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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 146 NATURAL RESOURCES
146.550 Definitions.
Download pdf(1) "Wetlands" means land that has a predominance of hydric soils and is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to
support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of
hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. (2) "Hydric soils" means soils that, in their undrained condition, are saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during the growing season to develop an anaerobic
condition that supports the growth and regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation. (3) "Hydrophytic vegetation" means a plant growing in water or a substrate that is at least periodically deficient of oxygen during the growing season as a result of
excess water content. Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 446, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990.
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