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Agricultural Marketing, Advocacy and Outreach Program (July 2013)
Kansas Grain Commodity Commissions
- Kansas Grain Commodity Commissions Statutes (April 2008)
- Kansas Grain Commodity Commissions Regulations (October 1991)
Division of Animal Health
- Division of Animal Health Statutes (July 2024)
- Division of Animal Health Regulations (May 2022)
Bovine Tuberculosis K.A.R. 9-3-11 eff 09-19-14
Adoption by reference, effective 09/19/14
Pet Animal Act
- Pet Animal Act Statutes (April 2018)
- Pet Animal Act Regulations (December 2019)
Kansas Statutes Annotated (July 2023)
Rules and Regulations (April 2021)
The Kansas Agricultural Liming Materials Act
- Kansas Agricultural Liming Materials Act Statutes (July 2015)
- Kansas Agricultural Liming Materials Act Regulations (April 2016)
Certificate of Free Sale:
Document required in certain countries or for certain commodities (such as food products, ingredients), certifying that the specified imported goods are normally and freely sold in the exporting country's open markets and are approved for export.
Certificate of Free Sale Fact Sheet
Request Certificate of Free Sale
- Certificate of Free Sale Statute (July 2008)
- Certificate of Free Sale Regulations (June 2018)
The Kansas Dairy Law
- Kansas Dairy Law Statutes (July 2022)
- Kansas Dairy Law Regulations (December 2023)
Kansas Commercial Feeding Stuffs Law
- Kansas Commercial Feeding Stuffs Law Statutes (July 2010)
- Kansas Commercial Feeding Stuffs Law Regulations (September 2011)
Order of the Secretary (November 2015)
Kansas Food Safety and Lodging Program
- Food Safety and Lodging Program Statutes (May 2023)
- Food Safety and Lodging Program Regulations (June 2023)
Kansas Food Code
The Kansas Food Code is based largely upon the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Model Food Code. These food safety regulations govern licensed food service establishments, retail food stores and food vending companies. The provisions of the Kansas Food Code provide a system of pro-active preventive safeguards designed to minimize the hazards that lead to foodborne illness thus ensuring safe food and acceptable levels of sanitation in food establishments.
Certificate of Free Sale:
Document required in certain countries or for certain commodities (such as food products, ingredients), certifying that the specified imported goods are normally and freely sold in the exporting country's open markets and are approved for export.
Certificate of Free Sale Fact Sheet
Request Certificate of Free Sale
- Certificate of Free Sale Statute (July 2008)
- Certificate of Free Sale Regulations (June 2018)
Kansas Egg Law
- Egg Law Statutes (July 2021)
- Egg Law Regulations (February 2007)
United States Standards, Grades, and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs
Adoption by ref. K.A.R. 4-11-14
Kansas Grain Warehouse Law
- Grain Warehouse Statutes (July 2021)
- Grain Warehouse Regulations (August 2022)
Kansas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act
- Meat and Poultry Inspection Act Statutes (May 2013)
- Meat and Poultry Inspection Act Regulations (May 2013)
Certificate of Free Sale:
Document required in certain countries or for certain commodities (such as food products, ingredients), certifying that the specified imported goods are normally and freely sold in the exporting country's open markets and are approved for export.
Certificate of Free Sale Fact Sheet
Request Certificate of Free Sale
- Certificate of Free Sale Statute (July 2008)
- Certificate of Free Sale Regulations (June 2018)
Powers and Duties of the Secretary (July 2023)
Certificate of Free Sale:
Document required in certain countries or for certain commodities (such as food products, ingredients), certifying that the specified imported goods are normally and freely sold in the exporting country's open markets and are approved for export.
