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K.S.A. § 40-424 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 4 / Section 40-424
40-424 - Same; designation of beneficiary; change of; payments.
Status: reserved

40-424. Same; designation of beneficiary; change of; payments. Upon proper written request, a named beneficiary shall be designated in, or be endorsed on a policy of industrial life insurance, to receive the benefits thereof on the death of the insured, and there shall be reserved the power to change the beneficiary at any time upon proper written request to the company at its home office, accompanied by the policy for endorsement of the change thereon by the company. The company shall have the right to refuse to designate a beneficiary if evidence satisfactory to the company of such beneficiary's insurable interest in the life of the insured is not furnished on request.

The policy may provide in substance that any payment thereunder may be made or any nonforfeiture benefit may be granted to the insured or to the insured's estate or to any relative by blood or connection by marriage of the insured, or, to the extent of such portion of any payment under the policy as may reasonably appear to the company to be due to such person, to any other person equitably entitled thereto by reason of having incurred expense occasioned by the maintenance or illness or burial of the insured. If the policy shall be in force at the death of the insured, the proceeds thereof shall be payable to the named beneficiary if living, but unless proof of claim in the manner and form required by the policy, accompanied by delivery of the policy for surrender, has been made by such beneficiary within fifteen days after the death of the insured, then upon the expiration of said fifteen days, or if the beneficiary is the estate of the insured, or is a minor, or is not legally qualified to give a valid release or dies before the insured, the company may pay to any person permitted by the policy.
K.S.A. § 76-460 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 4 / Section 76-460
76-460 - Same; purpose of act.
Status: in_force

76-460. Same; purpose of act. The purpose of this act is to provide for the development of a state-wide educational program for the control of damage caused by wildlife.
K.S.A. § 60-5606 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 56 / Section 60-5606
60-5606 - Severability.
Status: in_force

60-5606. Severability. The provisions of K.S.A. 60-5601 through 60-5605, and amendments thereto, are hereby declared to be severable. If any provision of K.S.A. 60-5601 through 60-5605, and amendments thereto, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of K.S.A. 60-5601 through 60-5605, and amendments thereto, that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
K.S.A. § 2-2203 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 22 / Section 2-2203
2-2203 - Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

2-2203. Prohibited acts. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, sell, or offer for sale within this state or deliver for transportation or transport in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state any of the following: (1) Any agricultural chemical which has not been registered pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 2-2204, and amendments thereto; (2) any agricultural chemical, if any of the claims made for it, or if any of the directions for its use, differ in substance from the representations made in connection with its registration; (3) any agricultural chemical if the composition thereof differs from its composition as represented in connection with its registration, unless within the discretion of the secretary, or an authorized representative of the secretary, a change in the labeling or formula of an agricultural chemical within a registration period, has been authorized, without requiring a reregistration of the product. (4) Any agricultural chemical, unless it is in the registrant's or the manufacturer's unbroken immediate container, and there is affixed to such container, and to the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, if there be one through which the required information on the immediate container cannot be clearly read, a label bearing the following: (a) The name and address of the manufacturer, registrant, or person for whom manufactured; (b) the name, brand, or trademark of said article and (c) the minimum net weight or measure of the contents except that herbicides shall be labeled to state the net weight of contents. (5) Any agricultural chemical which contains any substance or substances in quantities highly toxic to man, determined as provided in K.S.A. 2-2205, and amendments thereto, unless the label shall bear, in addition to any other matter required by this act: (a) The skull and crossbones; (b) the word "poison" prominently, in red, on a background of distinctly contrasting color; and (c) a statement of an antidote for the pesticide. (6) Any agricultural chemical which is adulterated or misbranded.

(b) It shall be unlawful: (1) For any person to detach, alter, deface, or destroy, in whole or in part, any label or labeling provided for in this act, or by regulations promulgated hereunder, or to add any substance to, or take any substance from, an agricultural chemical in any manner which may defeat the purposes of this act. (2) For any person to use for his or her own advantage or to reveal, other than to the secretary or an authorized representative of the secretary, or proper officials or employees of the state or to the courts of this state in response to a subpoena, or to physicians, or in emergencies to pharmacists and other qualified persons, for use in the preparation of antidotes, any information relative to formulas of products acquired by authority of K.S.A. 2-2204, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 76-364 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 3 / Section 76-364
76-364 - State board of regents authorized to grant right-of-way easement to city of Lawrence over certain lands.
Status: in_force

