{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-217.390","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 217.390","heading":"Adulterated food found in food establishment to be tagged -- Disposition.","body":"(1) When any duly authorized officer mentioned in KRS 217.380 finds any article of\nfood that is adulterated, or any other article or substance that is detrimental to public\nhealth, the article shall be tagged or otherwise properly marked, giving notice tha t\nthe product is suspected of being adulterated or detrimental to public health and has\nbeen quarantined, and warning all persons not to remove it until given permission\nby the officer or the courts.\n(2) No person shall remove or otherwise dispose of such article in violation of this\nsection.\n(3) The officer shall then petition the judge of the District Court in the judicial circuit in\nwhich the article is found, for the condemnation and destruction of the article. The\nowner or defender of the article shall  be given the right to a hearing, first before the\nofficer, if desired, and before the court. The notice of a hearing before the officer\nshall state the length of time within which the hearing may be had.\n(4) If the finding of the court is with the officer , the article shall be destroyed at the\nexpense of the owner, or by the owner under the supervision of the officer. The\ncosts shall be taxed against the owner or defender of the property, if he appears. If\nno one appears, the costs shall be collected again st the owner or agent properly\nascertained.","path":["KRS Chapter 217"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9354","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:25Z","sha256":"389db705c80e8d780c12c0a61e272db69d134228044787e6e12c958d17479778","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-217.380","next":"us-ky/krs-217.400"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}