State guide
Kentucky
Kentucky has one of the more structured state meth-property systems among these three states. Oversight is shared by Kentucky State Police, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and the Energy and Environment Cabinet, and Kentucky also publishes an official meth-lab report and a certified cleanup contractor list.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Contaminated property list
- Kentucky publishes an official Methamphetamine Lab List in the DEP eSearch report portal; the report is described there as a list of meth labs remediated under Superfund.
- Official property list
- Official page →
- Seller and landlord disclosure
- Under KRS 224.01-410(10) and 902 KAR 47:200, an owner who leases, rents, or sells a posted contaminated property must give written disclosure until the property has been decontaminated and released from further action.
- Cleanup standard
- 0.1 microgram of methamphetamine per 100 square centimeters of surface material indoors; 401 KAR 101:040 requires confirmation samples below 0.1 µg/100 cm2.
- Certified decontamination contractors
- Official page →
- State program
- Shared oversight: Kentucky State Police; Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health; Energy and Environment Cabinet, Department for Environmental Protection
Official resources in Kentucky
Main Kentucky state page explaining the shared meth-lab cleanup program and linking to standards and contractor information.
Official DEP report portal that includes the Methamphetamine Lab List report.
Kentucky statute establishing decontamination standards, contractor certification, posting, and written disclosure duties.
Current administrative regulation with decontamination sampling and the statewide meth residue standard.
Official Kentucky list of certified meth-lab cleanup contractors.
Key facts for Kentucky
- Kentucky’s statute sets a default indoor meth decontamination standard of 0.1 microgram per 100 square centimeters absent administrative regulations.
- 401 KAR 101:040 requires all confirmation samples to be below 0.1 µg/100 cm2.
- KRS 224.01-410 allows only contractors certified by the cabinet to conduct decontamination services under the tiered response system.
- Kentucky’s DEP report portal includes a Methamphetamine Lab List described as meth labs remediated under Superfund.
- KRS 224.01-410 requires written disclosure to a buyer, tenant, or lessee while a posted contaminated property has not been decontaminated.
- 902 KAR 47:200 requires the local health department to notify the owner and the cabinet after a Notice of Methamphetamine Contamination is posted.
What to do next
- Check the DEP eSearch Methamphetamine Lab List and ask the local health department whether a Notice of Methamphetamine Contamination was posted.
- Use only a contractor on Kentucky’s certified contractor list if the property falls under the tiered cleanup system.
- Do not rely on a prior owner’s verbal statement; ask for the cabinet release or proof the property was decontaminated and released from further action.
Looking for your city or county in Kentucky?
No program-level official pages for Kentucky yet. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data (distance from Kentucky's population center, for comparison only):
- Floyd County Health Department - Meth Labs, Indiana · about 45 miles
- Monroe County Health Department - Clandestine (Meth) Lab Cleanup, Indiana · about 115 miles
- Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Tennessee · about 149 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.EEC - Clandestine Methamphetamine Lab Cleanup
Website →Phone: (502) 782-1472 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Kentucky page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.