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KS Stat § 74-524a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-524a Powers, duties and functions of the board of state fair managers transferred.

74-524a. Powers, duties and functions of the board of state fair managers transferred. The name of the board of state fair managers is hereby changed to the state fair board. All properties, moneys, appropriations, powers, duties and authority now vested in the board of state fair managers shall be vested in the state fair board. Whenever the board of state fair managers, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by any statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the state fair board.History: L. 1987, ch. 5, § 4; Apr. 30.
KS Stat § 74-524b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-524b Abolishment of prior state fair board.

74-524b. Abolishment of prior state fair board. On and after March 15, 1995, the state fair board established by K.S.A. 74-520 is hereby abolished.History: L. 1994, ch. 311, § 7; May 12.
KS Stat § 74-524c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-524c Powers, duties and functions of prior state fair board transferred.

74-524c. Powers, duties and functions of prior state fair board transferred. On and after March 15, 1995: (a) All of the powers, duties, functions, records, property and personnel of the existing state fair board are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the Kansas state fair board.(b) The Kansas state fair board created by this act shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the state fair board in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act. Every act performed under the authority of the Kansas state fair board created by this act shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the state fair board in which such functions were vested prior to the effective date of this act.(c) Whenever the state fair board or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the Kansas state fair board created by this act.(d) All rules and regulations and all orders or directives of the state fair board in existence on the effective date of this act, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the rules and regulations and orders or directives of the Kansas state fair board created by this act, until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.(e) The Kansas state fair board created by this act shall be a continuation of the state fair board provided under K.S.A. 74-520 and amendments thereto.History: L. 1994, ch. 311, § 8; May 12.
KS Stat § 74-524d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-524d Necessary employees retain rights and status.

74-524d. Necessary employees retain rights and status. On and after March 15, 1995, all officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to the effective date of this act in the performance of powers, duties and functions of any existing state fair board which is abolished by this act, and who, in the opinion of the Kansas state fair board, are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas state fair board shall remain officers and employees of the Kansas state fair board, and shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which such officer or employee had before such date, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions of personnel in the classified service shall be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and regulations.History: L. 1994, ch. 311, § 9; May 12.
KS Stat § 74-531 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-531 Rules and regulations; standards, grades and classifications.

74-531. Rules and regulations; standards, grades and classifications. The secretary of agriculture may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out provisions of K.S.A. 74-532, 74-534, 74-535, 74-536, 74-538 and 74-539, and amendments thereto, and to make and promulgate standards, both for receptacles and for the grade and classification of agricultural products, by which their identity, quantity, quality, and value may be determined, and recommend the same for voluntary use by producers, distributors, vendors and others as the standards, grades or classifications to be adopted for the marketing of same. Such standards, grades or classifications shall not be lower in their requirements than the minimum requirements of the official standards for corresponding standards, grades and classifications commonly known as United States grades promulgated from time to time by the secretary of agriculture of the United States. Such rules and regulations shall be duly promulgated and filed as required by law.History: L. 1947, ch. 8, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 209, § 21; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-532 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-532 How services provided.

74-532. How services provided. The grading and inspection services provided for in K.S.A. 74-531, and amendments thereto, shall be furnished either independently or in cooperation with any federal or state agency, to any person, group of persons, partnership, firm, company, corporation or association engaged in the production, marketing or processing of farm products who requests such services for such person's products when in the judgment of the secretary, such services are warranted.History: L. 1947, ch. 8, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 209, § 22; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-534 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-534 Additional personnel; fees; disposition of moneys received; market division fee fund.

74-534. Additional personnel; fees; disposition of moneys received; market division fee fund. The secretary of agriculture is authorized to employ, license, or designate qualified persons to inspect and classify agricultural products, and to certify as to grade or classification of such products in accordance with the standards made effective under K.S.A. 74-531 and 74-532, and amendments thereto, and shall fix, assess, and collect necessary and reasonable fees for such service. The secretary of agriculture shall remit all moneys received by or for it under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the market division fee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of agriculture or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.History: L. 1947, ch. 8, § 5; L. 1973, ch. 2, § 29; L. 1996, ch. 209, § 23; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 298; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-535 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-535 Certificate of or classification grade as evidence.

74-535. Certificate of or classification grade as evidence. A certificate of the grade, or other classification of any farm products issued under this act, shall be accepted in any court of this state as prima facie evidence of the true grade or classification of such farm products as the same existed at the time of its classification.History: L. 1947, ch. 8, § 6; June 30.
KS Stat § 74-536 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-536 Grain and dairy inspection not affected.

74-536. Grain and dairy inspection not affected. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting or extending the authority conferred by law upon the chief inspector of grain, or the state dairy commissioner, nor giving any authority in regard to grain or dairy products, which will in any way conflict with authority heretofore conferred by law upon the said chief inspector of grain and the state dairy commissioner.History: L. 1947, ch. 8, § 7; June 30.
KS Stat § 74-538 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-538 Unlawful acts; penalty.

