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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Legislative body” means the chief legislative body of the city, whether it is the board of aldermen, general council, board of commissioners, or otherwise;
(2) “Air contaminant” or “air contaminants” includes smoke, charred paper, dust, soot, grime, carbon, noxious acids, fumes, gases, odors, or particulate matter, or any combination thereof;
(3) “District” means an air pollution control district;
(4) “Largest city” means the city with the greatest population within the county based upon the most recent federal decennial census conducted by the United States Census Bureau;
(5) “Person” means any individual, firm, copartnership, joint adventure, association, corporation, social club, fraternal organization, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, any county, city, municipality, district (for air pollution control or otherwise), or other political subdivision, or any group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular unit; and
(6) “Ringelmann Chart” means that standard published by the United States Bureau of Mines to determine the density of smoke.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 77.005.Definitions for chapter - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-ix-counties-cities-and-other-local-units/ky-rev-st-sect-77-005/
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