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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 3 - Fairs In Counties Over 50,000 Population › 2-301 Tax levies for fair purposes in certain counties; use of proceeds; election; premiums.

2-301.
Tax levies for fair purposes in certain counties; use of proceeds; election; premiums.
Whenever any county agricultural or fair association, or whenever any livestock association or wheat show located in any county having a population of over fifty thousand (50,000) shall have provided itself, or themselves, by ownership or lease, with suitable grounds and facilities, for holding an agricultural fair, wheat show or livestock show, with a design to encourage improvement in livestock, tillage, crops, implements, mechanical fabrics, fine arts, and articles of domestic industry, by offering premiums for the best exhibits thereof, and shall have held such a fair during at least one year in said county, it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of such county to provide annually for the levy of a tax and to appropriate annually the proceeds of such tax for the payment of such premiums as may be offered by the association having in charge the holding of such fair for improvement in livestock, tillage, crops, implements, mechanical fabrics, fine arts, and articles of domestic industry and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. Such tax shall not be levied until the proposition shall have been submitted to the qualified voters of such county at a general election, or a special election, called for such purpose, and the making of such levy shall have been ordered by a majority of the electors voting on the proposition. Whenever in any county contemplated by the provisions of this act, a wheat show and a livestock show shall both have been held for more than three years, the amounts available for premiums, as herein provided, shall be divided equally between the said wheat show and livestock show.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 178, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 142, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 2-301; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 19; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 3 - Fairs In Counties Over 50,000 Population › 2-302 Petition for tax levy election; time of election.

2-302.
Petition for tax levy election; time of election.
Whenever a petition shall be presented to the board of county commissioners of any such county, signed by at least one thousand of the qualified electors thereof, requesting the submission of a proposition to levy an annual tax for the purposes mentioned in this act, it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of such county to cause such vote to be taken at the next general election to be held in such county: Provided, The same shall be held within sixty days after the time when such petition shall have been presented. Otherwise, said commissioners shall immediately call a special election for such purpose. Said special election shall be held within sixty days after the date upon which such petition shall have been presented.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 178, § 2; March 27; R.S. 1923, § 2-302.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 3 - Fairs In Counties Over 50,000 Population › 2-303 Levies not used for speed premiums.

2-303.
Levies not used for speed premiums.
No part of the funds provided for by this act shall be used for the purpose of paying premiums offered for speed.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 178, § 3; March 27; R.S. 1923, § 2-303.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 3 - Fairs In Counties Over 50,000 Population › 2-304 Payments out of tax-levy funds; transfer of unexpended balances to general fund.

2-304.
Payments out of tax-levy funds; transfer of unexpended balances to general fund.
All payments out of the funds provided for in this act, shall be made by the county treasurer upon the written order of the association in charge of such fair; each order to be signed by the president and attested by the secretary, of such association. Any balance of such fund remaining in the hands of the county treasurer after the payment of the premiums herein provided for shall be annually transferred to the general fund of the county.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 178, § 4; March 27; R.S. 1923, § 2-304.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 3 - Fairs In Counties Over 50,000 Population › 2-305 Annual report to county commissioners by fair associations.

2-305.
Annual report to county commissioners by fair associations.
It shall be the duty of each association having in charge any fair receiving aid under the provisions of this act, to make and file, annually, on or before the 31st day of December, with the county commissioners of the proper county, a report showing the total amount of money received from the county treasurer, and an itemized statement of the disbursements of such money. The correctness of said report shall be certified to, under oath, by the president and secretary of such association.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 178, § 5; March 27; R.S. 1923, § 2-305.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 5 - County Demonstration Farms › 2-504 Lands for demonstration farms; contracts for demonstration work.

2-504.
Lands for demonstration farms; contracts for demonstration work.
The board of county commissioners of any county in this state in which an agricultural demonstration farm has been or shall be hereafter located, with the consent of such board of county commissioners, by the board of regents, is hereby authorized to lease or donate to the board of regents any portion of lands owned by said county, not exceeding forty acres in extent, suitable for use in demonstrating the value of crops and methods in farming, gardening, horticulture and forestry, and to contract for the carrying on of such demonstration work under the plans, direction and supervision of representatives of the board of regents.
History:
L. 1909, ch. 223, § 1; March 5; R.S. 1923, § 2-504.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 5 - County Demonstration Farms › 2-505 Plans for and supervision of demonstration work; seeds and plants therefor.

