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177.867 Acquisition of billboards by state -- Compensation.

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177.867 Acquisition of billboards by state -- Compensation. (1) The commissioner of the Department of Highways is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation pursuant to the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky <br>and shall pay just compensation upon the removal of the following advertising <br>devices: <br>(a) Those lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965; <br>(b) Those lawfully on any highway designated a part of the interstate or federal-aid primary system on or after October 22, 1965, and before January 1, 1968; (c) Those lawfully erected on or after January 1, 1968; <br>(d) Those lawfully in existence on January 1, 1976; and <br>(e) Those lawfully erected or maintained, or both, between January 1, 1976, and December 31, 1989. (2) Compensation shall be paid for the following: (a) The taking from the owner of any such advertising device of all right, title, leasehold, and interest in such advertising device; and (b) The taking from the owner of the real property on which the advertising device is located, of the right to erect and maintain such advertising devices <br>thereon. Effective: April 9, 1990 <br>History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 398, sec. 3, effective April 9, 1990. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 4, effective March 29, 1976; and ch. 140, sec. 77. -- <br>Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 3. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 5.