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136.1801 Definitions for KRS 136.1801 to 136.1806.

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Page 1 of 1 136.1801 Definitions for KRS 136.1801 to 136.1806. As used in KRS 136.1801 to 136.1806: <br>(1) &quot;Corporation&quot; means any corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, other business association, or person <br>operating any watercraft for commercial purposes in the Commonwealth; (2) &quot;Watercraft&quot; means any boat, towboat, pushboat, barge, or similar vessel. Watercraft shall not include: <br>(a) Floating equipment used in construction, including but not limited to dredges, pile drivers, and flats; (b) Houseboats; <br>(c) Fishing boats; <br>(d) Pleasure boats; or <br>(e) Commercial dining boats; (3) &quot;Department&quot; means the Department of Revenue; <br>(4) &quot;Operating&quot; or &quot;operated&quot; means owned, leased, rented, or used; <br>(5) &quot;Local taxing district&quot; means a local taxing jurisdiction or district, including a county, city, charter county, school district, consolidated local government, urban-<br>county government, and special taxing district, which has a navigable waterway <br>within its borders; and (6) &quot;Navigable waterway&quot; means and shall include the following: (a) All of the Mississippi River within or bordering this state; <br>(b) All of the Ohio River within or bordering this state; <br>(c) The Kentucky River beginning at Ohio River mile marker 545.8 and ending at Kentucky River mile marker 65; (d) The Green River beginning at Ohio River mile marker 784.4 and ending at Green River mile marker 108.9; (e) The Tennessee River beginning at Ohio River mile marker 934.5 and ending at Tennessee River mile marker 62.4; (f) The Cumberland River beginning at Ohio River mile marker 922.5 and ending at Cumberland River mile marker 74.7; (g) The Big Sandy River beginning at Ohio River mile marker 317.2 and ending at Big Sandy River mile marker 14.2; (h) The Licking River beginning at Ohio River mile marker 470.2 and ending at Licking River mile marker 7; and (i) Any other waterway in this state utilized by a corporation for the transportation of watercraft during the previous calendar year. Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2008.