Any corporation may be organized and chartered under the provisions of this chapter or under the provisions of KRS § 273.161 to KRS § 273.400 for the purposes of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign trade zone within this state, under the provisions of
19 U.S.C.A. 81, as amended or reenacted, and may apply to the board created under the federal act for a grant of the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining such a zone. If the application is granted, the corporation may accept the grant and establish, operate, and maintain such a zone subject to the federal act, as amended or reenacted, and rules adopted thereunder.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 271B.18-060

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 305, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984.
Formerly codified as KRS § 271A.715.