Kansas Agricultural Chemical Act
- Agricultural Chemical Act Statutes (July 2017)
- Agricultural Chemical Act Regulations (June 2011)
Kansas Chemigation Safety Law
- Chemigation Safety Law Statutes (July 2024)
- Chemigation Safety Law Regulations (February 2010)
Kansas Fertilizer Law
- Fertilizer Law Statutes (July 2022)
- Fertilizer Law Regulations (March 2010)
Kansas Pesticide Law
- Pesticide Law Statutes (July 2024)
- Pesticide Law Regulations (September 2010)
Kansas Soil Amendment Act (February 2007)
- Soil Amendment Act Statutes (July 2005)
- Soil Amendment Act Regulations (February 2007)
Industrial Hemp
- Industrial Hemp Statutes (July 2024)
- Industrial Hemp Regulations (February 2021)
Plant Pest and Agriculture Commodity Certification Act - Kansas Cotton Boll Weevil Act
- Commodity Certification Act Statutes (July 2022)
- Commodity Certification Act Regulations (October 2024)
The Kansas Seed Law
- Seed Law Statutes (July 2022)
- Seed Law Regulations (December 2023)
- Seed Guidance Document (May 2024)
Noxious Weed Law
- Noxious Weed Law Statutes (July 2023)
- Noxious Weed Law Regulations (March 2021)
Plant Protection Quarantines in Kansas
Callery Pear
This Order of Quarantine shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall remain in effect until rescinded or modified by further order of the Secretary.
Federal Noxious Weeds
This quarantine was enacted in 2004 and is designed to prevent the commercial sales of federal noxious weeds in Kansas. The Federal Noxious Weed Quarantine was updated in July 2021.
Grecian Foxglove
The quarantine was enacted in 2001 and is designed to prevent the commercial sale of Grecian Foxglove in Kansas. This highly-toxic plant is the target of an ongoing eradication project in parts of Wilson County.
Karnal Bunt
Karnal bunt is a fungal pest of wheat that could have a serious economic impact on Kansas' wheat industry if it were to be introduced into the state. Kansas enacted a quarantine in 2001 that is designed to prevent introduction and suppress the spread of this disease in the state.
Purple Loosestrife
This quarantine was enacted in 2002 and is designed to prevent the commercial sales of purple loosestrife in Kansas. This plant is a serious wetlands invader and could cause damage to Kansas wetlands if it becomes established.
Tamarix (Salt Cedar)
Salt cedar or tamarisk was quarantined by Kansas in 2004 and has currently displaced approximately 1.6 million acres of native vegetation in the western United States. Salt cedar is an invasive riparian shrub from Eurasia and was originally sold as an ornamental or planted for stream bank stabilization. It is a plant that is characterized by having a fast seedling growth rate allowing for quick establishment, profuse seed production with mature plants, increased soil salinity contributing to its invasive nature, and elevated water usage as compared to native species.
Thousand Canker Disease of Walnut
This quarantine was enacted on November 20, 2014 and rescinds and supersedes the quarantine issued on July 20, 2010. This quarantine prevents the introduction of thousand cankers disease of walnut and walnut twig beetle into Kansas.
Order of the Secretary
Fees for National Conference on Weights & Measures Evaluations (January 2018)
Order of the Secretary
Service Company License Application Fees (June 2023)
Order of the Secretary
Technical Representative Three-Year License Fees (June 2023)
Weights and Measures
- Weights and Measures Statutes (April 2017)
- Weights and Measures Regulations (December 2017)
Certificate of Free Sale:
Document required in certain countries or for certain commodities (such as food products, ingredients), certifying that the specified imported goods are normally and freely sold in the exporting country's open markets and are approved for export.
