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KS Stat § 66-308 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 3 - Duties And Liabilities Of Railroads And Other Carriers|66-308 Construction of fences; hog-tight fence defined.

66-308. Construction of fences; hog-tight fence defined. (a) Any person, persons or corporations owning land by or through which any railroad or any electric interurban line has been or may be constructed, who has enclosed or may enclose the same or any part thereof, and adjacent to the line of such railroad or interurban line, with either a lawful fence or a hog-tight fence, may demand of such railroad or interurban company that it enclose its line next thereto with a lawful fence or hog-tight fence corresponding in class of fence to that maintained by the owner, and maintain the same except that the following shall constitute a hog-tight fence for the purpose of this act: A woven-wire fence not less than 26 inches high with not less than seven cables and meshes not to exceed six inches in length. The bottom mesh shall not be more than three inches wide; the second not more than three and one half inches wide, the third not more than four inches wide, the fourth not more than four and one half inches wide, the fifth not more than five inches wide, and the sixth not more than six inches wide. The bottom wire of the woven-wire fence shall be placed not to exceed two inches from the surface of the ground. And in addition to the woven wire already prescribed there shall be not less than three barbed wires placed above the woven wire. The first barbed wire above the woven wire shall be placed four inches above the top of the woven-wire fence. The second barbed wire shall be placed eight inches above the first barbed wire, and the third barbed wire to be placed eight inches above the second barbed wire; in all, 48 inches. The posts shall be of ordinary size for fence purposes and set in the ground at least two feet deep and not to exceed 16 feet apart. The barbs on the barbed wire shall not exceed six inches apart, such wire to be of not less than No. 13 standard gauge or wires having not less than 950 pounds breaking strength.(b) For purposes of this section, an electrically charged wire fence described in K.S.A. 29-109 shall not be deemed a lawful fence.History: L. 1885, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1897, ch. 168, § 1; L. 1909, ch. 189, § 1; R.S. 1923, 66-308; L. 1986, ch. 195, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-309 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 3 - Duties And Liabilities Of Railroads And Other Carriers|66-309 Notice to railroad upon failure to build fence.

66-309. Notice to railroad upon failure to build fence. Whenever a railroad corporation, or the lessee, person, company or corporation operating any railroad, shall neglect or refuse to build such fence as provided in this act, the owner or occupant of the lands adjoining such railroad, or over or through where the railroad track is or may be laid, may give notice in writing to such corporation, or the lessee thereof, or the persons operating such railroad, to build such fence within sixty days, except during the months of December and January, after the service of such notice. Such notice shall describe the lands on which said fence is required to be built. Service of such notice may be made by delivering the same to any ticket or station agent of said corporation or the person, corporation or lessees operating such railroad.History: L. 1885, ch. 154, § 2; Mar. 17; R.S. 1923, 66-309.
KS Stat § 66-310 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 3 - Duties And Liabilities Of Railroads And Other Carriers|66-310 Landowner may build; recovery of value, interest and attorney's fee.

66-310. Landowner may build; recovery of value, interest and attorney's fee. If the party so notified shall refuse to build such fence in accordance with the provisions of this act, the owner or occupant of the land required to be fenced shall have the right to enter upon the land and track of said railroad company, and may build such fence; and the person so building such fence shall be entitled to the value thereof from such corporation or party operating or using such railroad, to be recovered with interest at the rate of one percent per month from the time such fence was built, together with a reasonable attorney's fee for the prosecution of any suit to recover the same.History: L. 1885, ch. 154, § 3; Mar. 17; R.S. 1923, 66-310.
KS Stat § 66-311 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 3 - Duties And Liabilities Of Railroads And Other Carriers|66-311 Making fence hog-tight.

66-311. Making fence hog-tight. Any person owning or occupying land adjoining any railroad track of any railroad company shall have the right to attach to the fence constructed along the track or right-of-way of said railroad company any wires, boards or other materials so as to make the fence of said railroad company sufficient to prevent any hogs or pigs from getting upon the track of said railroad company.History: L. 1885, ch. 154, § 4; Mar. 17; R.S. 1923, 66-311.
KS Stat § 66-410 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 4 - Railroad Corporations|66-410 Acceptance of grant; application to construction.