2-505.
Plans for and supervision of demonstration work; seeds and plants therefor.
All work upon such demonstration farms shall be planned and supervised by representatives of the board of regents, and they may furnish such seeds and plants at reasonable cost on board the cars at Manhattan, Kansas, as will not interfere with experimental work done at the college.
History:
L. 1909, ch. 223, § 2; March 5; R.S. 1923, § 2-505.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 5 - County Demonstration Farms › 2-506 Teams, equipment and expenses of work.

2-506.
Teams, equipment and expenses of work.
County commissioners may furnish sufficient help and proper teams, tools and materials other than seeds, to do the work planned by the representatives of the board of regents, and are hereby authorized to pay out of the general fund the cost of such expense and work, including traveling expenses of supervisor. The total cost to any county not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars for the first year nor five hundred dollars in any other year thereafter.
History:
L. 1909, ch. 223, § 3; March 5; R.S. 1923, § 2-506.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 5 - County Demonstration Farms › 2-507 Crops.

2-507.
Crops.
All crops grown upon such demonstration farm to be the property of the county in which it is located, and any surplus shall be sold to the citizens thereof when desired for seed or propagation, or used for public institutions; the receipts from such sales to be credited to the farm.
History:
L. 1909, ch. 223, § 4; March 5; R.S. 1923, § 2-507.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 5 - County Demonstration Farms › 2-508 Marking of plots; data and statistics.

2-508.
Marking of plots; data and statistics.
That it may be known what is planted, methods used and results, each plot or planting shall be plainly and legibly marked for information of visitors to the farm, and the representatives of the board of regents, the superintendents of said farms shall furnish data for a brief printed summary, giving the results in amounts and values at usual market prices, to the county clerk by December 1 of each year, who shall have same printed and give through the county treasurer a copy of the same to each taxpayer with the taxpayer's tax receipt, and to others on request, and to publish same in the official paper of the county.
History:
L. 1909, ch. 223, § 5; March 5; R.S. 1923, § 2-508.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-608 Compensation of extension agents; contribution from federal and state funds.

2-608.
Compensation of extension agents; contribution from federal and state funds.
If a county extension council has been organized as specified in K.S.A. 2-611, and amendments thereto, or an extension district has been established under K.S.A. 2-623, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of giving instruction in agriculture, marketing, home economics, 4-H club and youth work, community and resource development, and economic development initiatives to the people of the county or extension district, as the case may be, through practical demonstrations, meetings, publications, and otherwise, and the employment of an extension agent or agents to prosecute such instructions, the Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science shall contribute from federal and state funds granted for cooperative extension work an amount of not less than $1,500, as far as such funds are available, towards the salary of each extension agent employed.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 8, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 3, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 2, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-609 Same; conditions; limitation regarding additional agents.

2-609.
Same; conditions; limitation regarding additional agents.
(a) Before allocations of funds are made by the director of extension of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science pursuant to K.S.A. 2-608, and amendments thereto, the county extension council shall present to the director of extension and to the board of county commissioners of its county, a list of members of the extension council and of its executive board and the officers of the governing body, with the statement signed by the chairperson of the board certifying that these members and officers have been duly elected as specified in K.S.A. 2-611, and amendments thereto.
(b) Before allocations of funds are made by the director of extension of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science pursuant to K.S.A. 2-608, and amendments thereto, the governing body of the extension district shall present to the director of extension a list of members of the governing body of the extension district and the officers of the governing body, with the statement signed by the chairperson of the governing body certifying that these members and officers have been duly elected as specified in K.S.A. 2-624, and amendments thereto.
(c) No allocation of funds shall be made by the director of extension of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science pursuant to K.S.A. 2-608, and amendments thereto, for funding for any additional extension agent for the county extension council of any county which currently employs four or more extension agents, unless funds have been allocated by the director of extension for an additional extension agent for each county extension council of each county which currently employs less than two extension agents and which requests funds for an additional extension agent.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 8, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 3, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 2, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-610 County appropriations; budgets, approval; tax levies, use of proceeds.

