Land surveying; exemptions from requirements for licensure or certification

74-7034. Land surveying; exemptions from requirements for licensure or certification. The provisions of K.S.A. 74-7001 et seq., and amendments thereto, requiring licensure or the issuance of a certificate of authorization under K.S.A. 74-7036, and amendments thereto, to engage in the practice of surveying shall not be construed to prevent or to affect: (a) Those surveying activities, which include locating or laying out of alignments, positions or elevations where such work is part of the construction of engineering or architectural works, when such activities are for purposes other than the conveyance of an interest in real property. (b) The practice of surveying by an individual of such individual's own real property or that of such individual's employer for purposes other than the conveyance of an interest in such real property. (c) The surveying on farms for agricultural purposes other than the conveyance of an interest in such farm property. (d) The performance of services by a licensed landscape architect or by a business entity issued a certificate of authorization to provide services in landscape architecture under K.S.A. 74-7036, and amendments thereto, in connection with landscape and site planning for the sites, approaches or environment for buildings, structures or facilities. (e) Mapping by governmental agencies when such activity does not involve the locating, relocating, or physical establishment of land boundaries and related monuments or the preparation of original or field retracement of existing descriptions of real property. History: L. 1978, ch. 326, § 26; L. 1980, ch. 244, § 13; L. 1986, ch. 303, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 240, § 23; L. 2009, ch. 94, § 12; L. 2014, ch. 88, § 25; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Land Description Errors: Recognition, Avoidance, and Consequences," John C. Peck and Christopher L. Steadham, 78 J.K.B.A. No. 8, 20 (2009). Attorney General's Opinions: Land surveyors; licensure; exemption from examination. 88-32. 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