(1) The authority shall bring an action for the recovery of penalties provided for in KRS
151.990, the payment of fees provided for in KRS § 151.720, or for a restraining order, or a temporary or permanent injunction for the prevention or correction of a condition constituting or threatening to constitute a violation of the administrative regulations promulgated by the authority, the long-range water resource plan, or a drought response plan developed by the authority.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 151.725

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(2) All actions for penalties and injunctive relief for violations of the administrative regulations promulgated by the authority, the long-range water resource plan, or a drought response plan developed by the authority shall be brought by the authority in the:
(a) Circuit Court having jurisdiction of the defendant;
(b) Circuit Court of the county in which the condition constituting or threatening to constitute a violation of the administrative regulations of the authority, the long-range water resource plan or a drought response plan developed by the authority is occurring; or
(c) In the Franklin Circuit Court.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 229, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. — Created
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 453, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.