The Barren County Fiscal Court met on June 3 at 9 a.m. Two of the seven magistrates appeared via Zoom. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
The Barren County Fiscal Court decided not to pass an ordinance making special vehicles legal on Barren County streets until the new law goes into effect near the end of June.
As previously reported, Kentucky Senate Bill 63 became law in March 2025. The law allows certain types of special-purpose vehicles, like all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, minitrucks, “pneumatic-tired military vehicles” or “full-size special purpose-built vehicles” that meet the 16 requirements outlined in the law, legal to drive on certain roads.
The law goes into effect on June 27 and Barren County Judge-Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd said she had it taken off the May 3 agenda because it wasn’t necessary to have the ordinance on the books before the effective date.
New vehicles will be inspected by the Barren County Sheriff’s Office at a cost of $25.
Barren County Clerk Helena Chase Birdwell said people can still register their vehicles with the state, but it would not be legal to drive them on county roads until the fiscal court passed an ordinance allowing them. The other municipalities in Barren County — Glasgow, Park City and Cave City — would also need to pass a similar ordinance for their jurisdictions as well before it is legally allowed.
Comments