Attorneys for Gov. Andy Beshear argued against letting the fair board continue to operate with its current members after their win in court last week, saying that would violate the state constitution's 'bedrock separation of powers provisions.'

Jefferson Circuit Judge Mary Shaw found that House Bill 518 erred in giving Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles a majority of the board appointments and barring Beshear from naming members this year.

House Bill 518 shifts appointing authority of the fair board from Beshear, a Democrat, to Republican Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles and strips the governor's ability to name a chairperson.