66-410. Acceptance of grant; application to construction. Laws 1864, chapter 79, included by reference. [The title to the act is as follows: "An act to accept a grant of lands made to the state of Kansas by the congress of the United States, to aid in the construction of certain railroads and telegraphs in said state, and to apply the same to construction of such roads and telegraphs." Section 1 of the act provided "The state of Kansas hereby accepts the grant of lands made to this state by the congress of the United States, by act entitled 'An act for a grant of lands in the state of Kansas, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of certain railroads and telegraphs in said state,' approved March 3, 1863, upon the terms and conditions set forth in said act of congress." The act further provided land grants to the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Fort Gibson Railroad and Telegraph Company and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company in consideration of construction and other provisions; and made provisions for the details of carrying this act into effect.]History: L. 1864, ch. 79, §§ 1 to 7; G.S. 1868, ch. 84, §§ 1 to 7; R.S. 1923, 66-410.
KS Stat § 66-411 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 4 - Railroad Corporations|66-411 Grant and sale.

66-411. Grant and sale. Laws 1866, chapter 61, sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, and Laws 1869, chapter 82, section 1 (amending and repealing section 4 of said act), included by reference. [The title to the act is as follows: "An act providing for the sale of public lands to aid in the construction of certain railroads." Section 1 of the act is in part as follows: "That the five hundred thousand acres of land donated and granted to the state of Kansas by act of congress entitled 'An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sale of the public lands, and to grant preemption rights,' approved September 4, 1841, which was located by commissioners .... said selections approved by the secretary of the interior, A.D. 1864, and lists of which are recorded in the office of the secretary of state, shall be set apart to be sold for the benefit of each of the railroad companies hereinafter mentioned." .... Act further provided that the proceeds arising from the sale of land be donated to the Northern Kansas Railroad Company, the Kansas & Neosho Valley Railroad Company, the Union Pacific Railway, southern branch, and the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Fort Gibson Railroad Company; further provided for the appointment of commissioners by the railroad, the appointment of an agent by the governor and other stipulations, and provisions for carrying the act into effect.]History: L. 1866, ch. 61, §§ 1 to 10; G.S. 1868, ch. 84, p. 888, §§ 1 to 10; L. 1869, ch. 82, § 1; R.S. 1923, 66-411.
KS Stat § 66-521 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-521 Same; to whom payment made.

66-521. Same; to whom payment made. If such car or cars of coal shall have been billed to shipper's order, then payment shall be made to the person or persons, firm or corporation for whom such coal was intended.History: L. 1907, ch. 282, § 2; Feb. 23; R.S. 1923, 66-521.
KS Stat § 66-522 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-522 Same; attorney's fee, when.

66-522. Same; attorney's fee, when. In case payment for such car or cars of coal shall not be made within thirty days after the same has been confiscated, converted or diverted to the use of any railroad company or common carriers, then the consignee may recover a reasonable attorney fee, in addition to the amount provided in K.S.A. 66-520.History: L. 1907, ch. 282, § 3; Feb. 23; R.S. 1923, 66-522.
KS Stat § 66-523 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-523 Interstate bridges and ferries across Missouri river.

66-523. Interstate bridges and ferries across Missouri river. Any railroad company in the states of Missouri and Kansas, running to the Missouri river, dividing the state of Missouri from the state of Kansas, shall have the right to construct bridges and maintain ferries across the Missouri river. Said companies shall construct the necessary draws to said bridges, so as not to interfere with the navigation of the river; but such bridges and ferries shall not be used for any other purpose than for the crossing of freight and passengers transported on said road.History: L. 1864, ch. 28, § 1; G.S. 1868, ch. 84, p. 888, § 1; R.S. 1923, 66-523.
KS Stat § 66-524 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-524 Railroad policemen; appointment; approval by attorney general; power and authority.

66-524. Railroad policemen; appointment; approval by attorney general; power and authority. Any railroad company may appoint one (1) or more persons to be designated by such railroad company as a railroad policeman to aid and supplement the law enforcement agencies of this state in the protection of railroad property and the protection of the persons and property of railroad passengers and employees: Provided, That the appointment of any such person as a railroad policeman shall be subject to the approval of the attorney general of this state or any person that he might designate for such purpose. While engaged in the conduct of his employment, each railroad policeman so appointed shall possess and exercise all law enforcement powers in every city and county of this state which are prescribed by law for the sheriffs of the several counties and for the police officers and city marshals of any city. Each railroad policeman shall carry upon his person at all times while engaged in the conduct of his duties an identification card setting forth the date of his appointment and signed by the attorney general or his designated agent.History: L. 1969, ch. 181, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-531 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-531 Title of act.

