The purpose of this section, KRS § 249.010, 249.020, 249.030, 249.040, 249.050, 249.060,
249.070, 249.090, 249.100, 249.101, 249.102, 249.103, 249.104, and 249.105 is to prevent the introduction and dissemination within this Commonwealth of insect pests, plant diseases, and weeds and to provide for their repression and control.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 249.005

  • Insect: means any of the numerous small invertebrate animals generally having the body more or less obviously segmented, for the most part belonging to the class Insecta, comprising six (6) legged, usually winged forms, as for example, beetles, bugs, bees, wasps, flies, and other allied classes of arthropods whose members are wingless and usually have more than six (6) legs, as for example, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, and wood lice, and any other invertebrates which are destructive, constitute a liability, and may be classed as pests. See Kentucky Statutes 249.010

Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996.