{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-235.280","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 235.280","heading":"Regulation of use of waters -- Prohibitions related to wakeboats and","body":"wakesports.\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the commissioner of the\ndepartment, with approval of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources\nCommission, shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS\nChapter 13A to govern the fair, reasonable, equitable, and safe use of all waters of\nthis state and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this chapter.\n(2) Notwithstanding any provisio n of law to the contrary, the department shall not\npromulgate or enforce any administrative regulation that:\n(a) Prohibits, restricts, or limits using wakeboats or engaging in wakesports on\nbodies of water where wakeboats were allowed to engage in wakespor ts as of\nDecember 1, 2025; or\n(b) Imposes a wakeboat zone or prescribes mandatory setbacks or distances from\nshorelines, commercials docks, or moorage harbors.\n(3) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Hydrofoil\" means a vessel that consists of a board fitted with  a mast\nextending below the board that is attached to a fuselage with a forward wing\nand a rear stabilizer;\n(b) \"Wakeboat\" means a motorboat that has one (1) or more ballast tanks, ballast\nbags, or other devices or design features that increase the size of  the\nmotorboat's wake; and\n(c) \"Wakesports\" means operating a wakeboat or to use a surfboard, wakeboard,\nhydrofoil, or similar device to ride on or ride in the wake of the wakeboat.","path":["KRS Chapter 235"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56845","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:49Z","sha256":"ba126e1e1a618238cfb77987d1f28f1ff10d7d3cf37e2dfe033a62ff394e02ef","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-235.270","next":"us-ky/krs-235.285"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}