Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-170f. Same; disposition of recovered penalties. Except as otherwise provided by K.S.A. 82a-952, all penalties recovered pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund. History: L. 1973, ch. 244, § 6; L. 19…

65-170g. Disclosure of information; trade secrets; confidential information. Records, reports, data or other information obtained relative to or from sources or potential sources of discharges of water pollutants shall be available to the public except that upon a showing satisfa…

65-171. History: L. 1909, ch. 226, § 6; R.S. 1923, 65-171; Repealed, L. 1967, ch. 333, § 7; April 28. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Words "change supply" mean change source of supply; election unnecessary for chlorination. State, ex rel., v. City of Galena, 194 Kan. 679, 680, 681, 682, 401…

65-171a. Stream pollution detrimental to animal or aquatic life. The authority of the secretary of health and environment in matters of stream pollution is hereby supplemented to include stream pollution found to be detrimental to public health or detrimental to the animal or aqu…

65-171b. Same; abatement. It shall be the duty of the attorney general, on presentation by the secretary of health and environment of evidence of abatable pollution of the surface waters detrimental to the animal or aquatic life in the state, to take such action as may be necessa…

65-171c. Same; technical advisers. The secretary of health and environment shall have authority to appoint or employ such technical advisers as may be necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this act. History: L. 1927, ch. 239, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 38; July 1. Previ…

65-171d. Prevention of water pollution; standards; permits; exemption; orders; hearings; appeals; fees; confined feeding facilities, registration prior to construction, separation distance requirements, exemptions. (a) For the purpose of preventing surface and subsurface water po…

65-171e. Same; investigations, services and orders; fees. All investigations, services and orders rendered, issued or promulgated under the provisions of K.S.A. 65-171d, and amendments thereto, shall be made by such agency, section or division of the department of health and envi…

65-171f. Same; penalties for failure to comply with rules and regulations. Every public authority having by law the charge of the sewer system of any municipality, township, county or legally constituted sewer district or any person, company, corporation, institution, municipalit…

65-171g. Protection of water and air from sewage contamination. Water supply shall be protected against contamination from sewage by the prohibition of any connection between sewage and water systems which provide the possibility of water contamination by means of back syphonage …

65-171h. Minimum standards for sanitary water and sewage systems. The secretary of health and environment in pursuance of his general power of supervision over the interests of the health and life of the citizens of this state, and the sanitary conditions under which they live an…

65-171i. Feedlot law administration not affected by this act. Nothing in this act [*] shall be construed as limiting the authority of the state animal health commissioner in matters concerning the administration of the law concerning feedlots, K.S.A. 47-1501 et seq., and amendmen…

65-171j. Discharge of substances containing mercury into waters of state prohibited; penalty. (a) As used in this act: (1) "Waters of the state" shall be defined as stated in K.S.A. 65-161; and (2) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other association…

65-171k. History: L. 1976, ch. 260, § 1; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 179, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

65-171l. Same; analyses to performed by laboratory certificated by secretary. Whenever any water sample analysis is required by the secretary of health and environment for the purposes of any permit or application for a permit under K.S.A. 65-163, 65-165 or 65-171d, or any amendm…

65-171m. Public water supply systems; primary drinking water standards; rules and regulations, authority to adopt, scope; stringency of standards; requiring fluorides prohibited. The secretary of health and environment shall adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of t…

65-171n. Same; development of emergency plans by secretary. The secretary of health and environment shall develop plans for emergency conditions and situations that may endanger the public health or welfare by contamination of drinking water. The plans shall identify potential so…

65-171o. Public water supply systems; suppliers to provide notice, when; form of notice. The secretary of health and environment may require a supplier of water to give notice to the persons served by the public water supply system and to the secretary of health and environment w…

65-171p. Public water supply systems; variances; conditions; notice; requests for public hearing; scheduled compliance. (a) The secretary of health and environment may grant a variance from an applicable primary drinking water standard to a public water supply system where the va…

65-171q. Same; exemptions; required findings; notice; requests for public hearings; scheduled compliance. (a) The secretary of health and environment may grant an exemption from any requirement relating to a maximum contaminant level or from any treatment technique requirement, o…

65-171r. Public water supply systems; prohibited acts. The following acts are prohibited: (a) The operation of a public water supply system without first obtaining a valid public water supply system permit under K.S.A. 65-163, and amendments thereto; (b) the operation of a public…

65-171s. Same; violation of standards; penalties; procedure; hearing; judicial review. (a) Any person who violates any provision of K.S.A. 65-171r, and amendments thereto, shall incur, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, a civil penalty in an amount not more than $5…

65-171t. Same; attorney general to seek injunctive relief. The attorney general, upon the request of the secretary of health and environment, shall bring an action in the name of the state of Kansas to seek injunctive relief to prevent the violation, or to enjoin any continuing v…

65-171u. Liability for damages to environment; recovery by attorney general, when; disposition of damages recovered. As used in this act, "person" means any individual, company, corporation, institution, municipality, township, county, federal agency or legally constituted sewer …

