Kentucky: The Legal Requirements Of BoatingOriginally Posted by PRO V LE
Kentucky law states:
A person is considered to be intoxicated if the concentration of alcohol in
his or her blood is 0.08% or more.
It is also illegal to drink alcoholic beverages in public places—which includes
the waterways of Kentucky.
If a houseboat is on the public waterway then it seems according to this anyone inside it drinking a beer is in a public place.
More specific, and note the words any vehicle
KRS 222.202 Offenses of alcohol intoxication or drinking alcoholic beverages in a public place
1 Penalty: KRS 222.990(3) 2 Penalty: KRS 222.990(4)
(1) A person is guilty of alcohol intoxication when he appears in a public place manifestly under the influence of
alcohol to the degree that he may endanger himself or other persons or property, or unreasonably annoy persons
in his vicinity.
(2) A person is guilty of drinking alcoholic beverages in a public place when he drinks an alcoholic beverage in a
public place, or in or upon any passenger coach, or other vehicle commonly used for the transportation of
passengers, or in or about any depot, platform, or waiting room.
Are houseboats designed to transport passengers or furniture?
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