Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 47 > Article 20 - Kansas Sheep Council

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Council: means the Kansas sheep council. See Kansas Statutes 47-2001
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Producer: means a person who is actively engaged within this state in the business of producing or marketing sheep or wool and who receives income from the production of sheep or wool. See Kansas Statutes 47-2001
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Purchaser: means any person, public or private corporation, association or partnership who buys sheep or wool from the seller or acts as an agent for the sale or slaughter transaction. See Kansas Statutes 47-2001
• Secretary: means the secretary of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 47-2001
• Seller: means any private entity or corporation that sells sheep or wool. See Kansas Statutes 47-2001
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Sheep: means an animal of the ovine species, produced, fed, slaughtered or marketed in this state. See Kansas Statutes 47-2001
• sold: means a transaction in which the property in or to sheep or wool is transferred from the seller to a purchaser for full or partial consideration. See Kansas Statutes 47-2001
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Wool: means the natural fiber produced by sheep. See Kansas Statutes 47-2001