HOTEL, FOOD SERVICE, AND MOBILE HOME AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK REGULATIONS

KRS tit. XVIII, ch. 219

in effect

KRS 219.011 Definitions for KRS 219.011 to 219.081

219.011. Definitions for KRS 219.011 to 219.081 As used in KRS 219.011 to 219.081: (1) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or its designee; (3) "Hotel" means every building or structure kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public, and includes motels, tourist homes, and similar establishments, but excludes boarding houses and rooming houses; (4) "Person" means an individual, or a firm, partnership, company, corporation, trustee, association, or any public or private entity owning or operating a hotel; (5) "Bed and breakfast establishment" means a one (1) family dwelling unit, but which also has guest rooms or suites used, rented, or hired out for occupancy or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by persons not members of the single-family unit. The innkeeper shall reside on the premises or property adjacent to the premises during periods of occupancy. The building shall be known as either a bed and breakfast home or a bed and breakfast inn; (6) "Bed and breakfast home" means a bed and breakfast establishment: (a) Having five (5) or fewer guest rooms or suites for occupancy; (b) In which breakfast and other meals may be served to guests; and (c) Whose innkeeper resides on the premises or property adjacent to the premises during periods of occupancy; (7) "Bed and breakfast inn" means a private inn or other unique residential facility: (a) Having six (6) or more guest rooms or suites for occupancy; (b) In which breakfast and other meals may be served to the guests; and (c) Whose innkeeper resides on the premises or property adjacent to the premises during periods of occupancy; and (8) "Farmstay" means a bed and breakfast establishment at a farm location whose focus includes agritourism as defined in KRS 247.801. Effective:June 29, 2017 History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 553, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 493, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 9, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 247 sec. 14, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1), (10), (11), and (22). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 2. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012). Although subsection (8) of this statute, as amended by 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 1, contains the phrase, "agritourism as defined in KRS 247.800," that reference is no longer accurate because 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 100 deleted that definition in KRS 247.800 and created a new definition of "agritourism" in KRS 247.801.

KRS 219.021 Permits for hotels -- Fee -- Exemptions -- Permits not transferable

219.021. Permits for hotels -- Fee -- Exemptions -- Permits not transferable (1) No person shall operate a hotel without first having obtained a permit to operate from the cabinet. An application for a permit to operate any hotel shall be made to the cabinet upon forms provided by it and shall contain the information the cabinet requires. (2) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish a fee not to exceed administrative costs of the program to the cabinet, that shall be paid with each application for an annual permit and permit renewal to operate a hotel. (3) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to operate a hotel accompanied by the required fee, the cabinet shall issue a permit if the hotel meets the requirements of KRS 219.011 to 219.081 and administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet. Hotels holding a valid and effective permit on January 1, 1973, even though not fully meeting the construction requirements of KRS 219.011 to 219.081 and the administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet, may continue to be eligible for permit renewal if in good repair and capable of being maintained in a safe and sanitary manner and if there is no change in ownership of the establishment. (4) Each annual permit to operate a hotel, unless previously suspended or revoked, shall expire on December 31 following its date of issuance, and be renewable annually upon application accompanied by the required fee, provided the hotel is in compliance with KRS 219.011 to 219.081 and administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet. (5) Each permit to operate a hotel shall be issued only for the premises and person named in the application and shall not be transferable. Permits issued shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the hotel. Effective: July 1, 2019 History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 15, effective July 1, 2019. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 10, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 84. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 3.

KRS 219.031 Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit -- Hearing -- Cabinet and local health department employees authorized to enter premises

219.031. Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit -- Hearing -- Cabinet and local health department employees authorized to enter premises (1) The cabinet or local health department concerned after notice to the applicant or holder of a permit to operate a hotel and after an opportunity for a hearing, to be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B, may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit to operate in any case where it finds that there has been a failure to comply with the requirements of KRS 219.011 to 219.081 and administrative regulations of the secretary. (2) The cabinet may carry out the provisions of KRS 219.011 to 219.081 and administrative regulations relating to hotels through local health departments. Employees of the cabinet and local health departments may enter upon the premises of each hotel at any reasonable time for the purposes set forth in KRS 219.011 to 219.081. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 131, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 11, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). - Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 4.

