Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XI. Revenue and Taxation § 137.990.Penalties

(1) (a) Any person who engages in any business or sells or offers to sell or has on hand for the purpose of sale any article or exercises any privilege for which a license is required or imposed by KRS 137.115 before procuring the license and paying the tax shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense, unless otherwise specifically provided;

(b) Any county clerk who violates any of the provisions of KRS 137.115, or any administrative regulation promulgated by the Department of Revenue thereunder, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense; and

(c) Any person who makes a false statement in securing a license under KRS 137.115 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(2) (a) Any person who violates any provision of KRS 137.120 to 137.160 shall be subject to the uniform civil penalties imposed pursuant to KRS 131.180; and

(b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 137.120 to 137.160 may be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or both.