KRS 250.991

Penalties for violation of anhydrous ammonia provisions

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Beaty v. Commonwealth (2003)

Most recently applied in Shemwell v. Commonwealth (August 2009)

Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky

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(1) Except as provided in KRS 250.489 or 250.4892, any person who violates any provision of KRS 250.482 to 250.488 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(2) Any person who knowingly possesses anhydrous ammonia in a container other than an approved container in violation of KRS 250.489 is guilty of a Class D felony unless it is proven that the person violated KRS 250.489 with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of KRS 218A.1432, in which case it is a Class B felony for the first offense and a Class A felony for each subsequent offense.

(3) A violation of KRS 250.4892 is a Class D felony unless it is proven that the person violated KRS 250.4892 with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of KRS 218A.1432, in which case it is a Class B felony for the first offense and a Class A felony for each subsequent offense.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.