2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 436 - OFFENSES AGAINST MORALITY 436.160 Working on Sunday -- Work of necessity or charity, athletic games and certain businesses and employers excluded -- Penalty.
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436.160 Working on Sunday -- Work of necessity or charity, athletic games
and certain businesses and employers excluded -- Penalty.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Any person who works on Sunday at his own or at any other occupation or
employs any other person, in labor or other business, whether for profit or
amusement, unless his work or the employment of others is in the course of
ordinary household duties, work of necessity or charity or work required in the
maintenance or operation of a public service or public utility plant or system,
shall be fined not less than two dollars ($2) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).
The employment of every person employed in violation of this subsection shall
be deemed a separate offense.
Persons who are members of a religious society which observes as a Sabbath
any other day in the week than Sunday shall not be liable to the penalty
prescribed in subsection (1) of this section, if they observe as a Sabbath one
(1) day in each seven (7).
Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to amateur sports, athletic games,
or operation of grocery stores whose principal business is the sale of groceries
and related food items, drug stores whose principal business is the sale of
drugs and related drug items, gift shops, souvenir shops, fishing tackle shops
and bait shops, moving picture shows, chautauquas, filling stations, or opera.
Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to employers using continuous
work scheduling provided that such scheduling permits at least one (1) day of
rest each calendar week for each employee.
Effective:June 17, 1978
History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 250, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208,
sec. 1,
effective
October
1,
1942,
from
Ky.
Stat.
secs. 1290a-7, 1290a-11, 1321, 1323, 1369, 1979.
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