Kentucky Statutes 235.410 – Definitions for KRS 235.410 to 235.470
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As used in KRS § 235.410 to KRS § 235.470, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) “Houseboat” means any recreational or pleasure-type vessel, including, but not limited to, cruisers, yachts, or runabouts equipped with a marine sanitation device, and which can be used as an overnight residence;
(2) “Vessel” means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water;
(3) “Person” or “persons” means any individual, public or private corporation, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, copartnership, association, firm, trust, estate, or other entity whatsoever;
(4) “Sewage” means the water-carried human or animal wastes from residences, buildings, industrial establishments, vessels, or other places, together with such industrial wastes, underground, surface, storm or other water, as may be present;
(5) “Industrial wastes” means liquid, or other wastes resulting from any process of industry, manufacture, trade or business, or from the development of any natural resource;
(6) “Other wastes” means sawdust, bark or other wood debris, garbage, refuse, ashes, offal, tar, oil, chemicals, acid drainage and all other foreign substances not included within the above definitions of industrial wastes and sewage which may cause or contribute to the pollution of any waters of the Commonwealth.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch.
118, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 446, sec. 10, effective April 12, 1982. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 295, sec. 83, effective July
15, 1980. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 18, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 261, sec. 1.
(1) “Houseboat” means any recreational or pleasure-type vessel, including, but not limited to, cruisers, yachts, or runabouts equipped with a marine sanitation device, and which can be used as an overnight residence;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 235.410
- Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. 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
- Marine sanitation device: means equipment that is identified by the United States Coast Guard as meeting the standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or that is approved by the Energy and Environment Cabinet, to eliminate the discharge of untreated sewage from vessels into the waters of the Commonwealth and is a device that receives, treats, retains, or discharges sewage. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010
- Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010
(2) “Vessel” means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water;
(3) “Person” or “persons” means any individual, public or private corporation, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, copartnership, association, firm, trust, estate, or other entity whatsoever;
(4) “Sewage” means the water-carried human or animal wastes from residences, buildings, industrial establishments, vessels, or other places, together with such industrial wastes, underground, surface, storm or other water, as may be present;
(5) “Industrial wastes” means liquid, or other wastes resulting from any process of industry, manufacture, trade or business, or from the development of any natural resource;
(6) “Other wastes” means sawdust, bark or other wood debris, garbage, refuse, ashes, offal, tar, oil, chemicals, acid drainage and all other foreign substances not included within the above definitions of industrial wastes and sewage which may cause or contribute to the pollution of any waters of the Commonwealth.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch.
118, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 446, sec. 10, effective April 12, 1982. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 295, sec. 83, effective July
15, 1980. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 18, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 261, sec. 1.