{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-364.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 364.020","heading":"Fees for taking up drifts, logs and timber -- Lien -- Sale.","body":"(1) Whenever any boat, raft or platform, or any timber prepared for market, whether\nbranded or unbranded, is taken up by a person not the owner thereof, the person\nwho takes it up and secures it and delivers it to the owner shall have a claim against\nthe owner for the following fees:\nEach freight boat or other heavy boat  ..................................................... $. 1.00\nEach jack boat, skiff or canoe  ....................................................................... .25\nEach fleet of timber  .................................................................................. 10.00\nEach raft of not less than forty (40) logs  ..................................................... 4.00\nEach platform of not less than ten (10) logs  ............................................... 1.00\nEach sawlog or other log or tree prepared for sale  ....................................... .25\nEach cross or railroad tie  .............................................................................. .03\nBoards or planks caught in rafts or large body, per 1,000 feet board measure:\nFor 20,000 board feet or less  ............................................................... .50\nFor over 20,000 board feet ................................................................... .25\nBoards or planks, loose and scattered, per 1,000 board feet measure  ........ 2.50\nStaves and heading, for each 1,000 merchantable pieces  ........................... 3.00\n(2) The taker-up shall have a lien upon the property taken up by him for the fees and\ncharges provided for by this chapter. If the owner  of any such property taken up\nfails to pay the sum charged thereon within sixty (60) days from the day it was taken\nup, the property shall, at the instance of the person to whom the charges are due, be\nsold by a constable, sheriff or other officer of the county in which the property was\ntaken up. The sale shall be made by public auction, at the courthouse door to the\nhighest bidder, upon thirty (30) days' written or printed notice, posted at the front\ndoor of the courthouse of the county in which the sale is to be made and at two (2)\nother public places in the county, giving the time and place of sale and a description\nof the property and any marks or brands thereon.\n(3) The constable or other officer making the sale shall pay to the taker-up his legal fees\nand charges, after deducting his own commission, which shall be the same as\nthough he had sold the property under execution; and if the proceeds of the sale\nexceed the charges, fees and commission, he shall deposit the excess with the\ncounty clerk of the county in which the sale is made, and take his receipt therefor. If\nthe owner, within one (1) year from the date of the sale, appears before the county\njudge/executive o f the county where the money is deposited with the clerk, and\nestablishes to the satisfaction of the court his right to the money, the clerk shall,\nupon the order of the county judge/executive, pay the money over to the owner;\notherwise it shall be paid into the State Treasury.","path":["KRS Chapter 364"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=34719","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:00Z","sha256":"89e5f91a2928876ce5beaa04ea8ead47753683fae81af8e87f96e40a387185be","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-364.010","next":"us-ky/krs-364.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}