2-2801 Citation of act.
2-2801. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas soil amendment act. History: L. 1976, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 14, § 1; July 1.
2-2802 Administration of act.
2-2802. Administration of act. This act shall be administered by the secretary of agriculture. History: L. 1976, ch. 2, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 52; July 1.
2-2803 Definitions.
2-2803. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Soil amendment” means and includes any substance which is intended to improve the physical, chemical or other characteristics of the soil or improve agricultural crop production, except that it shall not include the following: Commercial fertilizers, agricultural liming materials including ground and […]
2-2804 Labeling of containers, bulk lots; listing or guaranteeing active ingredients; data substantiating usefulness, when required.
2-2804. Labeling of containers, bulk lots; listing or guaranteeing active ingredients; data substantiating usefulness, when required. (a) Each container of a soil amendment shall be labeled on the face or display side in a readable and conspicuous form to show the following information: (1) The net weight of the contents; (2) the name of the […]
2-2805 Registration of products; application; fee; requirements.
2-2805. Registration of products; application; fee; requirements. Each soil amendment product shall be registered with the secretary before it is distributed in this state. Application for registration shall be submitted to the secretary, on a form prepared for that purpose, showing the information required on the label, as provided in K.S.A. 2-2804, and amendments thereto, […]
2-2807 Unregistered, unlabeled or misbranded soil amendments; stop sale, use or removal orders.
2-2807. Unregistered, unlabeled or misbranded soil amendments; stop sale, use or removal orders. The secretary may issue and enforce a written or printed “stop sale, use or removal” order to the owner or custodian of any lot of soil amendment, and to hold at a designated place when the secretary finds said soil amendment is […]
2-2808 Violations of act.
2-2808. Violations of act. It shall be a violation of this act for any person to: (a) Distribute a soil amendment that is not registered with the secretary; (b) distribute a soil amendment that is not labeled; (c) distribute a soil amendment that is misbranded; (d) distribute a soil amendment that is adulterated; or (e) […]
2-2809 Misbranded or adulterated, defined.
2-2809. Misbranded or adulterated, defined. (a) For the purposes of this act, a soil amendment shall be deemed to be misbranded if: (1) It bears a label which is false or misleading in any particular; (2) it is distributed under the name of another soil amendment; (3) it is not labeled in accordance with K.S.A. […]
2-2810 Inspection.
2-2810. Inspection. The secretary or his or her authorized agents may inspect, sample, analyze and test soil amendments distributed in this state at any time and place, and to such extent that he or she may deem necessary to determine whether such soil amendments are in compliance with this act. History: L. 1976, ch. 2, […]
2-2811 Rules and regulations.
2-2811. Rules and regulations. The board is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer this act, including methods of sampling, methods of analysis, designation of ingredient forms and standards of identity of products. History: L. 1976, ch. 2, § 11; March 2.
2-2812 Refusal to register products; revocation; hearing.
2-2812. Refusal to register products; revocation; hearing. The secretary shall refuse to register any product that does not comply with this act and the rules and regulations promulgated under this act. The secretary is also authorized and empowered to revoke any registration upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant or any of his or her agents […]
2-2813 Penalties; injunction.
2-2813. Penalties; injunction. (a) Any person convicted of violation of any provision of this act or the rules and regulations promulgated under this act shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring the secretary or his or her authorized agents to report for prosecution or for […]
2-2814 Disposition of moneys; soil amendment fee fund.
2-2814. Disposition of moneys; soil amendment fee fund. The secretary shall remit all moneys received by or for the secretary under this act 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 […]