2-610.
County appropriations; budgets, approval; tax levies, use of proceeds.
(a) On or before July 15 each year, the executive board of the county extension council shall file with the county commissioners in the office of the county clerk:
(1) A list of current members of the county extension council and its executive board;
(2) a certification of election of officers as provided in subsection (c) of K.S.A. 2-611, and amendments thereto;
(3) a certificate by the director of extension of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science that the county extension council is properly functioning and entitled to receive the appropriations provided by law; and
(4) a proposed budget prepared in cooperation with the director of extension of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science for the ensuing calendar year.
(b) If the commission does not approve the proposed budget within 10 days after receipt thereof, it shall return the budget to the board. Upon receipt of the returned budget, the board shall consider amendments or modifications and may consult with the commission concerning the budget. Within 10 days after receipt of the returned budget, the board shall resubmit its proposed budget, with or without amendment or modification, to the commission. Within 10 days after resubmission of the proposed budget, the commission shall approve, or amend or modify and approve as amended or modified, such proposed budget. The commission shall adopt the proposed budget as approved and shall make the same a part of the regular county budget. The board of county commissioners shall make an appropriation and certify to the county clerk the amount of tax necessary to be levied on all tangible taxable property of the county sufficient to provide a program of county extension work and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.
History: L. 1951, ch. 8, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 5, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 3, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 3, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 3, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 432, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 3, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 8, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 6, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 26; May 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-612 Deposit of moneys; duties of treasurers.

2-612.
Deposit of moneys; duties of treasurers.
All moneys received by the treasurer for the council or executive board shall be deposited by the treasurer in a bank designated by the executive board and authorized to receive public deposits. The treasurer shall pay out, on the warrant of the secretary of the executive board, or by a combination warrant check, in either case, signed by the chairperson of the executive board all moneys which shall come to the treasurer's hands for the use of the council or executive board, and the treasurer shall not pay any sum from the funds of the council or executive board in any other manner. The treasurer shall keep a record of all the moneys received and disbursed, specifying the person or persons from whom received and to whom paid, and the object for which same has been paid out. The treasurer shall present to the executive board at each regular meeting of the board a report in writing containing a statement of all moneys received from the county treasurer and from any other source since the last regular meeting of the executive board; and of the disbursements made with the items of such disbursements, and exhibit the warrants or checks or combination warrants and checks therefor, which report shall be recorded by the secretary of the executive board; and at the close of the treasurer's term of office shall settle with the executive board; and shall hand over to the successor all records and papers received as treasurer, together with all moneys remaining in the hands of the treasurer.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 8, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 7, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 48, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-613 Duties of county treasurers.

2-613.
Duties of county treasurers.
The county treasurer shall pay to the treasurer of the executive board of the council of the county treasurer's county all moneys in the county treasury belonging to said council, upon the order of the treasurer of the executive board of the council countersigned by the secretary of the executive board: Provided, That the county treasurer shall not pay to said treasurer of the executive board any such moneys unless and until the county treasurer has been notified by the county clerk that said treasurer of the executive board has filed his or her bond and same has been approved by the county clerk.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 8, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-614 Duties of executive board secretary; records open to public.

2-614.
Duties of executive board secretary; records open to public.
The secretary of the executive board shall: (1) Record the proceedings of all meetings of the executive board in books provided for that purpose within 20 days following the meeting; (2) prepare and submit to each meeting of the executive board a report on the work and activities of the county extension council since the last meeting of the board; and (3) perform such other duties as are usually performed by secretaries and as may be prescribed by the executive board. The records of the secretary shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 8, § 7; L. 1972, ch. 3, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 7, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-615 County extension service agents; qualifications, appointment and compensation; jointly employed agents; approval of county council or district accounts and expenditures.

