Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 218A.1431 (2026)

Definitions for KRS 218A.1431 to 218A.1438 and KRS 218A.141

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As used in KRS 218A.1431 to 218A.1438 and KRS 218A.141, the following definitions apply: (1) "Manufacture" means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of methamphetamine, or possession with intent to manufacture, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis, except that this term does not include activities: (a) By a practitioner incident to administering or dispensing of a controlled substance in the course of his professional practice; or (b) By a practitioner, or by his authorized agent under his supervision, for the purpose of, or incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis; or (c) By a pharmacist incident to dispensing of a controlled substance in the course of his professional practice. (2) "Methamphetamine" means any substance that contains any quantity of methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers. (3) "Traffic" means to distribute, dispense, sell, transfer, or possess with intent to distribute, dispense, or sell methamphetamine. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 13, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 58, effective July 15, 1998.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: Brooks v. Commonwealth, 217 S.W.3d 219 (Ky. 2007).
Brooks v. Commonwealth, 217 S.W.3d 219 (Ky. 2007). · cites it 5× “8 Simultaneously, KRS 218A.1431, 9 KRS 218A.1432 10 and KRS 218.”
Robinson v. Commonwealth, 181 S.W.3d 30 (Ky. 2006). · cites it 3× “KRS 218A.1431 does not require a trafficker to be the same person who manufactured the methamphetamine; likewise, KRS 218A.”
Beaty v. Commonwealth, 125 S.W.3d 196 (Ky. 2003). “” KRS 218A.1431(1) defines “manufacture” as “the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of methamphetamine .”
Young v. Commonwealth, 25 S.W.3d 66 (Ky. 2000). “KRS 218A.1431(1). 6 . See State v. Scarberry, 2000 WL 504589 (Iowa App.”
Jones v. Commonwealth, 567 S.W.3d 922 (Ky. Ct. App. 2019). “" KRS 218A.1431(3) similarly defines the term with respect to trafficking in methamphetamine.”
Clemons v. Commonwealth, 174 S.W.3d 489 (Ky. 2005). “KRS 218A.1431(3) defines traffic as “to distribute, dispense, sell, transfer, or possess with intent to distribute, dispense, or sell methamphetamine.”
Terry Neal Strode v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2024). · cites it 2× “3 “‘Traffic,’ except as provided in KRS 218A.1431, means to manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, transfer, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, dispense, or sell a controlled substance[.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 218A.1431(1) — 2 cases
Beaty v. Commonwealth, 125 S.W.3d 196 (Ky. 2003). “” KRS 218A.1431(1) defines “manufacture” as “the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of methamphetamine .”
Young v. Commonwealth, 25 S.W.3d 66 (Ky. 2000). “KRS 218A.1431(1). 6 . See State v. Scarberry, 2000 WL 504589 (Iowa App.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 218A.1431(3) — 5 cases
Robinson v. Commonwealth, 181 S.W.3d 30 (Ky. 2006). “KRS 218A.1431 does not require a trafficker to be the same person who manufactured the methamphetamine; likewise, KRS 218A.”
Brooks v. Commonwealth, 217 S.W.3d 219 (Ky. 2007). “8 Simultaneously, KRS 218A.1431, 9 KRS 218A.1432 10 and KRS 218.”
Jones v. Commonwealth, 567 S.W.3d 922 (Ky. Ct. App. 2019). “" KRS 218A.1431(3) similarly defines the term with respect to trafficking in methamphetamine.”
Clemons v. Commonwealth, 174 S.W.3d 489 (Ky. 2005). “KRS 218A.1431(3) defines traffic as “to distribute, dispense, sell, transfer, or possess with intent to distribute, dispense, or sell methamphetamine.”
Terry Neal Strode v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2024). “3 “‘Traffic,’ except as provided in KRS 218A.1431, means to manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, transfer, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, dispense, or sell a controlled substance[.”
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