Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-742. History: L. 1961, ch. 291, § 6; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 32, § 24; July 1.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…

65-743. History: L. 1968, ch. 120, § 1; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 315, § 5; July 1.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…

65-744. History: L. 1970, ch. 253, § 1; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 32, § 24; July 1.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…

65-745. History: L. 1970, ch. 253, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 4, § 16; L. 1990, ch. 220, § 5; L. 1991, ch. 186, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 336, § 12; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 32, § 24; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC …

65-746. History: L. 1970, ch. 253, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 220, § 6; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 32, § 24; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

65-747. History: L. 1970, ch. 253, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 315, § 4; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 194; L. 1990, ch. 220, § 7; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 32, § 24; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF S…

65-748. History: L. 1970, ch. 253, § 5; L. 1990, ch. 220, § 8; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 32, § 24; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

65-749. History: L. 1970, ch. 253, § 6; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 32, § 24; July 1.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…

65-750. History: L. 1970, ch. 253, § 7; L. 1973, ch. 2, § 32; L. 1994, ch. 336, § 13; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 224; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 167, § 16; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF ST…

65-767. History: L. 1985, ch. 200, § 7; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 89; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 6, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

65-770. History: L. 1989, ch. 2, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 225; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 167, § 16; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

65-771. Milk, milk products and dairy products; definitions. As used in this act*: (a) "Adulterated" means the same as provided in K.S.A. 65-664, and amendments thereto. (b) "Bulk milk pick up tanker" means a vehicle, including the truck, tank and those appurtenances necessary fo…

65-771a. Milk standards; content requirements. (a) Except as provided in article 7 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary hereunder, the secretary shall apply the definitions and standards of i…

65-772. Secretary to adopt rules and regulations. (a) The secretary shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this act, and shall be charged with the enforcement of this act and of any rules and regulations adopted hereunder. (b) All r…

65-773. Inspection and testing of milk products. It shall be the duty of the secretary to: (a) Establish a statewide system of milk inspection and regulatory services to insure, by means of uniform inspection and sampling procedures, that all milk and milk products sold in this s…

65-774. Powers of secretary. The secretary may: (a) Examine any books and records which are kept by any person who is subject to this act and which pertain to any milk, milk products or dairy products or any fees required to be paid pursuant to this act; (b) examine under oath or…

65-775. Adoption of rules and regulations. (a) The secretary may adopt rules and regulations: (1) Establishing criteria for the sanitary production, processing, handling, sampling, examination, testing, grading and labeling of all milk, milk products and dairy products sold or pr…

65-776. Political subdivisions of state prohibited from performing further inspection or assessment of fees. (a) All milk, milk products and dairy products which have been inspected in accordance with the provisions of this act, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, m…

65-777. Secretary may perform tests and assess fees therefor. (a) The secretary, through the department of agriculture's laboratory, may test any sample of milk, milk product or dairy product for bacteria or somatic cells or perform any other test required by this act or any rule…

65-778. License requirement for certain persons engaged in milk, cream or dairy business; fees. (a) Any person who engages in business as a dairy manufacturing plant shall first apply for and obtain a dairy manufacturing plant license from the secretary and shall pay a license fe…

65-779. Permit to sell grade A pasteurized milk or milk products. (a) Any person who is required to pay or remit a fee under this act in order to sell, offer for sale, receive or distribute grade A raw milk for pasteurization, grade A pasteurized milk or grade A pasteurized milk …

65-780. Loss of license; conditions therefor. The secretary may deny, suspend, revoke or modify or refuse to renew the provisions of any license or permit issued under this act if the secretary finds, after notice and opportunity for a hearing are given in accordance with the pro…

65-780a. Temporary suspension of license; reinstatement. (a) The secretary may suspend temporarily any license or permit issued under K.S.A. 65-778 and 65-779, and amendments thereto, without a hearing and subject to the notice requirements of the emergency adjudication procedure…

65-781. Fees for inspection and regulatory services; payment of fees, when due; delinquent fees; change in fees by secretary, limitations. The following fees for the statewide system of milk inspection and regulatory services are hereby established: (a) A fee of $.01, or commenci…

65-782. Fees deposited in state treasury; dairy fee fund established. (a) The secretary shall remit all moneys received under this act to the state treasurer at least monthly. Upon receipt of such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount thereof in the stat…

