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77.005 Definitions for chapter.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Legislative body" means the chief legislative body of the city, whether it is the
board of aldermen, general council, board of commissioners, or otherwise;
(2) "Air contaminant" or "air contaminants" includes smoke, charred paper, dust,
soot, grime, carbon, noxious acids, fumes, gases, odors, or particulate matter,
or any combination thereof;
(3) "District" means an air pollution control district;
(4) "Largest city" means the city with the greatest population within the county
based upon the most recent federal decennial census conducted by the United
States Census Bureau;
(5) "Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, joint adventure,
association, corporation, social club, fraternal organization, estate, trust,
receiver, syndicate, any county, city, municipality, district (for air pollution
control or otherwise), or other political subdivision, or any group or combination
acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular unit; and
(6) "Ringelmann Chart" means that standard published by the United States
Bureau of Mines to determine the density of smoke.
Effective:January 1, 2015
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 60, effective January 1, 2015. -Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 53, sec. 1, effective March 14, 1952.
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