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K.S.A. § 2-3302 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 33 / Section 2-3302
2-3302 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

2-3302. Definitions. As used in the Kansas chemigation safety law:

(a) "Chemigation" means any process whereby pesticides, fertilizers or other chemicals or animal wastes are added to irrigation water applied to land or crops, or both, through an irrigation distribution system.

(b) "Board" means the secretary of agriculture.

(c) "Secretary" means the secretary of agriculture.

(d) "Operating chemigation equipment" for the purposes of this act shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Preparing solution and filling the chemical supply container;

(2) calibrating of injection equipment;

(3) starting and stopping equipment when injection of chemicals is involved; and

(4) supervision of the chemigation equipment to assure its safe operation.

(e) "Anti-pollution devices" means mechanical equipment used to reduce hazard to the environment in cases of malfunction of the equipment during chemigation and includes but is not limited to interlock, waterline check valve, chemical line closure device, vacuum relief device and automatic low pressure drain.

(f) "Supervision" means the attention given to the chemigating system during its operation when chemicals are being applied.

(g) "Direct supervision" means supervision with ability to change the procedures.

(h) "Irrigation distribution system" means any device or combination of devices having a hose, pipe or other conduit which connects directly to any source of ground or surface water, through which water or a mixture of water and chemicals is drawn and applied to land. The term does not include any handheld hose sprayer or other similar device which is constructed so that an interruption in water flow automatically prevents any backflow to the water source. For the purpose of this act it does not include greenhouse irrigation or residence yards. Animal waste lagoons are not to be considered water sources.

(i) "Calibration device" means equipment of sufficient accuracy to determine the rate of chemical application.

(j) "Point of diversion" means:

(1) The point where the longitudinal axis of the dam crosses the center line of the stream in the case of a reservoir; or

(2) the location of the headgate or intake in the case of a direct diversion from a river, stream or other watercourse; or

(3) the location of a well in the case of groundwater diversion.

(k) "Agronomic application rates" means the method and amount of swine waste defined by the secretary that in the secretary's discretion best protects the environment, including consideration of the crops or soil to which swine waste may be applied and the economic impact associated with any application of swine waste.

(l) "Chemicals" shall include nutrients or the chemical composition of animal waste.
K.S.A. § 77-435 — KS Code / Chapter 77 / Article 4 / Section 77-435
77-435 - Editing of rules and regulations by secretary of state; edits may not change substantive meaning thereof.
Status: in_force

77-435. Editing of rules and regulations by secretary of state; edits may not change substantive meaning thereof. In publishing the material in the Kansas administrative regulations, the secretary of state shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any rule and regulation but may correct manifest orthographical, clerical or typographical errors and edit the rules and regulations in the following manner:

(a) By changing descriptive subject-word headings of sections, subsections or subparts of a rule and regulation in order to briefly and clearly indicate the subject matter of such sections;

(b) where a pronoun of only masculine or only feminine gender appears a pronoun of the opposite gender may be added, or language may be changed for the same purpose, so long as the opening limitation of this section is not violated;

(c) by striking the word "that" wherever it appears as the first word of any section in the Kansas administrative regulations or the latest supplement thereto; and

(d) by correcting doublets.

The secretary of state may submit to the state rules and regulations board, for the board's approval, any proposed changes made pursuant to the provisions of this section. No change made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall effect any change in the substantive meaning of the rule and regulation section, and any error made by the secretary of state in editing the rules and regulations as authorized by this section shall be construed as a clerical error only.
K.S.A. § 32-1202 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 12 / Section 32-1202
32-1202 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

32-1202. Definitions. As used in the Kansas local government outdoor recreation grant act:

(a) "Local government" means any county, city or township or any two or more such local governments acting jointly pursuant to intergovernmental agreements or as otherwise authorized by statute.

