(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is the radiation control agency of the
State of Kentucky.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 211.842

  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • 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.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall issue licenses pertaining to radioactive materials and require registration of other sources of ionizing radiation.
(3) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall develop and conduct programs for evaluation and control of hazards associated with the use of sources of ionizing, nonionizing, and electronic product radiation.
(4) The cabinet or its duly authorized representative may enter at a reasonable time upon the property of a licensee, registrant, or other person where sources of ionizing, nonionizing, or electronic product radiation are reasonably believed to be located for the purpose of determining whether or not such licensee, registrant, or other person is in compliance with or in violation of the provisions of KRS § 211.842 to KRS § 211.852 and administrative regulations promulgated hereunder, and the owner, occupant, or person in charge of the property shall permit entry and inspection; provided, that entry into areas under the jurisdiction of an agency of the federal government or its duly designated representative shall be only upon permission of the agency or its representative.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 373, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 314, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 5, effective July 14, 1992. — Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 279, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978.