No person shall establish, construct, operate, maintain, or permit the use of a waste site or facility without first having obtained a permit from the cabinet pursuant to this chapter and administrative regulations adopted by the cabinet.
KRS 224.40-305
Necessity of permit
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Cabinet v. Kentucky Harlan Coal Co. (1993)
Most recently applied in Iles v. Commonwealth, Energy & Environment Cabinet (August 2010)
Effective: February 26, 1991 History: Amended 1991 (1st Extra
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.