149.415 Energy and Environment Cabinet to administer law -- Investigations. - Kentucky Statutes

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149.415 Energy and Environment Cabinet to administer law -- Investigations. The Energy and Environment Cabinet shall administer KRS 149.360 to 149.430 and shall
have power to issue, amend and revise such rules and regulations as may be authorized
hereby or as may reasonably be necessary to implement the same. The cabinet is
authorized to make, conduct or participate in any investigations and surveys designed to
establish the cause of and responsibility for a particular forest fire or forest fire conditions
generally and to cooperate with any and all law enforcement officers of or in this state in
the apprehension and prosecution of persons violating this law. Nothing contained in
KRS 149.360 to 149.430 shall be construed to limit or otherwise impair the jurisdiction
or powers of any other department, agency or officer of or in this state to investigate,
apprehend, prosecute or punish violations of law. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 162, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 12.