74-538. Unlawful acts; penalty. It shall be unlawful to stamp, label or mark any product or container of products so as to indicate that such product or products have been graded or inspected hereunder, unless such product or products have been actually so graded or inspected. Any person, partnership, firm, company, corporation or association violating any of the provisions of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated by the board and filed as provided by law shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.History: L. 1947, ch. 8, § 10; June 30.
KS Stat § 74-539 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-539 Invalidity of part.

74-539. Invalidity of part. If any part of this act be declared unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining parts of the act shall not thereby be affected or impaired.History: L. 1947, ch. 8, § 11; June 30.
KS Stat § 74-541 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-541 Legislative findings and declarations.

74-541. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) That there exists in this state a pressing need to bring financial aid to the agricultural economy; (b) that there currently exists in this state an inadequate supply of funds at interest rates sufficiently low to enable persons engaged in agriculture in this state to continue their operations at current production levels; (c) that such inability to continue operations over a period of time will decrease available employment in the agricultural sector of the state and result in unemployment and its attendant problems; (d) that the federal farmers home administration currently has a huge backlog of loan applications and has need for additional personnel to process this backlog and help make such money available to Kansas farmers; (e) that current bank employees, retired bankers and other persons who have an agricultural lending background could be of assistance in processing such applications and in counseling farm borrowers; and (f) that in order to help alleviate the current shortage of funds and to speed the processing and distribution of funds available through the federal farmers home administration a cooperative effort between state and private nonprofit organizations or professional and trade associations should be undertaken to help process the funds which are available on a timely basis.History: L. 1985, ch. 2, § 1; Mar. 21.
KS Stat § 74-542 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-542 Program to assist farmers home administration in processing farm loan applications and counseling borrowers; expenses of volunteers; contracts.

74-542. Program to assist farmers home administration in processing farm loan applications and counseling borrowers; expenses of volunteers; contracts. The secretary of agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to coordinate a program with the Kansas bankers association and other such nonprofit organizations and associations in which persons who have an agricultural lending background and experience are encouraged to volunteer to assist the federal farmers home administration in the processing of farm loan applications and counseling borrowers on financial and technical matters related thereto. Within the limits of appropriations therefor and subject to the provisions of appropriations acts relating thereto, the secretary of agriculture may provide reimbursement of necessary mileage and may pay subsistence expenses to persons participating in such programs of providing voluntary assistance to the federal farmers home administration in the processing of farm loan applications. The amount of payment for mileage and subsistence expenses provided to any person under this section shall not exceed the amounts authorized to be paid for mileage and subsistence expenses under K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto. The secretary may enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of this act. These contracts shall not be subject to the competitive bidding requirements of K.S.A. 75-3739, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1985, ch. 2, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 123; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-543 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-543 Citation of act.

74-543. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the emergency farm credit relief act.History: L. 1985, ch. 2, § 3; Mar. 21.
KS Stat § 74-550 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-550 Federal grants and other funds, authority to apply for and receive; contracts.

74-550. Federal grants and other funds, authority to apply for and receive; contracts. For the purposes of the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas department of agriculture and the divisions and offices thereunder, the secretary of agriculture may apply for, receive and administer federal funds and may enter into contracts therefor with the federal government and its agencies and with other state agencies.History: L. 1984, ch. 277, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 124; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-554 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-554 Creation of the laboratory equipment fund; moneys credited, transfers from certain fee funds, expenditures.

74-554. Creation of the laboratory equipment fund; moneys credited, transfers from certain fee funds, expenditures. (a) There is hereby created a laboratory equipment fund in the state treasury. All moneys credited to the laboratory equipment fund shall be expended for the acquisition, maintenance and replacement of equipment used by the Kansas department of agriculture laboratory and metrology laboratory.(b) Upon request of the secretary of agriculture the director of accounts and reports shall transfer no more than 10% of the carry-over balance of any fee fund specified in subsection (c) on June 30 in any fiscal year to the laboratory equipment fund.(c) The following fee funds are subject to this transfer:(1) The dairy fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-782, and amendments thereto;(2) the feeding stuffs fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-1012, and amendments thereto;(3) the fertilizer fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-1205, and amendments thereto;(4) the pesticide use fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2464a, and amendments thereto;(5) the agricultural liming materials fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2911, and amendments thereto;(6) the petroleum inspection fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 55-427, and amendments thereto;(7) the meat and poultry inspection fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6a45, and amendments thereto;(8) the entomology fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2128, and amendments thereto; and(9) the weights and measures fee fund as described pursuant to K.S.A. 83-302, and amendments thereto.(d) In any fiscal year, the total amount of fees in the fund shall not exceed $500,000.(e) All expenditures from the laboratory equipment fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of agriculture or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.History: L. 1994, ch. 336, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 125; L. 2010, ch. 22, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-560 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-560 Kansas department of agriculture; creation; appointment of secretary of agriculture; annual public informational meeting; application of K-GOAL.

