If any person who takes up any drift, log or timber secretes it or allows it to be so grounded that he cannot immediately, upon the demand of the owner or his agent, put it afloat, or if he fails to put it afloat upon such demand, he shall not receive any compensation for taking up or caring for the drift, log or timber, and shall, in addition, be responsible to the owner thereof as if it were afloat.
Effective: October 1, 1942

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 364.060

  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Timber: includes trees, whether standing, down or prepared for sale, sawlogs and other logs, cross ties, railroad ties, boards, planks, staves and headings, and other wood cut or prepared for market. See Kentucky Statutes 364.010

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 1409-4.