(b) "Capital improvement project" means a capital improvement project to establish, develop, renovate or repair an outdoor recreational facility, including the acquisition of land, acquisition and installation of equipment, construction, renovation or repair of outdoor recreational facilities, and including renovations and repairs to provide safety improvements and handicapped accessibility and other improvements, including improvements to attain compliance with the requirements imposed under the federal Americans with disabilities act.

(c) "Outdoor recreational facility" means any public park or other outdoor recreational area or facility, including, but not limited to, parks, open spaces, trails, swimming pools, playgrounds and playing courts and fields.
K.S.A. § 19-1598 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 15 / Section 19-1598
19-1598 - Bond requirements; outside debt limitations.
Status: in_force

19-1598. Bond requirements; outside debt limitations. All such bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be subject to any limitation of bonded indebtedness of such county.
K.S.A. § 74-2809 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 28 / Section 74-2809
74-2809 - Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.
Status: in_force

74-2809. Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings. (a) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any existing state agency mentioned in this order, or by or against any officer of the state in his or her official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his or her official duties, shall abate by reason of the taking effect of this order. The court may allow any such suit, action, or other proceeding to be maintained by or against the successor of any such existing state agency, or any officer affected.

(b) No criminal action commenced or which could have been commenced by the state shall abate by the taking effect of this order.
K.S.A. § 12-1109 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 11 / Section 12-1109
12-1109 - References to police court and judge construed as references to municipal court and judge.
Status: in_force

12-1109. References to police court and judge construed as references to municipal court and judge. From and after the effective date of this act*, any reference in the Kansas Statutes Annotated or amendments thereto, to the "police judge" and "police court" or words of similar import shall be construed as referring to the "municipal judge" and "municipal court" respectively.
K.S.A. § 12-16,142 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 16 / Section 12-16,142
12-16,142 - Municipal identification cards not valid as state identification.
Status: in_force

12-16,142. Municipal identification cards not valid as state identification. A municipal identification card shall not be used to satisfy any requirement of state law for proof of identity and each municipal identification card shall state on its face the statement "Not valid for state ID".
K.S.A. § 10-123 — KS Code / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 10-123
10-123 - Temporary notes for improvements; issuance; renewal, when.
Status: in_force

10-123. Temporary notes for improvements; issuance; renewal, when. (a) (1) If a municipality has approved an improvement for which the municipality is authorized to finance, in whole or in part, by the issuance of bonds, the governing body of the municipality may issue temporary notes that:

(A) Bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto;

(B) are payable in accordance with the terms of the notes;

(C) mature not later than four years from the date of the notes; and

(D) do not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount of bonds which may be issued and are then unissued, as shown by the approved estimates on file.

(2) If bonds may be issued for purposes for which state or federal aid is available, the amount of the notes shall not exceed the total amount of any unissued bonds and the state and federal aid granted to the project. Any municipality may issue renewal temporary notes to pay for the cost of taking up any previously issued temporary notes as the notes mature when:

(A) All aspects of the improvement will not be completed at the maturity date of the notes; or

(B) the municipality has completed the improvements and the issuance of bonds is prevented, hindered or delayed.

(b) (1) The temporary notes shall be in a form determined by ordinance or resolution that are acceptable for registration by the state treasurer. The notes shall be executed and registered in the same manner as the bonds and shall be redeemed and canceled before or at the time permanent bonds are issued in lieu thereof. Temporary notes may be retired, in whole or in part, from current revenues of the municipality authorized for such purpose.

(2) The temporary notes:

(A) May be issued from time to time, as required during the progress of the work;

(B) shall be negotiable in accordance with the terms of the notes; and

(C) shall constitute a general obligation of the municipality issuing the same.

(3) The temporary notes shall not be negotiable in accordance with the terms of the notes until the notes are signed, registered and then countersigned by the clerk of the issuing municipality and include a statement to that effect on the face of all such temporary notes.

(4) The temporary notes may be sold in the manner determined by the municipality.

