Sprinkling irrigation water on highways declared a public nuisance; injunction

68-184. Sprinkling irrigation water on highways declared a public nuisance; injunction. (a) No person shall allow the sprinkling of water from any irrigation watering system upon any state, county or township road or highway within this state. (b) Any sprinkling of water on roads or highways, as provided in subsection (a), is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it shall be the duty of the county attorney or district attorney of each county of this state, upon receiving notice of such nuisance from any person, to initiate injunctive remedies, if necessary, to prevent the occurrence of any such public nuisance. (c) Prior to seeking injunctive relief, as hereinbefore provided, the county attorney or district attorney of any county in which there exists such public nuisance shall notify or cause to be notified, the owner, occupant or person in charge of land on which the irrigation system causing a public nuisance is located that such person is maintaining a nuisance and that injunctive relief will be sought if such nuisance is not otherwise abated. History: L. 1976, ch. 222, § 1; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Uniform act regulating traffic; powers of state and local authorities; placement of official traffic control devices. 90-126. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Noted in holding no duties imposed on road contractor (K.S.A. 68-2102) regarding road used to travel to and from construction site. Fountain v. Se-Kan Asphalt Services, Inc., 17 Kan. App. 2d 323, 333, 837 P.2d 835 (1992). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026