KRS 219.041 Regulations -- State hotel code

219.041. Regulations -- State hotel code (1) The secretary shall adopt regulations for the effective administration and enforcement of KRS 219.011 to 219.081. (2) The secretary shall adopt a state hotel code which shall include, among other things, requirements for the issuance, suspension, and revocation of permits to operate; submission of plans for construction and equipment layout; plumbing; lighting; ventilation; water supply; sewage disposal; sanitary standards for operation; and such other matters deemed necessary to insure a safe and sanitary operation of a hotel. Standards for construction, plumbing, lighting, and ventilation shall be effective only if they are approved by the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction and are included in the Uniform State Building Code, or if they conform to the State Plumbing Code in the case of plumbing fixtures. Any review of plans for construction, plumbing, lighting, and ventilation required before construction of a hotel shall be conducted by the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 325, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 12, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 16, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 20, effective February 28, 1980. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 5. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2017). 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, a reorganization of the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, in part abolished the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction and transferred all of the board's duties to the department. This statute was not included in 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, but contained a reference to the board that was changed in codification by the Reviser of Statutes to reference the department under the authority of KRS 7.136(2).

KRS 219.051 Enforcement of fire and safety regulations

219.051. Enforcement of fire and safety regulations The state fire marshal or his duly authorized agents or representatives shall administer and enforce all state fire regulations, laws, standards of safety, and regulations adopted by the commissioner of housing, buildings and construction relating to hotels and food service establishments. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 326, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 13, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 21, effective July 1, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(2). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 6.

KRS 219.071 Trust and agency fund -- Expenditure of funds

219.071. Trust and agency fund -- Expenditure of funds All fees collected by the cabinet under the provisions of KRS 219.011 to 219.081 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to a trust and agency fund to be used by the cabinet in defraying the costs and expenses of the cabinet in the administration of KRS 219.011 to 219.081. Such funds may be expended for training of state and local sanitation personnel. The balance of this fund shall revert to the general funds of the Commonwealth at the end of each biennium. Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 8.

KRS 219.081 Short title

219.081. Short title KRS 219.011 to 219.081 may be cited as the Kentucky Hotel Act of 1972. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 14, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 1.

KRS 219.085 Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed in specified locations in each hotel -- Penalties

219.085. Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed in specified locations in each hotel -- Penalties (1) As used in this section, "hotel" means every establishment kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered to guests, and includes motels. (2) Every hotel shall post: (a) In its lobby, stairwells, elevators, or on or beside exit doors, a printed sign in English and Spanish at least eight and one-half (8-1/2) by eleven (11) inches in size, with letters in at least sixteen (16) point font; and (b) In all of its publicly accessible restrooms, either: 1. A printed sign in English and Spanish at least eight and one-half (8-1/2) by eleven (11) inches in size, with letters in at least sixteen (16) point font; or 2. A printed transparent static window cling in English and Spanish at least three (3) inches by three (3) inches in size, with letters in at least ten (10) point font; displaying the current telephone hotline number of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center or any federally funded successor entity. (3) The sign or window cling shall be: (a) Created using gender-neutral language supplied by the Office of the Attorney General, the National Human Trafficking Hotline, or the United States Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign; and (b) Posted in a prominent place easily seen by patrons. (4) A hotel in violation of this section shall be subject to a warning on the first violation and a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent violation. Each day of noncompliance with this section shall constitute a separate violation. Moneys collected under this subsection shall be paid to the human trafficking victims fund. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2024.

KRS 219.111 Motels -- Safety requirements

219.111. Motels -- Safety requirements All motels shall provide each door allowing access to a bedroom with a safety chain, lock, bolt or latch in addition to the regular door latch. History: Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 1.

KRS 219.310 Title

219.310. Title KRS 219.310 to 219.410 may be cited as the Kentucky Manufactured Home, Mobile Home, and Recreational Vehicle Community Act of 2002. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 1.