65-783. Cleanliness of dairy equipment; use of approved water source. (a) Utensils, milk cans, milking machines, pipeline systems and other equipment used in the handling of milk and dairy products shall be: (1) Maintained in good condition; (2) free from rust, open seams, milk s…

65-784. On-farm production of butter and sales thereof not subject to act. Nothing in this act pertaining to the manufacture of butter shall apply to farmers or producers of milk and cream when churning milk or cream produced on their own farm into what shall be known as dairy, c…

65-785. Secretary may issue stop sale or stop use order. (a) The secretary may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale or stop use order to the owner or custodian of any quantity of milk, milk products or dairy products or any equipment used in the storage, handling, pro…

65-786. Issuance of emergency cease and desist orders by secretary; notice and hearing; declaration of imminent health hazard. (a) If the secretary determines after notice and opportunity for a hearing that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any act or practice constitut…

65-787. Court may issue temporary restraining order. The district courts of the state of Kansas shall have jurisdiction to restrain violations of this act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The court may issue such orders, including temporary restraining orders,…

65-788. Issuance of civil penalties for violations of act; written orders; notice and hearing; appeals; remittance of penalties. (a) Any licensee or any employee or agent thereof who violates any provision of this act or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any pe…

65-789. Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to: (a) Engage in any business or activity which requires a license or permit under this act without having a license or permit; (b) sell, offer or expose for sale: (1) Any milk, milk products or dairy products which do n…

65-790. Penalties for violation of act. Any person who violates any provision of this act or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500. History: L. …

65-791. Severability of act. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not effect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, a…

65-792. On-farm retail sale of milk; label and advertising requirements; penalties for violations. (a) The on-farm retail sale of milk or milk products shall be lawful, so long as each container of unpasteurized raw milk sold or offered for sale bears a label that is clearly visi…

65-793. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Act" means K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-793 through 65-797, and amendments thereto. (b) "Association" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 17-1602, and amendments thereto. (c) "Cooperative" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 17-1602, and ame…

65-794. Statutory trust for milk producer funds; establishment of escrow accounts; distribution of funds. (a) (1) Except as provided by subsections (b) and (d), a milk processor shall hold in trust all payments received from the sale of milk for the benefit of the milk producer f…

65-795. Requirements for a milk processor to purchase raw milk from a milk producer; acceptable delivery of payment. (a) A milk processor may not purchase raw milk from a milk producer unless: (1) Payment of the purchase price is made according to the provisions prescribed by an …

65-796. Inapplicability of act to certain transactions. This act does not apply to transactions between a cooperative association, while acting as a marketing agent, and its members. History: L. 2025, ch. 24, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General P…

65-797. Failure to pay for milk as provided by act; milk processor liability to milk producer. A milk processor who fails to pay for raw milk as provided by this act is liable to the milk producer for: (a) The purchase price of the raw milk; (b) interest on the purchase price at …

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[Repealed or reserved.]

65-803. History: L. 1923, ch. 165, § 3; R.S. 1923; 65-803; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 84; Repealed, L. 1993, ch. 24, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…

65-804. History: L. 1923, ch. 165, § 4; R.S. 1923, 65-804; Repealed, L. 1993, ch. 24, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Fi…

65-805. History: L. 1923, ch. 165, § 5; R.S. 1923, 65-805; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 85; Repealed, L. 1993, ch. 24, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…

65-901. Certain unclaimed dead bodies; use for medical, surgical and anatomical science. It shall be lawful for the chairman or head of the department of anatomy of the medical school of the university of Kansas, to claim and receive the dead body of any person required to be del…

65-902. History: L. 1897, ch. 158, § 2; R.S. 1923, 65-902; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 359, § 7; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

65-902a. Delivery of unclaimed bodies to medical school; notice; expenses; receipts; records. It is hereby made the duty of each coroner or any other officer having charge or control over unclaimed dead human bodies which would otherwise be buried at public expense or on grounds …

65-902b. Burial at expense of person failing to notify or deliver; recovery. Whenever, through the failure of any person to notify or deliver a dead body as required by this act, such body shall become unfit for anatomical purposes, and such fact is so certified to the board of c…

65-903. Use of bodies; burial. Such bodies shall be used only for the promotion of medical and surgical science within the state of Kansas. The remains after serving such purpose shall receive decent burial. History: L. 1897, ch. 158, § 3; R.S. 1923, 65-903; L. 1951, ch. 359, § 5…