{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-235.287","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 235.287","heading":"Prohibition areas on lake waters at drinking water intakes -- Exemption.","body":"(1) If a water supply system requests and receives authorization from the Division of\nWater to designate a prohibition area, no vessel on lake waters of this state shall\nmoor or anchor within one hundred (100) feet of a drinking water intake unless an\nextension of the area of prohibition is requested and granted under subsection (3) of\nthis section.\n(2) The Division of Water shall identify areas on lake waters of this state where a\ndrinking water intake is located. The division shall authorize a water suppl y system\nto designate a prohibition area if circumstances are demonstrated justifying the\ndesignation. The water supply system shall be responsible for posting signs visible\nto persons operating vessels indicating areas containing a drinking water intake.\n(3) The division shall allow water supply systems with intakes on lake waters of this\nstate to request that the prohibition on mooring or anchoring be extended beyond\none hundred (100) feet but no farther than three hundred (300) feet. The division\nmay gra nt a request if the water supply system demonstrates circumstances that\njustify extending the area of prohibition. The division shall inform the Department\nfor Fish and Wildlife Resources when an area of prohibition is designated or a\nrequest to extend an area of prohibition is granted.\n(4) Private or commercial docks shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (1)\nof this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 235"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11077","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:49Z","sha256":"a801c9a7d23f6f450004efcae3c5a87919865acd23e3b910e6941fbd0bc7964e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-235.285","next":"us-ky/krs-235.290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}