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KS Stat § 34-111 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 1 - Public Warehouses; Department Of Agriculture|34-111 Duties of attorney general and county or district attorney.

34-111. Duties of attorney general and county or district attorney. (a) The secretary shall have the duty to report in writing to the attorney general and to the county or district attorney of the county where the grain warehouse is located:(1) Any finding by an examiner of the department that there is a substantial shortage in the amount of grain in a grain warehouse and that the shortage is not adequately accounted for; and(2) any complaint which is referred to the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 34-121, and amendments thereto, and which the secretary reasonably believes is a basis for prosecution.(b) In any criminal prosecution against a warehouseman for a violation of any provision of this act, it shall be the duty of the attorney general to prosecute the suit to a final determination. Upon request by the attorney general, the county or district attorney of the county or district where the suit is being prosecuted shall assist the attorney general in the prosecution.History: L. 1907, ch. 222, § 18; R.S. 1923, 34-111; L. 1982, ch. 179, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 136, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 14; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 34-125 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 1 - Public Warehouses; Department Of Agriculture|34-125 Charges by grain warehouses; minimum-maximum schedule; determined by the secretary.

34-125. Charges by grain warehouses; minimum-maximum schedule; determined by the secretary. (a) The secretary, prior to June 1 each year, shall determine a schedule of maximum and minimum charges to be made by public grain warehouses, licensed under the laws of the state of Kansas, for the storage of grain and for such other and extraordinary services performed or to be performed by such licensed public grain warehousemen during the ensuing license year. Such charges made by such warehouse shall be filed with the Kansas department of agriculture and such warehouse shall not be required to refile such charges unless such warehouse is changing such charges that are posted or until such time that the charges are changed by the secretary.(b) If any of such charges be changed from those previously in effect the secretary shall notify all currently licensed public warehousemen of such schedule of maximum and minimum charges.History: L. 1953, ch. 218, § 5; L. 1967, ch. 227, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 43, § 3; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 15; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 163; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-126 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 1 - Public Warehouses; Department Of Agriculture|34-126 Policy of Kansas concerning high-quality grain.

34-126. Policy of Kansas concerning high-quality grain. It is declared to be the policy of the state of Kansas to: (1) Promote the production of high-quality grain; (2) promote storage and handling practices which will assist in the maintenance of grain quality; and (3) promote the marketing of grain of high quality to both domestic and foreign buyers. The objective of this policy is to provide greater economic incentives for production and sale of high-quality grain.History: L. 1987, ch. 146, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-128 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 1 - Public Warehouses; Department Of Agriculture|34-128 Abolishment of state grain inspection department; transfer of limited powers and duties.

34-128. Abolishment of state grain inspection department; transfer of limited powers and duties. On and after September 1, 1997:(a) The Kansas state grain inspection department established by K.S.A. 34-101 is hereby abolished.(b) Except as otherwise provided by this act, all of the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas state grain inspection department and the director of the Kansas state grain inspection department concerning public warehouses are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the department of agriculture and the secretary of agriculture.(c) Except as otherwise provided by this act, all of the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas state grain inspection department and the director of the Kansas state grain inspection department concerning grain inspection are hereby governed by the grain inspection, packers, stockyards administration of the United States department of agriculture.History: L. 1997, ch. 160, § 1; Aug. 1.
KS Stat § 34-130 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 1 - Public Warehouses; Department Of Agriculture|34-130 Same; officers and employees transferred; benefits and rights.

34-130. Same; officers and employees transferred; benefits and rights. Except as otherwise provided in this act, on September 1, 1997, officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were in positions engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of the Kansas state grain inspection department concerning public warehouses which are transferred by this act, or who become a part of the department of agriculture, or the powers, duties and functions of which are transferred to the department of agriculture, and if, in the opinion of the secretary of agriculture, those positions are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the department of agriculture concerning public warehouses, shall be transferred to, and shall become officers and employees of the department of agriculture. Any such officer or employee shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which had accrued to or vested in such officer or employee prior to the effective date of this section. The service of each such officer and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers of personnel positions in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act shall be in accordance with civil service laws and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder.History: L. 1997, ch. 160, § 3; Aug. 1.
KS Stat § 34-131 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 1 - Public Warehouses; Department Of Agriculture|34-131 Same; abolishment of positions determined to be unnecessary.

