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KRS 92.280

General power of urban-county government and city of home rule class to tax

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Paducah Automotive Trades Ass'n v. City of Paducah (1948)

Most recently applied in Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government v. Abney (April 1988)

Effective: January 1, 2015 History: Amended 2014 Ky

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(1) Except as provided in KRS 132.487, the legislative body of an urban-county government and each city of the home rule class shall provide each year, by ordinance, for the assessment of all real and personal property within the corporate limits that is subject to taxation for urban-county government or city purposes, and shall levy an ad valorem tax thereon for those purposes.

(2) The legislative body of an urban-county government and each city of the home rule class may impose license fees on stock used for breeding purposes, and on franchises, trades, occupations, and professions, and may provide for the collection of such fees.

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