KRS 219.320 Definitions for KRS 219.330 to 219.410

219.320. Definitions for KRS 219.330 to 219.410 As used in KRS 219.330 to 219.410: (1) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (3) "Manufactured home" means a single-family residential dwelling constructed in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction in Safety Standards Act, manufactured after June 15, 1976, and designed to be used as a single-family residential dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and including plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. A manufactured home may also be used as a place of business, profession, or trade by the owner, the lessee, or the assigns of the owner or lessee and may comprise an integral unit or condominium structure. Buildings, the construction of which are not preempted by the National Manufactured Housing Construction in Safety Standards Act, are subject to the building code requirements of KRS Chapter 198B; (4) "Mobile home" means a structure manufactured prior to June 15, 1976, that was not required to be constructed in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction in Safety Standards Act, that is transportable in one (1) or more sections, that, in the traveling mode is eight (8) body feet or more in width and forty (40) body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, four hundred (400) or more square feet, and that is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling on a temporary or permanent foundation, when connected with the permanent required utilities, including plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems; (5) "Manufactured or mobile home lot" means a parcel of land in a manufactured or mobile home community for the placement of a single manufactured or mobile home; (6) "Manufactured or mobile home community" means a parcel of land, under single or multiple ownership and developed specifically for the purpose of leasing two (2) or more residential spaces for the location of manufactured or mobile home dwellings and which contain common facilities and utilities located on the premises as licensed by the cabinet; (7) "Community" means a manufactured home, mobile home, and recreational vehicle community; (8) "ANSI/NFPA" means the American National Standards Institute/National Fire Protection Association; (9) "Underskirting" means a weather resistant material used to enclose the space from the bottom of a manufactured or mobile home to grade; (10) "Person" means an individual, or a firm, partnership, company, corporation, trustee, association, or any public or private entity owning or operating a community; (11) "Recreational vehicle" means any of the following: (a) "Travel trailer" means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, or vacation; (b) "Pickup coach" means a structure designed to be mounted on a truck for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, or vacation; (c) "Motorhome" means a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation, or vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle; (d) "Camping trailer" means a canvas or other collapsible folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreation, or vacation use; (e) "Dependent recreational vehicle" means a recreational vehicle which does not have toilet, lavatory, or bathing facilities; or (f) "Self-contained recreational vehicle" means a recreational vehicle which can operate independent of connections to sewer, water, and electric systems. It contains a water-flushed toilet, lavatory, shower or bath, kitchen sink, all of which are connected to water storage and sewage holding tanks located within the recreational vehicle; (12) "Recreational vehicle community" means a parcel of land available to the public in which two (2) or more recreational vehicle spaces are occupied or intended for occupancy by recreational vehicles for transient dwelling purposes and includes any service building, structure, enclosure, or other facility used as a part of the community; (13) "Recreational vehicle space" means a parcel of land in a recreational vehicle community for the placement of a single recreational vehicle; (14) "Sanitary station" means a facility used for receiving and disposing of wastes from recreational vehicle holding tanks; (15) "Service building" means a building containing water closets, urinals, lavatories, and bathing facilities for use by persons using the community; and (16) "Watering station" means a facility for filling the water storage tanks of recreational vehicles with potable water from an approved water system. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 554, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 494, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1), (11), and (22). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 2.

KRS 219.330 Permit for operation of community -- Application

219.330. Permit for operation of community -- Application No person shall operate a community without having first obtained a permit as provided for in KRS 219.310 to 219.410. An application for a permit to operate a community shall be made to the cabinet upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the cabinet reasonably requires, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards and regulations as may be prescribed. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 3.

