Any owner may use the drain as an outlet for lateral ditches from his land. If his land is separated from the drain by the land of another and they are unable to agree as to the conditions on which one may enter another’s land and construct the ditch, he may file his ancillary petition in the pending proceeding to the court, and secure condemnation as provided for in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky. When the ditch is constructed, it shall become a part of the drainage system and shall be under the control of the board and kept in repair by it.
Effective: June 19, 1976

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 268.570

  • Board: means the board of drainage commissioners of the district. See Kentucky Statutes 268.010
  • Drain: includes any ditch, canal, sewer, channel, watercourse, conduit, stream, creek, river, pond, lake, bayou, sluice, or excavation used for the drainage or reclamation of wet or swampy land. See Kentucky Statutes 268.010
  • Owner: means any person owning a freehold estate in any property in the district or affected by it according to the report of the board of viewers, and shall not include trustees or mortgagees. See Kentucky Statutes 268.010

History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 105, effective June 19, 1976. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2380b-48.