Kansas Statutes 2-2123. Unlawful to ship live plants or other articles not in compliance with act; tags or labels; electronic or mail order sales
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-2123
- Live plant: means any living plant, cultivated or wild, or any part thereof that can be planted or propagated unless specifically exempted by the rules or regulations of the secretary. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
- Live plant dealer: means any person, unless excluded by rules and regulations adopted hereunder, who engages in business in the following manner:
(1) Grows live plants for sale or distribution;
(2) buys or obtains live plants for the purpose of reselling or reshipping within this state; or
(3) plants, transplants or moves live plants from place to place within the state with the intent to plant such live plants for others and receives compensation for the live plants, for the planting of such live plants or for both live plants and plantings. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
- Plants: means trees, shrubs, grasses, vines, forage and cereal plants and all other plants including growing crops; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds and all other parts of plants. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Kansas department of agriculture, or the authorized representative of the secretary. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) Any live plants sold, delivered, transported or shipped into or within this state by a live plant dealer shall be accompanied by a tag, label, itemized bill of lading, receipt or other document on which shall appear the name and address of the consigner or shipper, a description of the contents and the place of origin.
(b) All live plants and regulated articles shipped or moved into this state shall be accompanied by valid documentation issued by the proper official of the state, territory, district or country from which it was shipped or moved, showing that such live plants or regulated articles are in compliance with quarantines and regulated pest freedom standards as established by the secretary.
(c) Live plants brought into the state under a document, as required by this section, may be sold and moved under a valid Kansas live plant dealer license, and this shall not preclude inspection by the secretary at any time within the state.
(d) Electronic or mail order sales of live plants are subject to the provisions of this act.