# KRS § 149.080: 149.080 Forest wardens -- Duties -- Appointment -- Deputies

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## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 149.080
- **Heading:** 149.080 Forest wardens -- Duties -- Appointment -- Deputies
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 149 / Section 149.080

## Text

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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