(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, and except in case of emergency due to the act of God or unavoidable accident, or in case it becomes necessary to make temporary detours, no bridge company or ferry company shall operate in this state over any bridge or stream other than that provided for in its certificate of convenience and necessity, or fail to operate thereon in the manner and at the time specified in the certificate.
(2) Each such company shall comply with every rule, regulation and order of the Department of Highways until it has been modified or set aside by the department, or has been modified or set aside by final order of a court upon appeal as provided in KRS § 280.110. Each such company shall comply with all statutes of this state applying to bridges or ferries.
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 280.040

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. 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: October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. secs. 4356za-3, 4356za-10.

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