(1) The department is authorized and it shall be its duty to administer and enforce KRS
353.500 to 353.720, all rules and regulations promulgated and orders issued hereunder, and to conduct such investigations as it deems necessary.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 353.540

  • Department: means the Department for Natural Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
  • 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.

(2) The department is hereby granted authority and jurisdiction over all persons and property necessary for such purposes.
Effective: June 16, 1960
History: Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 103, sec. 6, effective June 16, 1960.