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KS Stat § 83-146 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 1 - Authorized Standards And Enforcement Provisions|83-146 Same; purchaser's invoice; ticket.

83-146. Same; purchaser's invoice; ticket. An invoice shall be submitted to the purchaser showing the quantity of liquefied petroleum gas sold, expressed in pounds, or gallons, or cubic feet, or other units approved by the secretary of agriculture. When vapor meters reading in approved units other than cubic feet are used, the invoice shall clearly indicate to the purchaser a factor to convert to cubic feet or gallons.When liquefied petroleum gas is sold at retail by liquid volume from a delivery vehicle, a ticket issued by a liquid meter shall be used to show the quantity delivered in gallons; and the printed ticket shall clearly indicate to the purchaser the gallons of liquefied petroleum gas sold and delivered.History: L. 1951, ch. 331, § 4; L. 1970, ch. 410, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 7; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-148 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 1 - Authorized Standards And Enforcement Provisions|83-148 Liquefied petroleum gas; purchaser's credit for refilled or exchanged container, exceptions.

83-148. Liquefied petroleum gas; purchaser's credit for refilled or exchanged container, exceptions. Except as otherwise provided, when liquefied petroleum gas is sold by the container, either by a refilling of a container or an exchange of containers, the vendor shall give the purchaser full credit for the unused liquid remaining in a container being exchanged or refilled. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an exchange of containers when the exchanged container is delivered to the vendor by the purchaser.History: L. 1951, ch. 331, § 6; L. 1998, ch. 90, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 83-149 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 1 - Authorized Standards And Enforcement Provisions|83-149 Same; penalties.

83-149. Same; penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of article 1 of chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or any of the rules and regulations issued hereunder, shall be deemed guilty of a class A, nonperson misdemeanor.History: L. 1951, ch. 331, § 7; L. 1970, ch. 410, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 8; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-154 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 1 - Authorized Standards And Enforcement Provisions|83-154 Falsely making or altering scale ticket or other written records; penalty.

83-154. Falsely making or altering scale ticket or other written records; penalty. Every person who, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make or alter or cause or procure to be falsely made or altered any scale ticket or other written record evidencing or relating to the weight of any personal property or who shall, with intent to defraud, falsely make or alter or cause or procure to be falsely made or altered any entry or item on any such scale ticket or written record, upon conviction thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a class A, nonperson misdemeanor.History: L. 1957, ch. 220, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 9; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-155 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 1 - Authorized Standards And Enforcement Provisions|83-155 Scale ticket or written record relating to weights; requirements; penalties for violations.

83-155. Scale ticket or written record relating to weights; requirements; penalties for violations. It shall be unlawful for any person who shall for hire weigh any vehicle at an attended public scale to issue any scale ticket or other written record evidencing or relating to the weight of such vehicle or the load thereon unless such scale ticket or written record shall show the following: (a) The date and time of the weighing; (b) the place of the weighing; and (c) the signature of the weigher. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A, nonperson misdemeanor.History: L. 1957, ch. 220, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 10; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-202 Recognized system of weights and measures.

83-202. Recognized system of weights and measures. (a) Except as provided further:(1) The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized, and either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the state.(2) The following standards and requirements shall apply to commercial weighing and measuring devices:(A) "The standards of the national conference on weights and measures" published in the national institute of standards and technology handbook 44 entitled specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices as published on October, 1994 or later versions as established in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary, except a mechanical vehicle scale used solely to sell aggregate products shall be allowed a minimum tolerance of +/- 100 pounds. Such scale shall not be sold or moved to another location for use in commercial applications unless it complies with all applicable tolerances of the national institute of standards and technology handbook 44 entitled specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices as published in October, 1994 or later versions as established in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary;(B) "the uniform laws and regulations of the national conference on weights and measures" published in the national institute of standards and technology handbook 130 regarding packaging and labeling, the method of sale of commodities, national type evaluation regulation, motor fuel inspection and motor fuel regulation, as published on December, 1994 or later versions as established in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary;(C) "checking the net contents of packaged goods" published in the national institute of standards and technology handbook 133, third edition, as published on September, 1988 or later versions as established in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary;(D) "checking the net contents of packaged goods" published in the national institute of standards and technology handbook 133, third edition, supplement 4, as published on October, 1994 or later versions as established in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary; and(E) any other handbooks or sections thereof as adopted by the secretary by rules and regulations.(b) Whenever there exists an inconsistency between the provisions of chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and any of the handbooks adopted by reference, the requirements of chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall control.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 164, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 12; L. 2001, ch. 175, § 4; L. 2003, ch. 33, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 76, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 7, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 83-203 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-203 State primary standards of weights and measures; secondary standards.

