{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-438.060","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 438.060","heading":"Contaminating watercourse.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section any person who places or causes\nto be placed in any stream, dam, pool or pond any substance that renders the water\nunfit for use or produces a stench shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor\nmore than one hundred dollars ($100) and imprisoned for not less than thirty (30)\ndays nor more than six (6) months.\n(2) Any person who places the carcass of any beast in any watercourse or within\ntwenty-five (25) yards of a watercourse, or casts it into any  spring or pond shall be\nfined not less than five dollars ($5) nor more than twenty dollars ($20) for the first\noffense and for every subsequent offense not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor\nmore than one hundred dollars ($100).","path":["KRS Chapter 438"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19075","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:51Z","sha256":"ce4e0040f044628d80c9b4c528f2929eef9abf06fd46282b68e7c8dd48ce60ce","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-438.050","next":"us-ky/krs-438.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}