149.080 Forest wardens -- Duties -- Appointment -- Deputies

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KY Code › Title XII › Chapter 149 › Section 149.080

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149.080 Forest wardens -- Duties -- Appointment -- Deputies.

Forest wardens employed by the Energy and Environment Cabinet, shall assist in

preventing, controlling and extinguishing forest fires, under direction of the cabinet. A

forest warden must be a full-time employee of the Energy and Environment Cabinet who

has been appointed by the secretary. A deputy forest warden can be a full-time or part-

time employee of the cabinet or a non-employee who has been appointed by the secretary

to have the same rights and privileges of a forest warden except the issuing of citations or

arrests for violations of this chapter or collection of suppression costs.

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