Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-1208a

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Secretary: means the secretary of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 2-1220
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

If it shall appear to the secretary or an authorized representative of the secretary from examination or analysis of an official sample of a commercial fertilizer that the commercial fertilizer is falsely labeled or fails to comply with the provisions of this act, the secretary shall have power to cancel the registration of such brand or brands of commercial fertilizer after notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act. The secretary may report the facts, the results of any analysis or other examination and the record of any proceedings to the proper prosecuting attorney. Prosecution may be instituted under the provisions of this act in the district court of the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed, upon complaint of the secretary or an authorized representative of the secretary or any citizen of this state, or by any county attorney and shall be prosecuted by the county attorney in the name of the state of Kansas.