65-171v. Responsibility of cleanup operations for water or soil pollutants; definitions; duties of secretary; recovery of costs by attorney general and disposition thereof; penalties. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Cleanup" means all actions necessary to contain, collect, cont…

65-171w. History: L. 1979, ch. 269, § 3; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 32, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

65-171x. Application of acts to federal agencies. The provisions of K.S.A. 65-161 through 65-171w, and amendments thereto, and any rules and regulations adopted under the authority thereof shall apply to agencies of the United States government. History: L. 1984, ch. 221, § 4; Ap…

65-171y. Public water supply system regulation of lawn irrigation systems. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), any lawn irrigation system which is not used for the application of fertilizers, pesticides or other chemicals shall not be deemed to be a high-hazard water…

65-171z. History: L. 1933, ch. 85, § 1 (Special Session); L. 1945, ch. 234, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 284, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 333, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 333, § 4; L. 1971, ch. 201, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 247, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 39; L. 1984, ch. 222, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 204, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 2…

65-172. Sanitary supervision by secretary of health and environment. In the interest of the public health, and to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases, the secretary of health and environment is charged with the sanitary supervision of all barber shops, barber…

65-173. Inspections; rules and regulations; penalty. The secretary of health and environment is hereby directed and empowered to inspect or cause to be inspected the places mentioned in K.S.A. 65-172, or any amendments thereto, and to make such rules and regulations as are necess…

65-176. Inspections; rules and regulations; reports; terms "sanitary conditions" and "health supervision" construed. The secretary of health and environment shall at intervals of not less than six (6) months inspect or cause to be inspected all state children's institutions. Such…

65-177. Study of diseases and deaths from maternal, perinatal and anesthetic causes; "data" defined; medical records; confidentiality, use; liability, immunity; admissibility as evidence; reports, contents. (a) (1) "Data," as used in K.S.A. 65-177 through 65-179, and amendments t…

65-178. Same; nonliability for furnishing information for studies. The furnishing of data to the secretary of health and environment or his authorized representative, or to any other cooperating agency in such medical research study, shall not make any physician, hospital, sanato…

65-179. Same; unauthorized disclosure; penalty; construction of act. Any disclosure of data in violation of the provisions of this act shall be a misdemeanor and punishable as such. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as conferring upon the secretary of health and environ…

65-180. Educational, screening, testing and follow-up program concerning phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, galactosemia, maple syrup urine disease and certain other genetic diseases; advance universal newborn screening program established; registry of cases; medically n…

65-180a. Educational, screening, testing and follow-up program concerning phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, galactosemia, maple syrup urine disease and certain other genetic diseases; registry of cases; food and treatment products; reimbursement of cost; eligibility; ne…

65-181. Administration of newborn screening tests in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary. (a) The administrative officer or other person in charge of each institution or the attending physician or mid-level practitioner, caring for infants 28 days of ag…

65-182. Same; provisions inapplicable where parents object on religious grounds. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any infant whose parents object thereto on the grounds that such tests and treatment conflict with their religious tenets and practices. History: L. …

65-183. Report of cases of certain conditions by physicians to secretary. (a) Every physician or mid-level practitioner having knowledge of a case of a condition identified by the secretary of health and environment under K.S.A. 65-180(i), and amendments thereto, in one of such p…

65-184. Purpose of act. The purpose of this act is to regulate and control development of areas of the state surrounding certain impoundments of water to prevent pollution of such impoundments, to assure sound and economical development and maintenance of healthful and sanitary c…

65-185. Definitions. For the purpose of this act unless the context otherwise requires: (a) The term "sanitation zone" means the land within an area designated and described by regulation of the secretary of health and environment under the provisions of this act, no portion of w…

65-186. History: L. 1965, ch. 387, § 3; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 213, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

65-187. Powers and duties of secretary. The following powers and duties are hereby conferred and imposed upon the secretary of health and environment: (a) The secretary of health and environment is authorized to adopt rules and regulations designating and establishing "sanitation…

65-188. Enforcement of act; injunction, mandamus or quo warranto. The county attorney of every county is hereby authorized and directed to file appropriate actions for the enforcement of this act upon the request of the secretary of health and environment or the reservoir sanitat…

65-189. History: L. 1965, ch. 387, § 6; L. 1967, ch. 335, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 213, § 6; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 294, § 8; April 25. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessio…

65-189c. Subdivider to submit engineering study and sanitation plan; review and approval; information required in instrument of conveyance; construction and use of buildings and facilities; sanitation plan and construction of water and sewage systems required; review and approval…

65-189d. Subdivided lands to be platted; plan and estimate of cost of water, sewage and refuse service required. All land subdivided into tracts or lots of three (3) acres or less and located within a sanitation zone shall be platted, and approved by the board of county commissio…

65-189e. Act inapplicable to certain lands. The provisions of this act* shall not apply to: (a) Land used exclusively for agricultural purposes as defined in this act* or to land under the control of the Kansas department of wildlife and parks, but the department shall not develo…

65-189f. Rules and regulations providing for granting exceptions. Also, notwithstanding the provisions of this act, the secretary of health and environment shall adopt rules and regulations which shall, consistent with the purposes of this act, make provision for exceptions to be…