2-615.
County extension service agents; qualifications, appointment and compensation; jointly employed agents; approval of county council or district accounts and expenditures.
(a) Except as otherwise provided for jointly employed agents, the executive board of the county extension council or the governing body of the extension district, as the case may be, and the director of extension, or the director's authorized representative, shall appoint an extension agent and determine the amount of the extension agent's compensation. The extension agent shall be under the general supervision of the executive board or the governing body of the extension district, as the case may be, and the director of extension. The director of extension of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science shall determine the qualifications of each extension agent.
(b) The executive boards of two or more county extension councils and the director of extension, or the director's authorized representative, may enter into an agreement to jointly employ an extension agent or agents under like conditions as the executive board of a single county. Any such agreement may determine the amount of compensation to be paid for each such agent by each executive board of the county extension council and the director of extension, the program and service priorities that will be applicable to each such agent and the time each such agent is to spend in each county. In any case where one or more extension agents are to be jointly employed pursuant to such an agreement, each such agent may be employed and supervised by a multicounty extension governing board and the director of extension, or the director's authorized representative, in accordance with the agreement entered into by the executive boards of the county extension councils of the respective counties. Any such multicounty extension governing board shall be composed of the chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and treasurer of each executive board entering into the agreement.
(c) All accounts and all expenditures of funds of the county extension council or the governing body of an extension district, as the case may be, from whatever source derived shall be subject to the approval of the executive board and the director of extension of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 8, § 8; L. 1972, ch. 3, § 6; L. 1981, ch. 7, § 4; L. 1987, ch. 6, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 2, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-619 Invalidity of part.

2-619.
Invalidity of part.
If any section, subsection, clause, sentence or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional and invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this act*.
History: L. 1951, ch. 8, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-620 Extension councils in certain counties; office facilities; tax levy, use of proceeds; protest petition and election.

2-620.
Extension councils in certain counties; office facilities; tax levy, use of proceeds; protest petition and election.
In any county having a population of not less than sixty thousand (60,000) nor more than seventy-five thousand (75,000), the board of county commissioners may levy, for a period not to exceed two years, a tax on all taxable tangible property in such county not in excess of one-quarter (1/4) mill on each dollar of assessed valuation of such property for the purpose of creating and providing a special fund to be used for the purchase of real estate, including any buildings or structures thereon, and to make improvements on such real estate for the purpose of providing office and meeting room facilities for an extension council operating under article 6 of chapter 2 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory thereof, and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. No levy shall be made under the provisions of this act until a resolution authorizing the making of such a levy be passed by the board of county commissioners specifying the amount to be raised each year by such levy and published for three successive issues in the official county newspaper within the county, whereupon such a levy may be made unless a petition in opposition to the same, signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of such county, as determined by the vote for secretary of state in the last preceding election, is filed with the county clerk of such county within thirty (30) days following the last publication of said resolution.
In the event such petition is filed it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to submit the question to the voters at an election called for such purpose at the next general election.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 85, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 3, § 10; L. 1976, ch. 5, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 21; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-624 Same; governing body, terms, filing fee, composition and election; vacancies; annual organization.

2-624. Same; governing body, terms, filing fee, composition and election; vacancies; annual organization.
(a) The governing body of each extension district shall be composed of four representatives from each county included in the extension district. At the conclusion of the terms of the members first appointed to membership on the governing body of the district, the four members representing each county in an extension district shall be elected in a county-wide election by the qualified electors of the county.
(b) At the conclusion of the terms of the members first appointed to membership on the governing body of the district, each member of the governing body shall hold office for a term of four years and until such member's successor is elected and qualified. Each such term of office shall commence on the date of receipt of certification of election by the member elected and shall continue until the member's successor is elected and qualified.
(c) (1) The election to elect successors to members of the governing body whose terms are expiring shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year.
(2) Elections to choose members of the governing body of an extension district shall be conducted, the returns made and the results ascertained in the manner provided by law for general county elections except as otherwise provided by this act. Any person desiring to be a candidate for election to the governing body shall file a candidate's declaration of intention with the county election officer of the county represented by the member of the governing body whose successor is to be elected. Such candidate's filing shall be made in the manner as provided in K.S.A. 25-21a03, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto.
(3) Notice of the time and place of holding each election, shall be published by the county election officer in a newspaper published in the county in accordance with K.S.A. 25-105 and 25-209, and amendments thereto.
(4) All direct election expenses shall be paid by the extension district.
(d) Any vacancy in the membership of the governing body of an extension district shall be filled by appointment by the governing body for the unexpired term of office. Each member so appointed shall be a resident of the county which was represented by the member creating the vacancy.
(e) The governing body of each extension district shall organize annually in January by electing from among its members a chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and treasurer.
History:
L. 1991, ch. 2, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 225, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 47, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 112, § 5; L. 2012, ch. 122, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 18; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-625 Same; educational extension programs, subjects; program development committees and plans; annual budget and tax levy, limitations.

