the owner or occupant or user thereof, by appropriate\naction, at the expense of such owner, occupant or user, to correct and remove said\nnuisance, source of filth, or cause or probable cause of sickness, within twenty -four\n(24) hours or within such reasonable time as the board may order.\n(2) In case of a failure on th e part of any person, firm or corporation, or persons, firms\nor corporations, to comply with any lawful order of the board, or with process, or in\ncase of the refusal of any witness to testify concerning any matter on which he may\nbe lawfully interrogated, the Circuit Court or a judge thereof, having jurisdiction in\nsuch county, may, on application of the board or of any member thereof, compel\nobedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the\nrequirements of a subpoena issued from such a court, or a refusal to testify therein.","path":["KRS Chapter 212"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=8645","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:16Z","sha256":"4792baa848f3477fc58a815bb85e78c03d8c1641ac990126e0d693aabe4721c8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-212.610","next":"us-ky/krs-212.625"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}