34-131. Same; abolishment of positions determined to be unnecessary. (a) Those positions in the grain inspection department which, in the opinion of the secretary of agriculture, are not necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the department of agriculture concerning public warehouses shall be abolished upon September 1, 1997. Thirty-day notice prior to September 1, 1997, shall be given by the secretary to employees in those positions determined to be unnecessary by the secretary. No bumping rights shall attach to the positions deemed unnecessary by the secretary of agriculture. No further action shall be required in order to abolish these positions.(b) The provisions of this section shall take effect on and after August 1, 1997.History: L. 1997, ch. 160, § 4; Aug. 1.
KS Stat § 34-132 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 1 - Public Warehouses; Department Of Agriculture|34-132 Same; conflicts as to power, function or duty to be resolved by governor.

34-132. Same; conflicts as to power, function or duty to be resolved by governor. On and after September 1, 1997:(a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, function or duty or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition, transfer, attachment or change made by or under authority of this act, such conflict shall be resolved by the governor, whose decision shall be final.(b) The Kansas department of agriculture shall succeed to all property and records concerning public warehouses which were used for or pertain to the performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred to the Kansas department of agriculture. Any conflict as to the proper disposition of property or records arising under this section, and resulting from the transfer or attachment of any state agency, or all or part of the powers, duties and functions thereof, shall be determined by the governor, whose decision shall be final.History: L. 1997, ch. 160, § 5; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 164; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-133 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 1 - Public Warehouses; Department Of Agriculture|34-133 Same; legal custody of records transferred; no abatement of suits, actions or proceedings.

34-133. Same; legal custody of records transferred; no abatement of suits, actions or proceedings. On and after September 1, 1997:(a) The Kansas department of agriculture shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations or combinations thereof of any act, transaction, occurrence or event of the Kansas state grain inspection department concerning public warehouses and any agency or office transferred thereto under this act.(b) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency mentioned in this act, or by or against any officer of the state in such officer's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of such officer's official duties, shall abate by reason of the governmental reorganization effected under the provisions of this act. The court may allow any such suit, action or other proceeding to be maintained by or against the successor of any such state agency or any officer affected.(c) No criminal action commenced or which could have been commenced by the state shall abate by the taking effect of this act.History: L. 1997, ch. 160, § 6; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 165; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-134 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 1 - Public Warehouses; Department Of Agriculture|34-134 Same; balance of funds and liabilities transferred.

34-134. Same; balance of funds and liabilities transferred. On and after September 1, 1997:(a) The balance of all funds appropriated and reappropriated to the Kansas state grain inspection department concerning public warehouses is hereby transferred to the Kansas department of agriculture and shall be used only for the purpose for which the appropriation was originally made.(b) The liability for all accrued compensation or salaries of officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of the Kansas state grain inspection department concerning public warehouses, or who become a part of the Kansas department of agriculture, or the powers, duties and functions of which are transferred to the Kansas department of agriculture, shall be assumed and paid by the Kansas department of agriculture.History: L. 1997, ch. 160, § 7; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 166; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-227b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-227b Rules for operation of grain bank grain.

34-227b. Rules for operation of grain bank grain. Grain bank grain shall be considered as storage grain and shall be subject to the laws and rules and regulations pertaining thereto until such time as such grain is either processed or removed from the warehouse. The secretary is authorized to adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations necessary in the conduct of grain bank operations in public warehouses.History: L. 1967, ch. 239, § 2; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 17; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 34-230 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-230 License; issuance, when; renewal; posting; suspension or revocation; appeal.