2-625.
Same; educational extension programs, subjects; program development committees and plans; annual budget and tax levy, limitations.
(a) The governing body of each extension district shall plan and conduct the educational extension programs for the extension district in accordance with this act. The governing body of the extension district shall appoint program development committees to develop educational program plans on extension work in agricultural pursuits, in home economics work, in 4-H club and youth work, and in economic development initiatives. Each program development committee shall consist of six or more members from each county. Each program development committee shall be chaired by a member of the governing body of the extension district and shall meet as needed to plan educational programs to meet the needs of the extension district. All program plans shall be subject to final approval of the governing body of the extension district.
(b) The governing body of the extension district and the director of extension of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, or the director's authorized representative, shall meet and adopt the annual budget for the extension district to provide for the extension programs, acting together as a body, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2925 et seq., and amendments thereto, regarding the budgets of taxing subdivisions, except as otherwise specified by this act.
(c) The governing body of the extension district, in the same manner as provided by law applying to other taxing subdivisions, may make an annual tax levy upon all the taxable tangible property of the extension district for the purpose of raising funds to be used to plan and conduct the educational extension programs of the extension district, to be levied and collected as other taxes, at a rate fixed in accordance with the approved budget and of not to exceed the greater of (1) the rate of 2.5 mills or (2) the rate determined to yield an amount equal to the product of $75,000 multiplied by the number of counties within the extension district. The governing body shall certify the levy so fixed to the county clerk of each county in the extension district who is hereby authorized and required to place such levy on the tax rolls of the county to be collected by the county treasurer and paid by the county treasurer to the treasurer of the extension district.
History:
L. 1991, ch. 2, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-626 Same; duties of secretary of governing body; open records.

2-626.
Same; duties of secretary of governing body; open records.
(a) The secretary of the governing body of the extension district shall: (1) Record the proceedings of all meetings of the governing body in books provided for that purpose within 20 days following the meeting; (2) prepare and submit to each meeting of the governing body a report on the work and activities of the extension district since the last meeting of the governing body; and (3) perform such other duties as are usually performed by secretaries and as may be prescribed by the governing body.
(b) The records of the secretary shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
History:
L. 1991, ch. 2, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 6 - County Extension › 2-627 Same; duties of treasurer of governing body; bond; disposition of district moneys.

2-627.
Same; duties of treasurer of governing body; bond; disposition of district moneys.
(a) Upon taking office, the treasurer for an extension district shall give bond in an amount fixed and approved by the governing body of the extension district for the safekeeping and due disbursement of all funds of the extension district in the custody of the treasurer.
(b) All moneys received by the treasurer for an extension district shall be deposited by the treasurer in a bank designated by the governing body of the extension district and authorized to receive public deposits. The treasurer shall make all payments for the extension district on the warrant of the secretary of the governing body of the extension district or by a combination warrant check signed by the chairperson of the governing body. The treasurer shall not pay any sum from the funds of the extension district in any other manner.
(c) The treasurer shall keep a record of all the moneys received and disbursed which specify the person or persons from whom money was received and to whom money was paid and the object for which the money was paid. The treasurer shall present to the governing body of the extension district at each regular meeting a report in writing containing a statement of all moneys received from each county treasurer and from any other source since the last regular meeting of the governing body and a statement of the disbursements made with the items of such disbursements, and exhibit the warrants or checks or combination warrants and checks therefor. This report shall be recorded by the secretary of the governing body.
(d) At the close of the treasurer's term of office, the treasurer shall settle with the governing body of the extension district and shall hand over to the treasurer's successor all records and papers received as treasurer, together with all moneys remaining in the hands of the treasurer.
History:
L. 1991, ch. 2, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 7 - Insects And Plant Diseases › 2-712 Black stem rust, legislative declaration.

