It shall be the duty of the department, or upon the request of the Commissioner of Agriculture, of the Attorney General to bring an action for the recovery of the penalties provided for in KRS § 217B.990, and to bring an action for an injunction against any person violating or threatening to violate any provision of this chapter or violating or threatening to violate any administrative regulation, order, or determination of the department promulgated pursuant thereto. In any such action any finding of the department shall be prima facie evidence of the fact or facts found therein.
Effective: June 29, 2021

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 217B.585

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 32, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 250, sec. 8, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch.
295, sec. 68, effective July 15, 1980. — Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 19, effective June 17, 1978.

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