76-364. State board of regents authorized to grant right-of-way easement to city of Lawrence over certain lands. The state board of regents is hereby authorized to grant a right-of-way easement to the city of Lawrence over land owned by the state, such easement to permit use of said land for street purposes and such other right-of-way purposes as are customarily related to such easements; such land at 15th and Iowa streets in Lawrence being described as follows:

A tract of land lying adjacent to the existing right-of-way beginning at a point 80 feet east and 70 feet south of the northwest corner of section 1, T13S, R19E, thence northeasterly to a point 300 feet east and 30 feet south of said northwest corner, thence east to a point 858 feet east and 30 feet south of said northwest corner, thence south 10 feet, thence west 458 feet to a point 400 feet west and 40 feet south of said northwest corner, thence south 20 feet, thence west to a point 300 feet east and 60 feet south of said northwest corner, thence southwesterly to a point 80 feet west and 90 feet south of said northwest corner, thence north 20 feet to a point of beginning, in Douglas county, Kansas.

The form of such easement shall be approved by the attorney general and a copy thereof filed with the secretary of state.
K.S.A. § 24-307 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 3 / Section 24-307
24-307 - Penalty for obstructing ditch, drain or stream; damages.
Status: in_force

24-307. Penalty for obstructing ditch, drain or stream; damages. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously fill up or obstruct any such ditch, drain, or watercourse, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25), and shall moreover be liable for all damages that may accrue to any person or persons by such act or acts.
K.S.A. § 55-102 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 1 / Section 55-102
55-102 - Control and management of oil and gas wells; unlawful acts, penalties; flaring, venting or use of gas permitted, when.
Status: in_force

55-102. Control and management of oil and gas wells; unlawful acts, penalties; flaring, venting or use of gas permitted, when. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation having possession or control of any natural gas well, oil well or coalbed natural gas well, whether as a contractor, owner, lessee, agent or manager, to use or permit the use of gas by direct well pressure for pumping of oil or for blowing oil out of wells, or for operating any machinery by direct well pressure of gas, or to allow or permit the flow of gas or oil from any such well to escape into the open air without being confined within such well or proper pipes or other safe receptacle for a longer period than two days after gas or oil shall have been struck in such well, except that a reasonable time, not exceeding five days, shall be allowed such contractor, owner, lessee, agent or manager, in addition to such two days, in which to place in the well the casing, tubing, packers and other appliances necessary to properly operate the same and obtain the products therefrom or, in case such contractor, owner, lessee, agent or manager shall not desire to operate such well, to securely enclose the same, so as to prevent the escape of oil or gas therefrom, and thereafter all such gas or oil shall be safely and securely confined in such well, pipes, or other proper receptacle. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to the escape of gas or oil during continuous drilling. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined in the sum not less than $50 nor more than $200, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months, and each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(b) Natural gas produced from natural gas wells or in connection with the production of oil, or coalbed natural gas produced from coal seams or associated shale, may be flared, vented or used in any manner if such use, flaring or venting is authorized by order or rules and regulations of the state corporation commission.
K.S.A. § 44-1604 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 16 / Section 44-1604
44-1604 - Compliance with ASTM standards; testing of amusement rides.
Status: in_force

44-1604. Compliance with ASTM standards; testing of amusement rides. (a) Amusement rides shall be constructed, maintained, operated and repaired in accordance with ASTM standards adopted by the ASTM international F24 committee, as published in ASTM international standards volume 15.07.

(b) No amusement ride shall be operated in this state unless nondestructive testing of the ride has been conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer of the ride or in conformance with standards at least equivalent to those of the ASTM standards adopted by the ASTM international F24 committee, as published in ASTM international standards volume 15.07, whichever is applicable.
K.S.A. § 20-123 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-123
20-123 - Record of election and appointment to commission; notification; meetings; rules and regulations; public body subject to open meetings act.
Status: in_force

20-123. Record of election and appointment to commission; notification; meetings; rules and regulations; public body subject to open meetings act. (a) When the chairperson and other members of the commission chosen by the members of the bar have been elected, and after the names of the nonlawyer members appointed by the governor have been certified to the clerk of the supreme court as provided in this act, the clerk shall make a record thereof in the clerk's office and shall notify the members of the commission of their election and appointment. The commission shall meet from time to time as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the commission. Such meetings shall be held at such place as the clerk of the supreme court may arrange. Such meeting shall be held upon the call of the chairperson, or in the event of the chairperson's failure to call a meeting when a meeting is necessary, upon the call of any four members of the commission. The commission shall act only at a meeting, and may act only by the concurrence of a majority of its members. The commission shall have power to adopt such reasonable and proper rules and regulations for the conduct of its proceedings and the discharge of its duties as are consistent with this act and the constitution of the state of Kansas.