83-203. State primary standards of weights and measures; secondary standards. Weights and measures that are traceable to the United States prototype standards supplied by the federal government, or approved as being satisfactory by the national institute of standards and technology, shall be the state primary standards of weights and measures and shall be maintained in such calibration as prescribed by the national institute of standards and technology. All secondary standards may be prescribed by the secretary and shall be verified upon their initial receipt and as often thereafter as deemed necessary by the secretary.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 3; L. 1992, ch. 175, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 83-204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-204 Contracts, sales or purchases construed in terms of standards of weights and measures adopted under act.

83-204. Contracts, sales or purchases construed in terms of standards of weights and measures adopted under act. All contracts, sales or purchases made for work to be done, or for anything to be sold or delivered or done by weight or measure within this state shall be taken and construed in terms of and according to the standards of weights and measures adopted under this act, except where parties have agreed upon any other calculations or measurement. All statements and representations of any kind referring to the weights or measures of commodities sold or purchased, or exposed for sale, shall be understood in terms of the standards of weights and measures adopted under this act.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 83-205 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-205 Weights and measures inspection program; personnel; functions.

83-205. Weights and measures inspection program; personnel; functions. (a) There is hereby established in the Kansas department of agriculture a weights and measures inspection program to enforce the provisions of chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or any rules and regulations adopted thereunder. The program shall be under the supervision of the secretary, and the secretary shall employ an administrator of the program and appoint such personnel as may be necessary for the proper administration of chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. The administrator shall be in the unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act.(b) The weights and measures inspection program shall perform the following functions:(1) Assure that weights and measures in commercial service within the state are suitable for their intended use, properly installed, accurate and are so maintained by their owner or user;(2) prevent unfair or deceptive dealing by weight or measure in any commodity or service advertised, packaged, sold or purchased within this state;(3) make available to all users of physical standards or weighing and measuring equipment the precision calibration and related metrological certification capabilities of the weights and measures facilities of the Kansas department of agriculture;(4) promote uniformity, to the extent such conformance is practicable and desirable, between weights and measures requirements of this state and those of other states and federal agencies;(5) encourage desirable economic growth while protecting the consumer through the adoption by rule and regulation of weights and measures requirements as necessary to assure equity among buyers and sellers; and(6) such other functions as may be specified by law or deemed necessary by the secretary to carry out the duties and functions of chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or any rules and regulations adopted thereunder.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 5; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 13; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 184; July 1.
KS Stat § 83-207 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-207 Same; rules and regulations.

83-207. Same; rules and regulations. The secretary of agriculture may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. As a part of such rules and regulations, the secretary of agriculture shall adopt standards setting forth specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for all weights, measures and weighing and measuring devices, and point-of-sale systems. These specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements shall conform, insofar as practicable, to the specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for weights, measures and weighing and measuring devices established by the national institute of standards and technology. The secretary of agriculture shall prescribe by rules and regulations the appropriate term or unit of weight or measure to be used whenever the secretary determines in the case of a specific commodity that an existing practice of declaring the quantity by weight, measure, numerical count, or combination thereof, does not facilitate value comparisons by consumers, or that such practice offers an opportunity for consumer confusion.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 7; L. 1992, ch. 175, § 4; L. 1994, ch. 83, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 15; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-208 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-208 Inspections; prohibited acts; penalty for violation.

83-208. Inspections; prohibited acts; penalty for violation. The secretary, or an authorized representative of the secretary, may enter any premises or vehicle in or on which any weights, measures, balances or measuring devices may be located or used for the purposes of trade, for the purpose of inspecting, testing and sealing or rejecting the same. Whoever hinders, obstructs, or in any way interferes with the secretary or an authorized representative of the secretary, while in the performance of the inspection, or whoever fails to produce, upon demand by such secretary or authorized representative, all weights, measures, balances or measuring devices in or upon the premises or vehicle of such person or in the possession of such person for use in manufacture or trade, shall be deemed guilty of a class A, nonperson misdemeanor.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 8; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 16; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-209 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-209 Enforcement; orders of secretary.

83-209. Enforcement; orders of secretary. (a) If the secretary finds that any package or amount of any commodity is held, offered or exposed for sale in violation of law, the secretary may order them off-sale and may mark or tag them to show they are illegal.(b) Whenever the secretary finds that any violation of chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or any rules and regulations adopted under it has occurred, the secretary may issue a stop-use order, stop-sale order, stop-removal order or removal order or any combination of such orders with respect to weights and measures being, or capable of being, commercially used. The secretary may issue stop-sale orders, stop-removal orders or removal orders, or any combination of such orders, with respect to any package or amount of any commodity held, offered or exposed for sale, sold or being delivered if the secretary deems it necessary for the protection of the public.(c) No person may sell, use, remove, otherwise dispose of, or fail to remove from the premises specified, any weight, measure or package or any amount of any commodity contrary to the terms of any order issued under this section.(d) This section does not limit the right of the secretary to proceed as authorized by other sections of chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto or any rules and regulations adopted thereunder.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 9; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 17; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-210 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-210 County or city enforcement; powers and duties of officials.

