Owner to remove obstructions -- Dead trees not to be left standing near roads
KRS 179.240
in effect179.240. Owner to remove obstructions -- Dead trees not to be left standing near roads
(1) The owner or occupant of land situated along a public road shall remove from the right-of-way, all obstructions, including fences and buildings, which have been placed there either by himself or by his consent.
(2) No person shall kill a tree and leave it standing within fifty (50) feet of any public road.
Effective: October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4339, 4343.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5495Fetched: 10/20/2026