(c) The amount of temporary notes and bonds issued and outstanding shall not, at any time, exceed the estimated cost and expense of the improvement.
K.S.A. § 18-1,102 — KS Code / Chapter 18 / Article 1 / Section 18-1,102
18-1,102 - Wichita.
Status: in_force

18-1,102. Wichita. The county of Wichita is bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range thirty-five west with the third standard parallel; thence south along range line, to its intersection with the fourth standard parallel; thence west along said fourth standard parallel, to where it is intersected by the east line of range thirty-nine west; thence north along range line, to its intersection with the third standard parallel; thence east, to place of beginning.
K.S.A. § 65-4431 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 44 / Section 65-4431
65-4431 - Citation of act.
Status: in_force

65-4431. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas community mental health centers assistance act.
K.S.A. § 13-1375 — KS Code / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 13-1375
13-1375 - Same; benefit districts; survey; costs.
Status: in_force

13-1375. Same; benefit districts; survey; costs. A benefit district shall be established by ordinance. One benefit district may be designated for the acquisition of lands for one or several parking stations. Prior to the establishment of a benefit district, the governing body of the city may conduct a survey and investigation for the purpose of determining suitable locations for parking stations, the approximate cost of acquiring and improving the land therefor, the area to be included in the benefit district or districts and the percentage of the costs of acquiring and improving such parking stations to be assessed against the benefit district which shall be not less than fifty percent (50%) nor more than ninety percent (90%).

A written report on such survey and investigation shall be filed in the office of the city clerk in such city. For the purpose of such survey and investigation, the governing body may employ such appraisers, engineers and other persons as it may deem necessary. The cost of such survey and investigation shall be included as a part of the cost of acquiring and improving the land for parking stations but if no land be acquired such costs may be paid from the general fund of the city. In establishing a benefit district, the governing body may fix the percentage of the cost of acquiring and improving lands for parking stations which is to be assessed against the benefit district.
K.S.A. § 12-876 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 12-876
12-876 - Same; levy of taxes not authorized.
Status: in_force

12-876. Same; levy of taxes not authorized. The authority shall not have power to levy taxes for any purpose whatsoever.
K.S.A. § 84-9-518 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 9 / Section 84-9-518
84-9-518 - Filing information statements identifying inaccurate or wrongfully filed records; contents.
Status: in_force

84-9-518. Filing information statements identifying inaccurate or wrongfully filed records; contents. (a) Statement with respect to record indexed under person's name. A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record indexed there under the person's name if the person believes that the record is inaccurate or was wrongfully filed.

(b) Contents of statement under subsection (a) . An information statement under subsection (a) must:

(1) Identify the record to which it relates by the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates;

(2) indicate that it is an information statement; and

(3) provide the basis for the person's belief that the record is inaccurate and indicate the manner in which the person believes the record should be amended to cure any inaccuracy or provide the basis for the person's belief that the record was wrongfully filed.

(c) Statement by secured party of record. A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record filed there if the person is a secured party of record with respect to the financing statement to which the record relates and believes that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-509(d), and amendments thereto.

(d) Contents of statement under subsection (c). An information statement under subsection (c) must:

(1) Identify the record to which it relates by the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates;

(2) indicate that it is an information statement; and

(3) provide the basis for the person's belief that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-509(d), and amendments thereto.

(e) Record not affected by information statement. The filing of an information statement does not affect the effectiveness of an initial financing statement or other filed record.
K.S.A. § 39-1115 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 11 / Section 39-1115
39-1115 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

39-1115. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 39-1114 through 39-1116, and amendments thereto:

(a) "Blind" or "blindness" means a central visual acuity of 20 / 200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye that has a limitation in the field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees is considered to have a central visual acuity of 20 / 200 or less. The term "blind" or "blindness" includes any degenerative condition that reasonably can be expected to result in blindness.