2-712.
Black stem rust, legislative declaration.
It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that the common barberry, Berberis vulgaris, its horticultural varieties and Berberis, Mahonia and Mahoberberis are the alternate host plants of a plant disease known as black stem rust; that the plant disease, black stem rust, is caused by an organism known as Puccinia graminis which attacks wheat, oats, barley, rye and other cultivated plants and wild grasses; that the spread of said black stem rust to the agricultural crops and wild grasses of this state cause great financial loss to the growers of these crops and to the agricultural interests of this state.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 10, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 7 - Insects And Plant Diseases › 2-713 Same; public nuisances.

2-713.
Same; public nuisances.
The common barberry, Berberis vulgaris, its horticultural varieties and Berberis, Mahonia and Mahoberberis (commonly known as mahonias, hollygrapes, holly barberries or Oregon grapes), are hereby declared to be public nuisances and the propagation, growth, movement or possession of said plants, including cuttings, stalks, scions, buds, fruits, seeds, or parts of plants capable of propagation, are hereby prohibited, except as herein specifically exempted.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 10, § 2; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 7 - Insects And Plant Diseases › 2-714 Same; destruction and control of certain plants; barberry eradication fund.

2-714.
Same; destruction and control of certain plants; barberry eradication fund.
The secretary of agriculture is hereby authorized to destroy or cause to be destroyed all such plants, or parts thereof capable of propagation, wherever and whenever found, and may cooperate with other agencies and individuals within the state and with the United States department of agriculture in the removal of these plants and in the control of the black stem rust disease in agricultural crops and wild grasses. The secretary of agriculture is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with any agency of the federal government for the purpose of carrying out the common barberry eradication program. Such agreement may provide for proportionate contributions of funds for such a program and when such is the case, the agreement shall clearly state the amounts to be contributed by the federal agency and the amounts to be contributed by the Kansas department of agriculture. All funds contributed by any federal agency and the funds contributed by the Kansas department of agriculture shall be deposited in the state treasury in a fund to be known as the "barberry eradication fund," which fund is hereby created and the secretary of agriculture is hereby authorized to expend said funds in carrying out its common barberry eradication program.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 10, § 3; L. 1955, ch. 5, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 7 - Insects And Plant Diseases › 2-715 Same; exemption of certain plants.

2-715.
Same; exemption of certain plants.
Such species and varieties of the Berberis, Mahonia and Mahoberberis as have been or may be tested and designated as rust-resistant or immune by the bureau of entomology and plant quarantine, United States department of agriculture, are hereby declared to be exempt from the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 10, § 4; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 7 - Insects And Plant Diseases › 2-716 Same; enforcement of act.

2-716.
Same; enforcement of act.
The secretary of agriculture shall supervise performance of all duties incident to the enforcement of this act, and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, and shall have the authority to inspect all premises to ascertain the presence of any of the prohibited plants and to destroy any and all such plants in accordance with the terms and provisions of K.S.A. 2-702, and amendments thereto, and they are further authorized and empowered to intercept, condemn or return to an out-of-state shipper at the shipper's expense all prohibited plants, or parts thereof capable of propagation.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 10, § 5; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 7 - Insects And Plant Diseases › 2-717 Same; penalty.

2-717.
Same; penalty.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, or acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in the sum of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) and costs.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 10, § 6; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 8 - State Horticultural Society › 2-801 State horticultural society abolished as state agency.