KRS 219.340 Issuance, duration, posting of permits to operate manufactured or mobile home community -- Fees -- Permits not transferable

219.340. Issuance, duration, posting of permits to operate manufactured or mobile home community -- Fees -- Permits not transferable (1) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish a schedule of fees not to exceed administrative costs of the program to the cabinet, that shall be paid for a permit to operate a manufactured or mobile home community. Upon receipt of an application for a permit to operate, accompanied by a permit fee, the cabinet shall issue a permit, provided the community meets the standards and requirements of KRS 219.310 to 219.410 and the administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet. (2) Each permit to operate, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall expire on June 30 following its issuance, and be renewable annually, upon application and payment of a renewal fee established by the cabinet, provided the community is maintained and operated in compliance with KRS 219.310 to 219.410 and the administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet. (3) Each permit to operate shall be issued only for the person and premises, including number of spaces, named in the application and shall not be transferable. (4) The person holding an operating permit shall post it conspicuously within the community or have it readily available for examination upon request by agents of the cabinet or prospective community occupants. Effective: July 1, 2019 History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 16, effective July 1, 2019. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 18, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 4.

KRS 219.350 Permit for construction of community

219.350. Permit for construction of community No community shall be constructed or altered without a permit as provided in KRS 219.310 to 219.410. An application for a permit to construct or alter a community shall be made to the cabinet upon forms provided by it. The application shall include plans for construction or alteration of the community and shall contain such information in regard to the proposed community as the cabinet may reasonably require, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with requirements of KRS 219.310 to 219.410 and regulations adopted by the secretary. All plans for the construction, installation, or alteration of buildings shall be forwarded by the cabinet to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. Only the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction shall review such plans for conformance with the Uniform State Building Code. The Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction shall expedite the review of such plans and return them to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for completion of the application process. Each application for a permit to construct or alter a community shall be accompanied by a permit fee of forty-seven dollars ($47). The cabinet may, by administrative regulation, increase this fee by no more than five percent (5%) per year, not to exceed a maximum fee of seventy dollars ($70). Each permit to construct shall be issued only for the person and premises, including the number of spaces named in the application and shall not be transferable. Each permit to construct shall expire one (1) year from date of issuance. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 327, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 555, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 495, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 35, effective February 28, 1980. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 5.

KRS 219.360 Issuance of construction permit -- Refusal of application -- Resubmission -- Changes in plan or facilities -- Application of local building codes and zoning laws

219.360. Issuance of construction permit -- Refusal of application -- Resubmission -- Changes in plan or facilities -- Application of local building codes and zoning laws (1) The cabinet may issue a permit to construct upon receipt of an application for a permit to construct a new community or alter an existing community. (2) If the application is refused, the cabinet shall give the reasons therefor in writing to the applicant; and if the objections can be corrected the applicant may resubmit his or her application for approval. (3) Each person issued a permit to construct a new community or alter an existing community, upon completion and prior to occupancy, shall make application for a permit to operate. (4) No change in sanitary facilities, including the water supply, sanitary sewer, waste disposal system, sanitary station, watering station, or service building, and no change in the plan of any existing community or in any proposed community for which a permit to construct has been issued, shall be made without having first obtained a construction permit therefor except that a change from a private water supply or private sewage disposal system to a public water supply or public sewage system shall not require a construction permit. The application shall be made in the manner prescribed for an original application. The change or changes shall comply with all applicable public health laws and regulations. (5) A permit to construct, alter, or operate a community does not relieve the applicant from securing a local building permit if required, or from complying with any local zoning or other legal requirements. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 6.

KRS 219.370 Regulation of community operations

219.370. Regulation of community operations The secretary shall promulgate administrative regulations for the effective administration and enforcement of KRS 219.310 to 219.410, which may include but are not limited to, standards for community construction and layout, service buildings, watering stations, sanitary stations, sanitation, site planning, lot size, water supply, sewage disposal, lighting, refuse handling, insect and rodent control, inspections, hearings, issuance, suspension, and revocation of permits, and such other matters as may be necessary to insure a safe and sanitary community operation. All building construction regulations shall conform to the uniform state building code. The secretary is empowered to establish separate rules and regulations for manufactured home, mobile home, and recreational vehicle communities. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 36, effective February 28, 1980. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 7.

