No person shall dispose of sewage accumulated in a holding tank, a marine sanitation device, or other similar container on a houseboat in a manner that the sewage reaches or may reach the waters of the Commonwealth except for state waters into which discharges are allowed under federal law.
Effective: July 14, 2000

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 235.430

  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Marine sanitation device: means equipment that is identified by the United States Coast Guard as meeting the standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or that is approved by the Energy and Environment Cabinet, to eliminate the discharge of untreated sewage from vessels into the waters of the Commonwealth and is a device that receives, treats, retains, or discharges sewage. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or
    other entity. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010
  • 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 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch.
263, sec. 20, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. III, sec.
13(2). — Amended 1972 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 53. — Created 1970
Ky. Acts ch. 261, sec. 3.