Any lot of pesticide not in compliance with the provisions of KRS § 217.542 to KRS § 217.630 shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the department to a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which said pesticide is located. In the event the court finds the said pesticide to be in violation of KRS § 217.542 to KRS § 217.630 and orders the condemnation of said pesticide it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the pesticide and the laws of the state; provided, that in no instance shall the disposition of said pesticide be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of said pesticide for permission to reprocess or relabel said product to bring it into compliance with KRS § 217.542 to KRS § 217.630.
Effective: July 15, 1980

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 217.620

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Pesticide: means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, control, repel, attract, or mitigate any pest. See Kentucky Statutes 217.544
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 295, sec. 58, effective July 15, 1980. — Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 12. — Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 218, sec. 10, effective
July 1, 1956.

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