KRS 149.610

The purpose of KRS 149.610 to 149.680 is to place in the Energy and Environment Cabinet, the authority and responsibility to control infestations or infections by insects or disease, which are hereby declared to be a public nuisance, in order to protect and preserve forest resources, enhance the growth and maintenance of forests, promote stability of forest-using industries, aid in fire control by reducing the menace created by dying and dead trees, conserve forest cover on watersheds, and protect recreational, wildlife and other values of the forests of the Commonwealth.