2-801.
State horticultural society abolished as state agency.
(a) On July 1, 1978, the state horticultural society organized as the official state agency for the promotion of horticulture and the executive board of such society shall be and are hereby abolished as a state agency.
(b) On July 1, 1978, all of the powers, duties and functions of the state horticultural society and executive board abolished as a state agency by subsection (a) shall be and are hereby abolished.
(c) On and after July 1, 1978, whenever the state horticultural society and executive board abolished as a state agency by subsection (a) are referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, which reference or designation is to the state horticultural society or executive board as a state agency, such reference or designation shall be null and void and of no force and effect whatsoever.
(d) On July 1, 1978, all of the records, memoranda, writings and property of the state horticultural society shall be and are hereby transferred to the president of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science and said president shall have legal custody of the same.
History:
R.S. 1923, § 2-801; L. 1943, ch. 269, § 6; L. 1957, ch. 442, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 5, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 4, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-907 Kansas department of agriculture designated as the official state agency to carry out the national poultry improvement plan.

2-907. Kansas department of agriculture designated as the official state agency to carry out the national poultry improvement plan.
The Kansas department of agriculture is hereby designated the official state agency for the state of Kansas, for the purpose of carrying out the national poultry improvement plan. The Kansas department of agriculture may cooperate with the United States department of agriculture and Kansas state university for the purpose of promoting the poultry industry and its allied branches and shall supervise and administer the national improvement plan in this state.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 7, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 3, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 14; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 5; L. 2013, ch. 90, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-908 Citation of act.

2-908.
Citation of act.
The provisions of K.S.A. 2-908 to 2-916, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the poultry disease control act.
History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 1; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-909 Definitions.

2-909. Definitions.
As used in the poultry disease control act, except where the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed thereto.
(a) "Commissioner" means the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture.
(b) "Fowl typhoid" means a disease of poultry caused by salmonella gallinarum.
(c) "Hatchery" means a premises with equipment which is operated or controlled by a person for the production of baby poultry.
(d) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm or corporation.
(e) "Plan" means the national poultry improvement plan contained in sections 145.1 through 145.54 of title 9 of the code of federal regulations and the auxiliary provisions thereto which are contained in sections 147.1 through 147.48 of title 9 of the code of federal regulations, and amendments thereto.
(f) "Poultry" means any domesticated birds which are bred for the primary purpose of producing eggs or meat or of being exhibited and which may include chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and game birds, but which shall not include doves or pigeons.
(g) "Pullorum" means a disease of poultry caused by salmonella pullorum.
History:
L. 1984, ch. 195, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-910 National poultry improvement plan; cooperation in administration; powers and duties of commissioner.

2-910.
National poultry improvement plan; cooperation in administration; powers and duties of commissioner.
The commissioner is hereby authorized to cooperate with the United States department of agriculture in the administration of the plan, may enter into a memorandum of understanding with that department therefor and may exercise and perform the powers, duties and functions prescribed for the commissioner under the memorandum of understanding and the plan.
History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 3; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-911 Same; "national plan hatchery" and "U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean" designations, requirements; prohibiting certain shipments into state.

2-911.
Same; "national plan hatchery" and "U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean" designations, requirements; prohibiting certain shipments into state.
(a) Each hatchery within Kansas shall be designated as a "national plan hatchery" by the commissioner in accordance with the plan or shall meet requirements which are equivalent to the requirements under the plan for pullorum and fowl typhoid control as determined by the commissioner.
(b) Each hatchery supply flock within Kansas shall be designated as "U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean" by the commissioner in accordance with the plan or shall meet requirements which are equivalent to the requirements under the plan for pullorum and fowl typhoid control as determined by the commissioner. Any other poultry, except waterfowl, on the same premises as the hatchery supply flock shall be free from pullorum and fowl typhoid infection as evidenced by an official blood test conducted in accordance with the plan.
(c) No poultry may be shipped into Kansas other than from a source which is designated U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean under the plan or which meets the equivalent requirements.
History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 4; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-912 Same; compliance requirements for state designation.

2-912.
Same; compliance requirements for state designation.
All hatcheries, supply flocks of poultry, exhibition flocks of poultry, poultry and poultry products shall comply with the provisions of the plan which provide procedures required to qualify Kansas as a U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean state.
History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 5; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-913 Exhibitions; pullorum-typhoid clean requirements.

