KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

34-101. Warehouses; supervision of; warehouse fee fund created.

34-101

Chapter 34.--GRAIN AND FORAGE Article 1.--PUBLIC WAREHOUSES; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

34-101. Warehouses; supervision of; warehouse feefund created.(a) The Kansas department of agriculture shall have supervision andregulation of all warehouses operated under the Kansas public warehouse lawsrelating to storage of grain.

(b) The Kansas department of agriculture shall have the authorityto cooperate with any private entity or organization or local, state ornational organization or agency, whether voluntary or created by the law of anystate, or by national law, engaged in work or activities similar to the workand activities of the department, and to enter into contracts and agreementswith such entities, organizations or agencies for carrying on a joint campaignof development, education and publicity.

(c) No provision of this section shall be construed to prohibit orprevent the secretary of agriculture or any authorized representatives frominspecting any weighing or measuring device or otherwise performing any of thesecretary's duties pursuant to any provision of chapter 83 of Kansas StatutesAnnotated, and amendments thereto.

(d) (1) There is hereby created the warehouse fee fund in the statetreasury. The secretary shall remit all moneys received by or for thesecretary from fees, charges or penalties to the state treasurer inaccordance with the provisions of K.S.A 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Uponreceipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entireamount in the state treasury to the credit of the warehousefee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance withappropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reportsissued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary or by a person or personsdesignated by the secretary.

(2) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts andreports shall transfer from the state general fund to the warehouse fee fundinterest earnings based on:

(A) The average daily balance of moneys in the warehouse fee fund for thepreceding month; and

(B) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for thepreceding month.

History: L. 1907, ch. 222, § 1; L. 1915, ch. 229, § 1;L. 1919,ch. 285, § 4;R.S. 1923, 34-101; L. 1933, ch. 189, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 194, § 1;L. 1990, ch. 142, § 1;L. 1991, ch. 108, § 1; Revived, L. 1997, ch. 167, § 2; L. 1997,ch. 167, § 3;L. 2001, ch. 5, § 105;L. 2004, ch. 101, § 192; July 1.