74-560. Kansas department of agriculture; creation; appointment of secretary of agriculture; annual public informational meeting; application of K-GOAL. (a) On and after the effective date of this act, in order to reorganize the administration, planning and regulation of the state's agriculture industry there is hereby established within the executive branch of government the Kansas department of agriculture, which shall be administered under the direction and supervision of a secretary of agriculture.(b) The secretary shall be appointed by the governor. The secretary shall have a demonstrated executive and administrative ability to discharge the duties of the office of secretary. Every appointed secretary of agriculture shall be appointed subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto. Except as provided by K.S.A. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed as secretary shall exercise any power, duty or function as secretary until confirmed by the senate. The secretary shall be a member of the governor's cabinet. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The secretary shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the governor.(c) The secretary shall organize an annual public informational meeting. The meeting shall take place in each congressional district on a rotating basis.(d) The provisions of the Kansas governmental operations accountability law apply to the Kansas department of agriculture, and the department is subject to audit, review and evaluation under such law.History: L. 1995, ch. 236, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 86, § 5; L. 2004, ch. 147, § 15; L. 2008, ch. 121, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-561 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-561 Appointment of assistant secretaries of agriculture, staff assistants and employees.

74-561. Appointment of assistant secretaries of agriculture, staff assistants and employees. The secretary of agriculture may appoint an assistant secretary or secretaries of agriculture, who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of agriculture. Any such assistant secretary of agriculture shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the secretary of agriculture with the approval of the governor. The secretary of agriculture also may appoint such other staff assistants and employees as are necessary to enable the secretary to carry out the duties of the office. Except as otherwise provided in this act and in K.S.A. 75-2935, and amendments thereto, such staff assistants and employees shall be within the classified service under the Kansas civil service act. The assistant secretary or secretaries of agriculture and such other staff assistants and employees shall be within the Kansas department of agriculture and shall have such powers, duties and functions as are assigned to them by the secretary or are prescribed by law. Such assistant secretary or secretaries of agriculture, staff assistants and employees shall act for and exercise the powers of the secretary of agriculture to the extent authority to do so is delegated by the secretary of agriculture.History: L. 1995, ch. 236, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 197; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-562 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-562 State board of agriculture; creation; members, appointment, terms, vacancies.

74-562. State board of agriculture; creation; members, appointment, terms, vacancies. (a) On the effective date of this act, there is hereby created within and as part of the Kansas department of agriculture a state board of agriculture.(b) The board shall be composed of nine members who shall be appointed by the governor. One member shall be appointed from each congressional district with the remaining members appointed at large, however, no two members shall reside in the same county at the time of their appointment. At no time shall more than five members of the board of agriculture be members of the same political party.(c) Subsequent redistricting shall not disqualify any member of the board from service for the remainder of such member's term.(d) The regular term of office of members of the board of agriculture shall be four years. Regular terms shall commence on the second Monday in January following appointment of the board member.(e) Of the members of the board appointed in the year 1995: (1) Four members shall have terms ending on the second Monday in January 2001 and no more than two such members shall be members of the same political party; and (2) five members shall have terms ending on the second Monday in January 1999 and no more than three such members shall be members of the same political party.(f) Any member appointed subsequent to 1995 shall be appointed for a four-year term, unless such appointment is to fill the unexpired term where a vacancy has occurred on the board, in which case the member shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term.(g) No officer or employee of the Kansas department of agriculture shall be a member of the state board of agriculture.History: L. 1995, ch. 236, § 3; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 176; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-563 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-563 Same; initial meeting; subsequent meetings.

74-563. Same; initial meeting; subsequent meetings. (a) The initial meeting of the board shall commence following the appointment of all board members by the governor. The governor shall certify to the secretary of state that all board members have been appointed. Such certification shall be published in the Kansas register. One week following such publication, the board shall meet in the office of the secretary of state in the state capitol building, and such meeting shall commence at 10:00 o'clock a.m. The initial meeting of the board may be recessed and moved to another meeting place by common consent of the members.(b) Meetings of the board subsequent to its initial meeting shall be held and conducted as provided in this act in accordance with policies and procedures established by the board.(c) Commencing at the time of the initial meeting of the board, the powers, authorities, duties and responsibilities conferred and imposed upon the board by this act shall be operative and effective.History: L. 1995, ch. 236, § 4; May 4.
KS Stat § 74-564 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture|74-564 Same; election of officers.

74-564. Same; election of officers. At the board's initial meeting and at the board's first meeting after the second Monday in January of each odd-numbered year, the board shall organize by election of a chairperson, vice-chairperson and such other officers as the board deems appropriate.History: L. 1995, ch. 236, § 5; May 4.