2-2001. Legislative declaration. Soil erosion caused by wind storms, dust storms and any plant or weed blowing produced thereby are recognized and declared to be destructive of the natural resources of the state and a menace to the health and well-being of our citizens. History: L. 1937, ch. 189, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 4, […]
2-2002. Duty of landowner. To conserve the natural resources of the state, and to prevent the injurious effects of dust storms, it is hereby made the duty of the owner of real property in this state to prevent dust, plant or weed blowing therefrom, as nearly as that can be done, by planting of perennial […]
2-2003. Data and information to be collected. To carry out and make effective the purposes of this act it is hereby made the duty of the secretary of agriculture to collect from all available sources data and information respecting soil erosion, dust storms and plant or weed blowing and practical methods of preventing or minimizing […]
2-2004. Duties of county commissioners. Further to administer, carry out and make effective the purposes of this act the board of county commissioners of each county, upon knowing or being advised that dust, any plant or weed is blowing from any particular land in the county, are hereby authorized and directed immediately to inspect such […]
2-2005. Same; survey of county; reports; publication of summaries. Further to carry out and make effective the purposes of this act it is hereby made the duty of the board of county commissioners of each county to make, or cause to be made, before June 30 of each year, a complete survey of the county […]
2-2006. Same; hearings; orders concerning land. If this survey discloses certain land in the county to be blowing repeatedly, the board of county commissioners shall consider what measures of a permanent nature can be taken to prevent or minimize the blowing of the soil, any plant or weed thereon. For this purpose the board may […]
2-2007. Soil drifting fund; creation; tax levy, use of proceeds; issuance of warrants. Each board of county commissioners is authorized to create a soil drifting fund and levy a tax against all taxable tangible property of the county to pay for the cost of work done, or hired to be done, by the board of […]
2-2008. Soil erosion caused by wind; work performed for prevention; notice to landowners; special assessments; limitation; division of cost; action by landowner. (a) When work has been done by the county, or by anyone employed by it to carry out its orders respecting the planting or cultivation of any specific tract of land under K.S.A. […]
2-2009. Federal cooperation. The secretary of agriculture is hereby made the agent of the state for the purpose of entering into any agreement with the federal government, or any agency thereof, for cooperation in efforts to prevent soil erosion by wind storms, dust storms and any plant or weed blowing produced thereby, and is hereby […]
2-2011. Invalidity of part. Should the court declare any section or clause of this act unconstitutional then such shall affect only the section or clause so declared to be unconstitutional and shall not affect any other section or clause of this act. History: L. 1937, ch. 189, § 11; March 24.