KRS 219.380 Powers of cabinet and local health departments -- Duties of public prosecutors

219.380. Powers of cabinet and local health departments -- Duties of public prosecutors (1) The cabinet may administer the provisions of KRS 219.310 to 219.410 through the respective local health department concerned. Officials and employees of the cabinet and of local health departments are empowered to enter upon the premises of any community at any reasonable time for the purposes set forth in KRS 219.310 to 219.410. (2) The cabinet or local health department concerned, after notice to the applicant or holder of a permit to operate, construct, or alter a community, and after an opportunity for a hearing, is authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke a permit in any case where it finds that there has been a failure to comply with the requirements established under KRS 219.310 to 219.410 or the administrative regulations promulgated by the secretary. Hearings shall be in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. (3) It shall be the duty of each Commonwealth's attorney, county attorney, city attorney, or Attorney General within their respective jurisdiction to whom the cabinet or local health department or its agents report any violation of KRS 219.310 to 219.410, to enforce the provisions of KRS 219.310 to 219.410. (4) Nothing in KRS 219.310 to 219.410 shall be construed as requiring the cabinet or local health department to report for the institution of proceedings under KRS 219.310 to 219.410, violations of KRS 219.310 to 219.410, whenever the cabinet or local health department concerned believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written order. (5) Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other civil or criminal remedy, the cabinet or local health department concerned may maintain, in its own name, an action to restrain or enjoin any violation of KRS 219.310 to 219.410, irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 132, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 8.

KRS 219.400 Fees deposited in revolving fund to implement KRS 219.310 to 219.410

219.400. Fees deposited in revolving fund to implement KRS 219.310 to 219.410 All fees collected under the provisions of KRS 219.310 to 219.410 shall be deposited in the State Treasury in a revolving fund for the use of the cabinet in carrying out the provisions of KRS 219.310 to 219.410 and regulations adopted by the secretary. The balance of said account shall lapse to the general fund at the end of each biennium. Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 19, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 10.

KRS 219.410 Units for personal or farm use excluded -- Exclusions for parks, festivals, and publicly announced events lasting less than 30 days -- Standards for installation

219.410. Units for personal or farm use excluded -- Exclusions for parks, festivals, and publicly announced events lasting less than 30 days -- Standards for installation (1) Nothing in KRS 219.310 to 219.410 shall be construed to include manufactured homes, mobile homes, or recreational vehicles maintained by any persons on their own premises and used exclusively to house their own farm labor. (2) (a) Nothing in KRS 219.310 to 219.410 shall be construed to apply to manufactured home parks, mobile home parks, or recreational vehicle parks owned and operated on a temporary or seasonal basis by a city, county, charter county, urban-county government, or consolidated local government or its agencies. (b) Nothing in KRS 219.310 to 219.410 shall be construed to apply to festivals lasting not more than thirty (30) days that are organized and operated by a city, county, charter county, urban-county government, or consolidated local government or its agencies. (c) Nothing in KRS 219.310 to 219.410 shall be construed to apply to the temporary parking of recreational vehicles on public or private property, for not more than thirty (30) days, associated with festivals, fairs, sporting events, yard sales, or other publicly announced events. (3) All installations of manufactured homes and mobile homes shall be performed by an installer certified under KRS 227.550 to 227.660 in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, if available, or the current ANSI or other generally accepted industry standard as adopted by the department by promulgation of an administrative regulation. Effective:June 29, 2017 History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 63, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 10, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 11. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012).The Reviser of Statutes has renumbered subsection (2)(d) of this statute as subsection (3) of this statute under the authority of KRS 7.136(1)(h).

KRS 219.991 Penalties

219.991. Penalties (1) Any person who operates a hotel without a permit as provided in KRS 219.011 to 219.081 or who fails to comply with any other provisions of KRS 219.011 to 219.081 or any administrative regulation promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both; but if the violation is committed after a conviction of the person under this section has become final, the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both. (2) Any person who operates, constructs, or alters a community without a permit as provided for in KRS 219.310 to 219.410 or who violates any other provision of KRS 219.310 to 219.410 or any administrative regulation promulgated by the secretary or order issued pursuant thereto shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 11, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 15, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(22). -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 9. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 12.

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