66-531. Title of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "railroad leasing act."History: L. 1998, ch. 158, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-532 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-532 Definitions.

66-532. Definitions. As used in this act:(a) "Good faith" means honesty in fact in the conduct of the transaction concerned;(b) "improvement" means any public grain warehouse, building or other structure permanently affixed to railroad land;(c) "lease" means any agreement between a railroad and a tenant, under the terms of which a tenant occupies the surface of railroad land, which shall include track leases when the railroad is a class II or class III railroad as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 1201.1-1(a);(d) "person" includes an individual, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor or successors in interest thereto;(e) "public grain warehouse" means any public warehouse or public grain warehouse, as defined in K.S.A. 34-223, and amendments thereto;(f) "railroad" means any railroad company as defined in K.S.A. 66-2,123, and amendments thereto, and any successor or successors in interest thereto;(g) "railroad land" means any land acquired by a railroad in strips for right-of-way and any parcel or tract acquired by a railroad adjacent to its right-of-way, to aid in the construction, maintenance and accommodation of its railway and which is occupied pursuant to a lease by a tenant who owns improvements thereon;(h) "railroad operations" means the movement, storage or servicing of railroad equipment used for transporting persons or freight;(i) "successor in interest" includes any agent, successor, assignee, trustee, receiver or other person acquiring interests or rights in railroad land, including, but not limited to, the owner or holder of any servient estate or right of reversion relating to railroad land; and(j) "tenant" means any public warehouseman, as defined in K.S.A. 34-223, and amendments thereto, or other person primarily engaged in the sale or distribution of fertilizer or agricultural chemicals used or useful in the production of agricultural crops, occupying railroad land in good faith pursuant to a lease.History: L. 1998, ch. 158, § 2; L. 2005, ch. 21, § 10; L. 2008, ch. 30, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-533 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-533 Lease; requirements and conditions.

66-533. Lease; requirements and conditions. (a) A lease shall contain terms and conditions which are reasonable and just, and shall provide for a fair lease rental.(b) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties to a lease, a lease shall be for a term of not less than one year.(c) A lease may not be terminated prior to the end of its term, except: (1) By agreement of the parties; (2) by reason of a party's breach or default in the performance of the terms and conditions of the lease, where the defaulting party has been given written notice of default and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default, but has failed to do so; or (3) where the railroad land which is subject to the lease is reasonably needed by the railroad for railroad operations.(d) A lease may not require that one party to the lease indemnify, defend or hold the other party to the lease harmless for liabilities caused by the other party's negligence.(e) A lease may require the tenant to remove the tenant's improvements upon termination of the lease, in which event the tenant shall have not less than six months following termination of the lease to remove such improvements, and until such improvements have been removed, the tenant shall pay monthly rent based on the annual rent specified in the lease.(f) A lease may provide for the imposition of a penalty and a reasonable rate of interest, and interest may accrue if the tenant fails to pay the lease rental when due under the terms of the lease. If a dispute arises as to the lease rental provided in a lease renewal, no penalty shall be imposed and no interest shall accrue during the time when the dispute is being resolved pursuant to K.S.A. 66-534 and amendments thereto, if the tenant remains current on the rental required by the preceding lease.History: L. 1998, ch. 158, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-534 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-534 Resolution of disputes.

66-534. Resolution of disputes. (a) All disputes regarding lease terms and conditions shall be resolved by negotiation, mediation or, if necessary, by court action, as provided in this act.(b) The parties shall first negotiate in good faith to resolve each such dispute. If each such dispute has not been resolved by negotiation within 60 days after negotiation is requested in writing, then upon the written request of either party, the parties shall agree upon an independent, qualified mediator to assist the parties in the resolution of each such dispute. If the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator within 30 days after such written request, then upon application of either party, the district court shall appoint an independent, qualified mediator to assist the parties in the resolution of each such dispute.(c) If the parties are not successful in resolving a dispute arising under a lease through negotiation and mediation, as provided in this section, either party may commence an action in district court to resolve the dispute.(d) In any determination of fair lease rental of the railroad land, the value of improvements owned by the tenant shall not be considered.History: L. 1998, ch. 158, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-535 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-535 Tenant rights; sale or abandonment by railroad, procedure.

