Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 262.785 (2026)

Petition for detachment of lands -- Requirements -- Hearing --

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Determination. The owner or owners of lands which have not been, are not, and cannot be benefited by their inclusion in the watershed conservancy district may petition the board of supervisors to have such lands detached. The petition shall describe such lands and state the reasons why they should be detached. A hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days after the petition is received. Due notice of such hearing as provided in KRS 262.010(4) shall be given at least ten (10) days before the hearing. If it is determined by the board of supervisors that such lands shall be detached, such determination shall be certified to the county clerk of each county in which any portion of such lands lie. After recording, the certification shall be filed with the State Soil Conservation Commission. Effective: May 18, 1956 History: Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 203, sec. 18, effective May 18, 1956.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1962–1964 · leading case: Forrester v. Terry, 357 S.W.2d 308 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962).

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Forrester v. Terry, 357 S.W.2d 308 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “KRS 262.785. In finding the boundary of the Obion Creek Watershed District sufficiently definite to meet the requirements of the statute, the learned trial court said: “It is within the knowledge of the court and all reasonable persons that a farmer or one occupying farm lands…”

Woolsley v. Big Reedy Creek Watershed, 383 S.W.2d 135 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). “The statute, KRS 262.785, provides a procedure by which property may be detached from a district if it has not been, is not, and cannot be benefited by inclusion in the district.”

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