34-230. License; issuance, when; renewal; posting; suspension or revocation; appeal. (a) Upon receiving the application and financial statement required by this act, the secretary shall make an investigation and inspection of the warehouse or warehouses covered by the application. The secretary may issue a license to the applicant if:(1) The applicant furnishes the bond or letter of credit required by K.S.A. 34-229, and amendments thereto;(2) the warehouse or warehouses are found suitable for the proper storage of grain for which a license is applied for; and(3) the applicant complies with all requirements for licensure prescribed by this act and rules and regulations adopted under this act.(b) Every license shall be dated and shall designate the name of the licensee and the location of the licensed warehouse or warehouses.(c) Each license shall expire one year from the date of its issuance except that, for the purpose of equitably distributing application dates of warehouse licenses throughout each calendar year, the secretary may issue licenses for periods longer than one year but not longer than two years. Licenses for periods longer than one year shall be charged the annual license fee, plus a monthly fee in proportion to the annual license fee for the number of months the license is issued beyond one year.(d) Any licensee making application for renewal of a license shall submit the application, together with the licensee's financial statement and any additional information required, at least 30 days prior to the date of expiration of the licensee's current license. For each day that the licensee is late in submitting the application and required information, the licensee shall be penalized an additional fee of $5.(e) The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the office room of the licensed warehouse at all times during the operation of the warehouse.(f) If a licensee is convicted of any violation of the provisions of this act or if the secretary determines that a licensee does not comply with any requirement for licensure or has violated any provision of this act or of the rules and regulations adopted under this act, the secretary may at the secretary's discretion suspend or revoke the license of the licensee. All proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.(g) The licensee, if dissatisfied with the order of the secretary, may appeal in the manner provided by law.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 8; L. 1955, ch. 232, § 7; L. 1957, ch. 253, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 230, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 180, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 137, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 151, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 152, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 72; L. 1990, ch. 143, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 20; L. 2000, ch. 30, § 3; Mar. 30.
KS Stat § 34-230a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-230a Hearings; powers of secretary.

34-230a. Hearings; powers of secretary. The secretary shall have power in the conduct of any hearing authorized to be held by the secretary to examine, or cause to be examined, under oath, any person, and to examine or cause to be examined, books and records of any licensee; to hear testimony and take proof material for the secretary's information in the discharge of such duties under this act; to administer or cause to be administered oaths; and for any such purposes to issue subpoenas, to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books which shall be effective in any part of this state. Any district court, or any judge thereof, either in term time or in vacation, may by order duly entered, require the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and records subpoenaed by the secretary. The court or judge may compel obedience to the court's or judge's order by proceedings for contempt.History: L. 1955, ch. 232, § 8; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 158; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 21; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 34-230b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-230b Injunction proceedings; how prosecuted.

34-230b. Injunction proceedings; how prosecuted. The secretary may enjoin a warehouseman from violating or continuing to violate the provisions of chapter 34 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and the rules and regulations adopted by the secretary pursuant to such laws by filing injunction proceedings in the district court. In any such proceedings the district court, if it deems it proper, may order such warehouseman to not receive any more grain into such warehouse or to deliver any grain therefrom except as the court by its order shall direct. Such injunction proceeding shall be prosecuted by the attorney general or the county attorney of the proper county upon request of the secretary.History: L. 1955, ch. 232, § 9; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 22; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 34-231 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-231 Penalty for failure to obtain license; refusal to reissue revoked license, when.

34-231. Penalty for failure to obtain license; refusal to reissue revoked license, when. (a) Transaction of any public warehouse business at any public warehouse without a currently valid public warehouse license for that warehouse or without having the license displayed in the office room of the warehouse is a class C misdemeanor.(b) The secretary may refuse to renew any license or grant a new one to any person whose license has been revoked within one year from the time of the revocation.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 9; L. 1970, ch. 156, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 135, § 7; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 23; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 34-233 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-233 Storage in public warehouses; grain samples; weight certificates.