(b) (1) The supreme court nominating commission shall be and is hereby deemed to be a public body and shall be subject to the open meetings act, K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(2) Except as provided further, the commission shall not recess for a closed or executive meeting for any purpose. The commission, in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4319, and amendments thereto, may recess for a closed or executive meeting only for the purpose of discussing sensitive financial information contained within the personal financial records or official background check of a candidate for judicial nomination.

(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to supersede the commission's discretion to close a record or portion of a record submitted to the commission pursuant to any applicable exception to public disclosure under the open records act.
K.S.A. § 76-221 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 2 / Section 76-221
76-221 - Sale and conveyance or exchange of certain real estate in Saline county by board of regents authorized; disposition and use of proceeds; approval by attorney general.
Status: in_force

76-221. Sale and conveyance or exchange of certain real estate in Saline county by board of regents authorized; disposition and use of proceeds; approval by attorney general. (a) The state board of regents is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, for and on behalf of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, to sell and convey or exchange and convey for other real estate of similar value all of the rights, title and interest in any part or parts or all of the following described real estate located in Saline county, Kansas: Block 2; block 7B; block 8A; block 9A and block 9C, except for the tract of land located in section 34, township 14 south, range 3 west of the sixth principal meridian in Saline county, Kansas, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of block 9 of the Schilling subdivision of Saline county, Kansas; thence south 0 degrees 06 minutes 24 seconds east, a distance of 310.00 feet; thence south 89 degrees 53 minutes 36 seconds west, a distance of 360.00 feet; thence north 0 degrees 06 minutes 24 seconds west, a distance of 310.00 feet; thence north 89 degrees 53 minutes 36 seconds east, a distance of 360.00 feet to the point of beginning said tract containing 2.56 acres, more or less; and block 10 all of Schilling subdivision.

(b) Conveyance of such rights, title and interest in such real estate shall be in accordance with the procedures prescribed therefor by the state board of regents and shall be executed in the name of the state board of regents by its chairperson and executive officer. Any proceeds from sale of such real estate shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of an appropriate account of the restricted fees fund of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science. Such proceeds shall be applied to or utilized for the repair, remodeling, construction or reconstruction of institutional facilities, the acquisition of equipment, and the financing of student scholarships at the Kansas state university polytechnic campus, or for the purchase of property adjacent thereto.

(c) No exchange and conveyance of real estate authorized by this section shall be made or accepted by the state board of regents until the deeds, titles and conveyances have been reviewed and approved by the attorney general.
K.S.A. § 79-32,282 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 32 / Section 79-32,282
79-32,282 - Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

79-32,282. Rules and regulations. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the Kansas taxpayer protection act.
K.S.A. § 65-2012 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 20 / Section 65-2012
65-2012 - Fees, establishment within limitations.
Status: in_force

65-2012. Fees, establishment within limitations. The following fees shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the board and shall be collected by the board:

(a) For a license to practice podiatry or an inactive license or federally active license, issued on the basis of an examination, an amount of not more than $300;

(b) for a license to practice podiatry or an inactive license or federally active license, issued without examination and by endorsement, an amount of not more than $300;

(c) for the renewal of a license to practice podiatry or an inactive license or federally active license, an amount of not more than $500;

(d) for the renewal of an exempt license, an amount of not more than $150;

(e) for the renewal of an inactive license, an amount of not more than $150;

(f) for late renewal of any license, an amount of not more than $500;

(g) for reinstatement of a license canceled for failure to renew, an amount of not more than $300;

(h) for a temporary permit, an amount of not more than $60;

(i) for a temporary license, an amount of not more than $50;

(j) for any examination given by the board, an amount equal to the cost to the board of the examination and its administration;

(k) for a certified statement from the board that a licensee is licensed to practice podiatry in this state, an amount of not more than $30;

(l) for any copy of any license issued by the board, an amount of not more than $30;

(m) for written verification of any license issued by the board, an amount of not more than $25;

