Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-1215

  • 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.

A municipality or other political subdivision, shall not enact or enforce any ordinance inconsistent with the regulations promulgated and adopted pursuant to this act. Nothing in this act shall in any way impair the power of any municipality or other political subdivision, (1) to prohibit the use of land for anhydrous ammonia storage or handling, or (2) to impose more stringent limitations within its jurisdiction, by zoning regulations, or by building or other regulatory codes.