34-233. Storage in public warehouses; grain samples; weight certificates. (a) Every public warehouseman shall receive for storage or shipment, so far as the available capacity of the warehouse shall permit, all grain in a suitable condition for storage tendered to the warehouseman in the usual course of business, without discrimination of any kind. A representative sample of grain offered for storage shall be taken and agreed upon both by the owner and the warehouseman as being a true and representative sample of the lot of grain offered for storage.(b) If the owner of the grain and the warehouseman agree as to the grade, the grain may be stored and warehouse receipt issued on the agreed grade, but either party shall have an official inspection if such party so elects at the time of storing the grain by submitting an agreed sample to an inspector designated by the secretary. The fees for the inspection of such sample shall be paid by the warehouseman and added to the storage charges of the grain.(c) All grain taken into a public warehouse shall be carefully weighed by the warehouseman or one of the warehouseman's employees and a certificate of weight in the form approved by the secretary shall be issued and the weight so shown by the certificate shall be stated on the warehouse receipt. When grain is delivered out of storage at a public warehouse and if either of the parties to the transaction requests or if any dispute or disagreement arises between the party receiving and the party delivering the grain, the same method of determining the grade shall be used as prescribed for taking grain into storage. Any warehouseman desiring to issue warehouse receipts against the warehouseman's own grain in store may do so by complying with the regulations governing the methods of taking samples of grain tendered for storage and the secretary may designate the manner in which a sample shall be taken if grain is delivered on warehouse receipts at the public warehouses.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 11; L. 1967, ch. 231, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 150, § 9; L. 1990, ch. 142, § 4; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 24; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 34-234 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-234 Withholding grain from storage; notice; penalty for refusal to comply.

34-234. Withholding grain from storage; notice; penalty for refusal to comply. (a) If an owner or consignee of grain is dissatisfied with the inspection or grade of any lot of grain or for any reason wants to receive the owner's or consignee's grain without its passing into store, the owner or consignee may have the grain withheld from going into the public warehouse (whether or not the grain has previously been consigned to the public warehouse) by giving notice to the person or entity possessing the grain at the time of giving the notice. The grain shall be withheld from going into store and be delivered to the owner or consignee subject only to those proper charges that are a lien upon the grain before the notice is given. If the grain is in railroad cars, it shall be removed by the owner or consignor within 24 hours after the notice is given to the railroad company having the grain in its possession, and the railroad company shall place the grain in a proper and convenient place for unloading.(b) Notice that grain is not to be delivered into storage may also be given to the proprietor of any public warehouse to which it would otherwise have been delivered, and after notice is given, the warehouse shall not take the grain into storage.(c) If, after notice is given as provided in this section, the person or entity in possession of grain refuses to allow the owner or consignee to have the grain or the warehouse takes the grain into storage, the person, entity or proprietor of the warehouse is guilty of a class C misdemeanor and shall be liable to the owner or consignee of the grain for damages for conversion.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 12; L. 1970, ch. 156, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 135, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 34-235 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 34 - Grain And Forage|Article 2 - Inspecting, Sampling, Storing, Weighing And Grading Grain; Terminal And Local Warehouses|34-235 Schedule of charges; approval by secretary; changes in schedule.

34-235. Schedule of charges; approval by secretary; changes in schedule. The owner, operator or manager of any public warehouse before being licensed under the laws of this state to conduct a grain warehouse shall file with the secretary a schedule of charges to be made by such owner, operator or manager for storage of grain if licensed. The secretary shall have authority to determine whether such schedule of charges is reasonable and proper, but in no case shall such schedule of charges filed by a local public warehouse be less than the schedule of minimum charges or exceed the schedule of maximum charges as established by the secretary pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 34-125, and amendments thereto.The amount to be charged for storage of grain as listed on the warehouseman's schedule of charges filed with the secretary as hereinabove provided shall include the cost of receiving, unloading, loading, insuring, handling (except extraordinary handling), storage and delivery of grain and no additional or special charge shall be made for any such services. Any licensee may change such licensee's schedule of charges by sending the proposed new schedule to the secretary in writing and shall state the reasons therefor. It shall be unlawful for any public warehouseman to assess any charge other than those charges listed in such warehouseman's schedule of charges as filed with the secretary. Every public warehouseman shall keep posted and exposed at a conspicuous place on the premises of such public warehouse, which place shall be accessible to the public, a copy of such warehouseman's current approved schedule of charges.History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 13; L. 1953, ch. 218, § 6; L. 1957, ch. 254, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 228, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 142, § 5; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 25; Sept. 1.