(n) for conversion of an exempt or inactive license to a license to practice podiatry, an amount of not more than $300;

(o) for reinstatement of a revoked license, an amount of not more than $1,000; and

(p) for a postgraduate permit, an amount of not more than $60.
K.S.A. § 34-254 — KS Code / Chapter 34 / Article 2 / Section 34-254
34-254 - Negotiable receipts must be canceled when grain delivered.
Status: in_force

34-254. Negotiable receipts must be canceled when grain delivered. Except as provided in K.S.A. 34-276, where a warehouseman delivers grain for which he has issued a negotiable receipt, the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of the grain, and fails to take up and cancel the receipt, he shall be liable to anyone who purchases for value in good faith such receipt for failure to deliver the grain to him, whether such purchaser acquired title to the receipt before or after the delivery of the grain by the warehouseman.
K.S.A. § 2-2505 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 25 / Section 2-2505
2-2505 - Sampling of eggs; evidence.
Status: in_force

2-2505. Sampling of eggs; evidence. The department shall prescribe by rules and regulations methods of selecting samples of lots or containers of eggs that will fairly represent the entire lots or containers sampled. Any sample taken pursuant to this section or an official certificate of the grade shall be prima facie evidence, in any court in this state, of the true condition of the entire lot in the examination of which such sample was taken.
K.S.A. § 75-5052 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 50 / Section 75-5052
75-5052 - Same; purpose.
Status: in_force

75-5052. Same; purpose. The purpose of the act is to authorize the department to establish coordinated transit districts to enhance coordination and management of state and federal passenger transportation funds. The established coordinated transit districts shall be the designated recipients of funds distributed for operation of transit services from 49 U.S.C. § 5310 (previously section 16), 49 U.S.C. § 5311 (previously section 18), or state funds designated for rural public and specialized transportation services. Establishment of coordinated transit districts is not intended to create an employment relationship between coordinated transit districts or individual transportation service providers and the state of Kansas.
K.S.A. § 76-823 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 8 / Section 76-823
76-823 - Exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

76-823. Exemption from taxation. The exercise of the powers granted under this act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the operation and maintenance of the medical center with the project by the board will constitute the performance of an essential governmental function, the board shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any of its property constituting a part of the medical center or the project levied by the state or by any municipality, county, political subdivision or other public agency of the state, and any bonds issued under this act, their transfer and the income therefrom (including any profit made on the sale thereof) shall at all times be free from taxation by the state and any municipality, county, political subdivision or other public agency of the state.
K.S.A. § 21-5409 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 54 / Section 21-5409
21-5409 - Interference with parental custody; aggravated interference with parental custody.
Status: in_force

21-5409. Interference with parental custody; aggravated interference with parental custody. (a) Interference with parental custody is taking or enticing away any child under the age of 16 years with the intent to detain or conceal such child from the child's parent, guardian or other person having the lawful charge of such child.

(b) Aggravated interference with parental custody is:

(1) Hiring someone to commit the crime of interference with parental custody, as defined in subsection (a); or

(2) the commission of interference with parental custody, as defined in subsection (a), by a person who:

(A) Has previously been convicted of the crime;

(B) commits the crime for hire;

(C) takes the child outside the state without the consent of either the person having custody or the court;

(D) after lawfully taking the child outside the state while exercising visitation rights or parenting time, refuses to return the child at the expiration of that time;

(E) at the expiration of the exercise of any visitation rights or parenting time outside the state, refuses to return or impedes the return of the child; or

(F) detains or conceals the child in an unknown place, whether inside or outside the state.

(c) (1) Interference with parental custody is a:

(A) Severity level 10, person felony, except as provided in subsection (c)(1)(B); and

(B) class A person misdemeanor, if the defendant is a parent entitled to joint custody of the child either on the basis of a court order or by virtue of the absence of a court order.

(2) Aggravated interference with parental custody is a severity level 7, person felony.

(d) It is not a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) that the defendant is a parent entitled to joint custody of the child either on the basis of a court order or by virtue of the absence of a court order.
K.S.A. § 74-4003 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 40 / Section 74-4003
74-4003 - Same; advisory board to animal health commissioner.
Status: in_force

74-4003. Same; advisory board to animal health commissioner. It shall be the duty of the Kansas animal health board to serve in an advisory capacity to the animal health commissioner. It shall aid the commissioner in determining policies and plans relating to the commissioner's office.