- Conservation Measures Under the Conservation Districts Law
K.S.A 2-1915, 2-1919 and 2-1930 - Water Projects Environmental Coordination Act
K.S.A. 82a-325 through 82a-327 - Division of Water Resources
K.S.A. 74-506a through 74-506d
K.S.A. 74-510 and 74-510a - DWR Administrative Matters
K.S.A. 82a-1901 through 82a-1906
July 2017 - Arkansas River Compact of 1949
- Construction of Flood Control Works by Cities
K.S.A. 12-635 through 12-638 and 12-1616b - Design of Levees Regulations
K.A.R. 5-45-1 thru 5-45-23 - Ex Officio Member: Kansas Water Authority
K.S.A. 74-2610 and 74-2622
July 2023 - Floodplain Management Regulations
K.A.R. 5-44-1 thru 5-44-7 - Groundwater Management District Act
K.S.A. 82a-1020 through 82a-1045
July 2024 - Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1 Rules and Regulations (November 2019)
- Equus Beds Groundwater Management District No. 2 Rules and Regulations (July 2017)
- Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3 Rules and Regulations (June 2016)
- Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 4 Rules and Regulations
June 2016 - Big Bend Groundwater Management District No. 5 Rules and Regulations
November 2019 - Intensive Groundwater Use Control Area Rules and Regulations
September 2009 - Irrigation Districts
K.S.A. 42-701 through 42-730 - Junkyard and Salvage Control Act
K.S.A. 68-2201 through 68-2215
July 2010 - Kansas Water Banking Act
K.S.A 82a-761 through 82a-773
2023 - Guidance Document: Drought Term Permits
- Kansas-Nebraska Big Blue River Compact – 1971
- Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact – 1966
- Kansas Water Appropriations Act
K.S.A. 82a-701 through 82a-722, 82a-724 through 82a-734a, 82a-736, 82a-737, 82a-741 through 82a-745
May 2023 - Kansas Water Appropriations Act Rules and Regulations
December 2021 - The Levee Law
K.S.A. 24-126 - Multipurpose Small Lakes Program Act
May 2021 - Obstructions in Streams Regulations
K.A.R. 5-40-1 thru 5-40-106; 5-41-1 thru 5-41-6; 5-42-1 thru 5-42-5; 5-43-1 thru 5-43-5 & K.A.R. 5-46-1 thru 5-46-4
October 2008 - Obstructions in Streams Statutes
K.S.A. 82a-301 through 82a-328
July 2023 - Organization and Operation of Drainage Districts
K.S.A. 24-656 through 24-668
July 2014 - Kansas-Nebraska-Colorado Republican River Compact – 1943
- Rural Water Districts
K.S.A. 82a-612 through 82a-647
July 2019 - Rural Water Supply Districts
K.S.A. 82a-601 through 82a-611 - Smoky Hill Water Supply
K.S.A. 82a-2301 through 82a-2324
October 2011 - State Water Plan Storage Act
K.S.A. 82a-1301 through 82a-1320 - Water Assurance Program Act and Regulations
K.S.A. 82a-1330 through 82a-1348
K.A.R. 5-11-1 and 5-11-2 - Water Litigation
K.S.A. 82a-1801 through 82a-1805
October 2011 - Water Protection Fee
K.S.A. 82a-954 - Water Storage Law
K.S.A. 79-201g and 82a-405 through 82a-410 - Water Transfer Act
K.S.A. 82a-1501 through 82a-1508
July 2023 - Water Transfer Regulations
K.A.R. 5-50-1 thru 5-50-8 - Watershed District Act
K.S.A. 24-1201 through 24-1237
July 2019 - Floodplain Zoning Ordinances
K.S.A. 12-766
Division of Water Resources
| Title | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RRC Area New Applications | Process for handling new applications within the northwest Kansas Republican River Basin. | 05/31/2016 |
| House Bill 2363 | Amendments to water structures permit requirements including: dams, stream obstructions, channel changes and floodplain fill projects. | 05/01/2013 |
| 2011 Drought Term Permit Applications | Process to handling 2011 emergency drought term permits. | 08/16/2011 |
| Permit Limited to 10 Years | Guidance document re: water structures permit extensions (KSA 82a-301 et al and KSA 24-126) | 08/16/2011 |
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