66-535. Tenant rights; sale or abandonment by railroad, procedure. (a) If a railroad unreasonably refuses to renew a lease, whether or not the tenant is required to remove its improvements pursuant to the terms of the lease, or if a railroad terminates a lease pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of K.S.A. 66-533 and amendments thereto, the tenant under the lease shall not be ejected from the railroad land, unless and until the tenant is fully compensated by the railroad for the tenant's improvements.(b) In the event any railroad land is sold, any lease shall be assigned to the purchaser as part of the transaction, and the purchaser shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the railroad under the lease and the provisions of this act.(c) In the event any railroad land is abandoned by a railroad, any person establishing a superior right or title to such railroad land shall be deemed to be a successor in interest to the railroad for purposes of this act and shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the railroad under the lease and the provisions of this act. The tenant shall not be dispossessed by any such person unless and until the tenant is fully compensated by such person for the tenant's improvements, except that such person shall have the right to set off any obligation then due to such person from the tenant under the lease.(d) Any dispute as to the amount of full compensation or as to a railroad's unreasonable refusal to renew a lease, shall be resolved in the manner provided in K.S.A. 66-534 and amendments thereto.History: L. 1998, ch. 158, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-536 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-536 Determination of unconscionability of lease or provisions thereof, procedure.

66-536. Determination of unconscionability of lease or provisions thereof, procedure. In any action involving a dispute arising out of a lease, if unconscionability is put into issue by a party or by the court, the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to the setting, purpose and effect of the lease or any provision thereof to aid the court in making the determination. If a court, as a matter of law, finds a lease or any provision thereof was unconscionable when made, the court may refuse to enforce the lease, enforce the remainder of the lease without the unconscionable provision or limit the application of any unconscionable provision to avoid an unconscionable result.History: L. 1998, ch. 158, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-537 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-537 Application of act.

66-537. Application of act. The provisions of this act shall not apply to or affect any valid lease entered into prior to the effective date of this act or to any renewal or extension thereof on the same terms and conditions, but the provisions of this act shall apply to and govern any renewal or extension of such lease on any different term or condition or any material modification of any such lease where such renewal, extension or material modification is effected on or after the effective date of this act.History: L. 1998, ch. 158, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-538 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 5 - Powers Of Railroad Companies|66-538 Severability clause.

66-538. Severability clause. The provisions of this act are hereby declared to be severable. If any provision of this act shall be found by the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such decision shall not affect the validity of any other provision of this act.History: L. 1998, ch. 158, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-801 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 8 - Foreclosure Proceedings|66-801 Action to enforce mortgage or deed of trust; sale by sheriff; confirmation by court; sheriff's deed.

66-801. Action to enforce mortgage or deed of trust; sale by sheriff; confirmation by court; sheriff's deed. In actions to enforce a mortgage or deed of trust executed by any railroad company upon its railroad or other property, or any portion thereof, if the property mortgaged shall be situated in more than one county in this state the district court of any one of such counties shall have jurisdiction to render judgment against such company for the amount found due in the same manner as is now provided by law concerning other debts secured by mortgage on real property, and to decree and enter an order for the sale of said mortgaged property, and to provide for the terms and method of payment of the purchase price of the property ordered to be sold; which order shall be directed to the sheriff of any or either of the counties in which said mortgaged property is situated. And the sheriff to whom such order may be directed shall have power to sell the whole of said property pursuant to the order of the court, and make return of his proceedings in the same manner as may be provided by law in ordinary cases of the foreclosure of mortgages upon real estate; and upon the coming into court of the return of the sale by the sheriff, if the same shall be found to have been made in compliance with the order of the court, the court shall thereupon confirm the sale, vesting in the purchaser title to the property sold, and order the execution of a deed by the sheriff, as in the case of the sale of real estate upon execution or other final process.History: L. 1876, ch. 108, § 1; Mar. 2; R.S. 1923, 66-801.