83-210. County or city enforcement; powers and duties of officials. (a) Any county or city in the state may establish a department of public inspection of weights and measures, appoint inspectors of weights and measures and fix their compensation and pass such ordinances relating to weights and measures not in conflict with the state laws as may be deemed necessary. If a county or city establishes such a department it shall provide the department with suitable quarters, a set of secondary standards and all other equipment for the proper performance of duties. All county and city standards shall be tried, proved and sealed under the direction of the secretary, and shall be returned to the secretary for verification at least once in every year.(b) Any weights and measures official appointed for a county or city shall have the duties enumerated in subsections (e) to (h), inclusive, of K.S.A. 83-206, and amendments thereto, and the powers enumerated in K.S.A. 83-208 and 83-209, and amendments thereto. These powers and duties shall extend to their respective jurisdictions, except that the jurisdiction of a county official shall not extend to any city for which a weights and measures official has been appointed. Weights and measures officials appointed for a county or city shall exercise such additional powers as may be granted by the governing body of such county or city, but such additional powers shall not be less than the powers granted to state inspectors of weights and measures under chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and shall not be in conflict with powers granted to the secretary under chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.(c) All departments of public inspection of weights and measures established by cities or counties prior to July 1, 1985, are hereby specifically continued in existence.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 10; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 18; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-212 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-212 Bulk sales delivery ticket; contents.

83-212. Bulk sales delivery ticket; contents. All bulk sales in which the buyer and seller are not both present to witness the measurement, all bulk deliveries of heating fuel and all other bulk sales specified by rules and regulations of the secretary of agriculture, shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information:(a) The names and addresses of the buyer and seller;(b) the date of delivery of the product or commodity;(c) the quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based, if this differs from the delivered quantity;(d) the identity of the commodity or product being sold in the most descriptive terms commercially practicable, including any quality representation made in connection with the sale;(e) the count of individually wrapped packages, if more than one; and(f) the unit price, unless otherwise agreed on by both the buyer and seller.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 12; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 19; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-213 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-213 Labeling of packages; rules and regulations.

83-213. Labeling of packages; rules and regulations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or by rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, any package kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain and conspicuous declaration of:(1) The identity of the commodity in the package, unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container;(2) the quantity of contents in terms of weight, measure or count; and(3) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer or distributor, in the case of any package kept, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed.(b) The secretary of agriculture may adopt rules and regulations which establish reasonable variations or tolerances, prescribe the size of printing of the labeling required and prescribe exemptions of small packages.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 13; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 20; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-215 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-215 Rejection of weighing or measuring device; repair or destruction of device.

83-215. Rejection of weighing or measuring device; repair or destruction of device. (a) The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to reject any weighing or measuring device which is found not to conform to state standards or which is found not to weigh or measure within authorized tolerances.(b) Service companies or any agent or employee thereof, shall be prohibited from condemning or taking a weighing or measuring device out of service.(c) Any weighing or measuring device that has been rejected under authority of the secretary shall remain subject to the control of the secretary until such time as suitable and acceptable repair has been made of the same, or an authorized disposition of the same has been approved. An authorized repair period of use not longer than 30 days for purposes of obtaining a repair of the weighing or measuring device by the owner, or a reasonable extension of that period, may be given by the secretary when it is determined that the immediate cessation of use of such weighing or measuring device will work an undue hardship on the person using such device or the patrons of such person. The owner of such rejected weighing or measuring device shall cause the same to be repaired and corrected to weigh or measure within authorized tolerances within 30 days after being rejected, or within such extension as may be authorized, or in lieu thereof, the owner of the same may dispose of or destroy such weighing or measuring device or any rejected weight or measure under specific authority from the secretary.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 15; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 22; Apr. 18.
KS Stat § 83-216 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 83 - Weights And Measures|Article 2 - Standards And Enforcement|83-216 Same; devices declared to be common nuisance and contraband; action for disposal of device.

83-216. Same; devices declared to be common nuisance and contraband; action for disposal of device. (a) Any weight, measure or weighing or measuring device which has been rejected by the secretary and which has not been repaired or restored to weigh or measure within approved tolerances, during any authorized repair period, is hereby declared to be a common nuisance and a contraband device. The secretary may seal the beam or mechanism out of service on any weighing or measuring device, or may take possession of any contraband weight or measure. The secretary shall deliver to the owner or person found in possession of any contraband weight, measure or weighing or measuring device a statement giving the location and description of the weight, measure or weighing or measuring device so sealed or taken.(b) Any weighing or measuring device which has been sealed out of service by the secretary and which has not been repaired or restored and made to weigh or measure within approved tolerances within 90 days following the date of sealing, or an authorized extension thereof, may be proceeded against by an action, instituted in Shawnee county district court or in the county where such weighing or measuring device is located, for an order for the disposal of such device.(c) Procedure in regard to the prevention of the maintenance of a common nuisance and procedure for the disposal of any weighing or measuring device may be had in accordance with and in the manner provided for under K.S.A. 41-805 and 41-806, and amendments thereto, and as otherwise authorized by statute.History: L. 1985, ch. 345, § 16; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 23; Apr. 18.