{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-349.145","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 349.145","heading":"Authorization for Department of Natural Resources and Attorney General","body":"to bring suit in Circuit Court to restrain violations under this chapter.\n(1) Whenever it appears that a person is violating or threatening to violate any\nprovision of this chapter , or any rule, administrative regulation, or order\npromulgated or issued under this chapter, the department may bring suit against the\nperson in the Circuit Court of the county where the violation occurred or is\nthreatened, the Circuit Court in the county in which the defendant resides or in\nwhich any defendant resides if there is more than one (1) defendant, or the Franklin\nCircuit Court to restrain the person from continuing the violation or from carrying\nout the threatened violation. In the suit, the cou rt shall have jurisdiction to grant\nwithout bond or other undertaking the prohibitory or mandatory injunction as the\nfacts may warrant, including a temporary restraining order or injunction.\n(2) Whenever it appears that any person is violating any provisio n of this chapter, or\nany rule, administrative regulation or order promulgated or issued hereunder, the\nAttorney General or any person who is adversely affected by the violation may\nbring suit to restrain the violation in any court in which the department might have\nbrought suit. The department shall be made a party defendant in the suit in addition\nto the person allegedly violating a provision or any rule, administrative regulation,\nor order promulgated or issued under this chapter.","path":["KRS Chapter 349"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32752","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:35Z","sha256":"a79abb3622fec37afc3149b9e999f3f2f60fab30ddf6c27b3fcbc473462e6631","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-349.140","next":"us-ky/krs-349.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}