Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XII. Conservation and State Development § 149.330.Definitions for KRS 149.330 to 149.355

(1) “Best management practices” means effective, practical, economical, structural, or nonstructural methods that prevent or reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients, pesticides, and other pollutants from the land to surface or groundwater, or that otherwise protect water quality from potential adverse effects of timber harvesting operations as developed by the Division of Forestry and approved by the Agriculture Water Quality Authority;

(2) “Cabinet” means the Energy and Environment Cabinet;

(3) “Director” means the director of the Division of Forestry;

(4) “Division” means the Division of Forestry;

(5) “Logger” means any person who conducts timber harvesting operations for commercial purposes;

(6) “Operator” means any person who operates or exercises control over any timber harvesting operations;

(7) “Person” means any natural person or any director, officer, or agent of a partnership, corporation, association, society, joint stock company, firm, company, or business organization. “Person” also means any agency or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including any publicly-owned utility or any publicly-owned corporation of federal, state, or local government;

(8) “Timber harvesting operations” means activities directly related to the cutting or removal of trees from the forest as a raw material for commercial processes or purposes, including timber preharvesting and postharvesting activities associated with the implementation of appropriate best management practices. “Timber harvesting operations” does not include:

(9) “Water pollution” has the same meaning as in KRS 224.1-010.