Whenever the fiscal court of any county deems it to be in the best interest of the county to open, establish, construct, alter or repair any public road, street, alley, ditch or bridge of the county and the fiscal court is unable to contract with the owner of the land, required for such purpose, for its purchase or to acquire the same by gift, the land may be condemned under the procedure set forth in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky.
History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 79. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 178.120

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4302a-2.