2-913.
Exhibitions; pullorum-typhoid clean requirements.
All poultry, including exhibition, exotic and game birds but excluding waterfowl, taken to a public exhibition in Kansas shall come from a flock of poultry which is designated U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean or which meets the equivalent requirements as determined by the commissioner or shall have a negative result from a pullorum and fowl typhoid test conducted within 90 days of the poultry being taken to the public exhibition.
History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 6; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-914 Reports of disease diagnosis and specimens; quarantine; disposition of infected flocks.

2-914.
Reports of disease diagnosis and specimens; quarantine; disposition of infected flocks.
(a) Each person performing poultry disease diagnostic services shall report within 48 hours to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent the source of each poultry specimen from which salmonella pullorum or salmonella gallinarum is isolated. Upon receiving such report, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent shall investigate to determine the origin of the infection.
(b) Each flock of poultry which is found to be infected shall be quarantined by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent until: (1) It is marketed or destroyed under the supervision of the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent; or (2) it subsequently receives an official blood test conducted in accordance with the procedure for reacting flocks under subsection (a)(5) of 9 C.F.R. § 145.14, as revised as of January 1, 1983, and all members of the flock of poultry fail to demonstrate pullorum or fowl typhoid infection.
(c) All costs for testing and handling a quarantined flock of poultry shall be paid by the owner thereof.
History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 7; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-915 Revocation of national plan designations; investigation.

2-915.
Revocation of national plan designations; investigation.
After a thorough investigation, the commissioner may revoke any national plan hatchery or U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean designation for failure of the person operating the hatchery or owning the hatchery supply flocks to comply with the requirements of the poultry disease control act or for the occurrence of repeated outbreaks of pullorum or fowl typhoid in the hatchery or hatchery supply flocks.
History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 8; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 9 - Poultry › 2-916 Penalties.

2-916.
Penalties.
Each violation or failure to comply with the provisions of the poultry disease control act is a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.
History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 9; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 2 - Agriculture › Article 10 - Commercial Feeding Stuffs › 2-1001 Definition of terms.

2-1001.
Definition of terms.
(A) The term "commercial feeding stuffs" shall be held to include all feeding stuffs used for feeding livestock, poultry and pets, including customer formula feed, except the following: (a) Whole seeds or grains. (b) The unmixed meals made directly from and consisting of the entire grains of corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, buckwheat and grain sorghum. (c) Whole hays, straws, silage, cobs, husks, hulls and stover, when unmixed with other materials. (d) All other materials, except pet foods, consisting of sixty per centum (60%) or more of water. (e) Custom mixed feeds.
(B) The term "label" or "labeling" means a display of written, printed or graphic matter on or affixed to the container in which the commercial feeding stuffs is distributed, or on the invoice or delivery slip with a commercial feeding stuffs distributed in bulk.
(C) The term "customer formula feed" means a mixture of feeding stuffs, or a mixture of feeding stuffs and other materials, each lot of which is formulated subsequent to the request of an individual purchaser to contain a specific content of ingredients, protein, vitamin, drug or other guarantee.
(D) The term "custom mixed feed" means a mixture of feed ingredients, or a mixture of feed ingredients and other materials, which are supplied to the owner of the mixing equipment, and are mixed for the owner of the ingredients without any guarantee on the part of the owner of the mixing equipment as to the nutritional or chemical content of the resulting mixture.
(E) The term "pet food" means any commercial feeding stuffs prepared and distributed for consumption by pets.
(F) The term "pet" means any domesticated vertebrate animal normally maintained in or near the household of the owner thereof.
(G) The term "specialty pet food" means any commercial feeding stuffs prepared and distributed for consumption by specialty pets.
(H) The term "specialty pet" means any domesticated animal pet normally maintained in a cage or tank, including but not limited to gerbils, hamsters, canaries, psittacine birds, mynahs, finches, tropical fish, goldfish, snakes and turtles.
History:
L. 1923, ch. 105, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 2-1001; L. 1963, ch. 4, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 4, § 1; July 1.