{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-352.500","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 352.500","heading":"Rights of adjoining owners.","body":"(1) Each owner, tenant or occupant of land on which a mine is opened and worked, or\nhis superintendent, shall permit any person interested in or having title to any land\nadjoining the mined property to have ingress and egress with surveyors and\nassistants to e xplore and survey the mine at his own expense once a month for the\npurpose of ascertaining whether or not KRS 352.490 has been violated.\n(2) If the right granted in subsection (1) is refused, complaint may be made before the\nDistrict Court of the county in which the mine is located, and the court shall issue a\nsummons to the owner, tenant, occupant or superintendent to answer the complaint.\nOn the return of the summons executed, and proof that the complainant has right of\nentry and has been refused without sufficient cause, the court shall designate an\nearly and convenient time for the entry to be made, and issue an order commanding\nthe sheriff of the county to attend and prevent obstructions and impediments to the\nentry, exploration and survey. The cost of summons and the fee of the sheriff shall\nbe paid by the person whose refusal occasioned the complaint, unless the court\ndismisses the complaint, in which case the party making the complaint shall pay the\ncost and sheriff's fee. Either party may appeal as in other actions.","path":["KRS Chapter 352"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=33031","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:38Z","sha256":"bdf56e61bd665d7654bb23ac82e242d7c1183b4bdd9a492d191d0bc3228f5412","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-352.490","next":"us-ky/krs-352.510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}