Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-172

  • Secretary: means the secretary of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 65-1,114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

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 schools, public bathhouses and public bathrooms in the state.