(1) It shall be unlawful to remove, kill, harm, or otherwise disturb any naturally occurring organism found within any cave, except for safety or health reasons. Scientific collecting permits may be obtained from the state nongame biologist.
(2) It shall also be unlawful to collect any form of troglobitic or troglophilic cave life for commercial sale, whether or not a profit is gained by such sale.
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 433.877

  • cave: includes or is synonymous with "cavern. See Kentucky Statutes 433.871
  • Cave life: means any life form which normally occurs in, uses, visits, or inhabits any cave or subterranean water system, excepting those animals and species covered by any of the game laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. See Kentucky Statutes 433.871
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Troglobitic: means or refers to any form of cave life specifically adapted to the cave environment and which carries out its entire life cycle in the cave. See Kentucky Statutes 433.871
  • Troglophilic: means or refers to any form of cave life which, although lacking specific biological adaptations necessary for permanent residence in any cave, carries out at least a portion of its life cycle in the cave. See Kentucky Statutes 433.871

Effective: July 15, 1988
History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 168, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1988.

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