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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 269 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AS TO DITCHES, DRAINAGE, AND RECLAMATION
269.240 Removal of obstructions from nonnavigable streams or drains by owner in counties of over 250,000 -- Inspection and notice by county engineer.

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269.240 Removal of obstructions from nonnavigable streams or drains by owner in counties of over 250,000 -- Inspection and notice by county engineer. (1) The owner of land in any county containing more than 250,000 population through which a nonnavigable stream has its natural outlet, or through which ditches or <br>drains have been constructed and other ditches have their outlet, shall keep the same <br>free from driftwood, trash or any obstruction which would stop the free flow of <br>water. (2) The county engineer shall inspect such streams, ditches and drains and see that they are free from obstructions. If he finds any obstruction, he, or one of his deputies or <br>ditch inspectors, shall notify the owner of the land abutting on the stream, ditch or <br>drain in writing to remove the obstruction. Effective: October 1, 1942 <br>History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2417b-1, 2417b-2.

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