(b) "Family foster home" means a child care facility that is a private residence, including any adjacent grounds, where a person provides care for 24 hours per day for one or more children in foster care and for which a license is required under K.S.A. 65-501 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(c) "Supportive parenting services" means services, including, but not limited to, services, aids and supports that may assist a parent or prospective parent who is blind in the effective use of non-visual techniques and other alternative methods to enable the parent or prospective parent to discharge parental responsibilities as successfully as a parent who is not blind.
K.S.A. § 16-706 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 7 / Section 16-706
16-706 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

16-706. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) (1) "Pawnbroker" means any person who loans money on deposit or pledge of personal property or other valuable thing, other than intangible personal property, or who deals in the purchase of personal property on the condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price.

(2) "Pawnbroker" does not include any person operating under the supervision of the state banking commissioner, credit union administrator or the consumer credit commissioner of this state.

(b) "Person" means any individual, firm, company, partnership, corporation or association.

(c) "Precious metal" means gold, silver or platinum group metals or any used articles or other used personal property containing such metals, but shall not include coins purchased for their numismatic value rather than their metal content or ingots or other industrial residue or by-products composed of such metals purchased from manufacturing firms.

(d) "Precious metal dealer" means any person who engages in the business of purchasing precious metal for the purpose of reselling such metal in any form.
K.S.A. § 2-159 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-159
2-159 - Same; annual meeting; executive board; treasurer, surety bond.
Status: in_force

2-159. Same; annual meeting; executive board; treasurer, surety bond. The board of directors of the Shawnee county fair association shall meet annually on the first Tuesday of December immediately following the election meeting provided for in K.S.A. 2-158 and shall elect from among its own members an executive board consisting of a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer.

The executive board of the association shall be authorized to transact all business of the fair association. The members-elect of the executive board, prior to entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take and sign the usual oath of public officers, and the same shall be filed in the office of the county clerk.

The treasurer-elect of the executive board, before entering upon the duties of the office as treasurer, shall execute to the fair association a corporate surety bond of 100% of the amount as nearly as can be ascertained that shall be in the treasurer's hands at any one time. Such bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of the office of treasurer. The amount and sufficiency of the bond shall be determined by the board of county commissioners, and, upon the board's approval endorsed on the bond, shall be filed with the county clerk, who shall immediately notify the secretary of the executive board and the county treasurer of the approval and filing.

Members of the executive board shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected and qualify. Vacancies in the membership of the executive board shall be filled for the unexpired term from the remaining members of the board of directors by the executive board.
K.S.A. § 79-3654 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 36 / Section 79-3654
79-3654 - Same; legislative findings.
Status: in_force

79-3654. Same; legislative findings. The legislature finds that:

(a) State and local tax systems should treat transactions in a competitively neutral manner;

(b) a simplified sales and use tax system that treats all transactions in a competitively neutral manner will strengthen and preserve the sales and use tax as vital state and local revenue sources and preserve state fiscal sovereignty;

(c) remote sellers should not receive preferential tax treatment at the expense of local "main street" merchants, nor should such vendors be burdened with special, discriminatory or multiple taxes;

(d) the state should simplify sales and use taxes to reduce the administrative burden of collection; and

(e) while states have the sovereign right to set their own tax policies, states working together have the opportunity to develop a more simple, uniform, and fair system of state sales and use taxation without federal government mandates of interference.
K.S.A. § 72-2667 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 26 / Section 72-2667
72-2667 - Same; fund kept separate; disbursement.
Status: in_force

72-2667. Same; fund kept separate; disbursement. It is hereby made the duty of the treasurer of the board of education of such city to keep any fund arising under the provisions of this act as a separate fund, and to disburse the same in accordance with the instructions and orders of the board of education of such city.
K.S.A. § 24-1239 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 12 / Section 24-1239
24-1239 - White Clay watershed district dissolved.
Status: in_force

24-1239. White Clay watershed district dissolved. The White Clay watershed district located in Atchison county is hereby dissolved effective January 1, 2020.