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149.610 Purpose of KRS 149.610 to 149.680.

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149.610 Purpose of KRS 149.610 to 149.680. The purpose of KRS 149.610 to 149.680 is to place in the Energy and Environment <br>Cabinet, the authority and responsibility to control infestations or infections by insects or <br>disease, which are hereby declared to be a public nuisance, in order to protect and <br>preserve forest resources, enhance the growth and maintenance of forests, promote <br>stability of forest-using industries, aid in fire control by reducing the menace created by <br>dying and dead trees, conserve forest cover on watersheds, and protect recreational, <br>wildlife and other values of the forests of the Commonwealth. Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 167, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 74, Art. III, sec. 13(3). -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 1, effective June 16, <br>1960.