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148.670 Process of locating routes of trails.
The process of locating routes of trails in the system shall be as follows:
(1) For state scenic trails, the department shall select a route. The selected route
shall be compatible with the preservation and enhancement of the environment
it traverses. Reasonable effort shall be made to minimize any adverse effects
upon adjacent landowners and users. Notice of the selected route shall be
published by the department in a newspaper of general circulation in the area
in which the trail is located, together with appropriate maps and descriptions.
(2) For state recreation trails and for connecting or side trails, the department shall
select the route; provided, however, that when a route shall traverse land within
the jurisdiction of a governmental unit or political subdivision, the department
shall consult with such unit or such subdivision prior to its final determination
for the location of the route.
(3) In selecting routes and implementing KRS 148.610 to 148.780, the department
is encouraged to confer with the recognized and established organizations
primarily interested in trail development, conservation, and outdoor recreation.
Furthermore, the General Assembly encourages citizen participation in trail
acquisition, construction, development, and maintenance where such activities
will not conflict with the purpose of KRS 148.610 to 148.780.
(4) In the selection of the route for any trail, when the trail reaches an area of crop
or fenced pasture land, the trail shall be so located as not to interfere in the
growing of crops, or with the livestock, or pasture land, and such trail may then
follow existing farm roads. The owner of such farm lands may enter a written
agreement with the department to grant permission for the crossing of such
crop or pasture land.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 8.
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