(1) Kentucky consents to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise or lease of such areas in Kentucky as the United States may deem necessary for the establishment of migratory bird reservations in accordance with the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, approved February 18, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222).
(2) Kentucky reserves complete jurisdiction and authority in and over all such areas not incompatible with the administration, maintenance, protection, and control thereof by the United States under the terms of Acts of Congress. This section shall in no wise deprive the courts of Kentucky of jurisdiction to try and punish all violations of any of the criminal or penal statutes of Kentucky in such areas.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 150.270

  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC

Effective: June 19, 1952
History: Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 37, effective June 19, 1952. — Amended
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 68, sec. 27. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1954d-36.