Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-135

  • association: means a county fair incorporated as provided in this act; "agricultural societies" means other associations of citizens organized for the promotion of agriculture and kindred subjects; "fair" means a bona fide exhibition designed to promote education, and to encourage improvement in agriculture, horticulture, livestock, poultry, dairy products, liberal arts, mechanical fabrics, fine arts, domestic economy, and 4-H club activities by offering premiums and rewards for the best exhibits thereof; subject to the provisions of subsection (b), "fairground" means a plot of land of not less than 10 acres owned or leased by a fair association or county and used by the association or county primarily for fair purposes. See Kansas Statutes 2-125
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

The state fair board in the name of the state of Kansas, and each community fair association, and each county fair association, organized and operating under the laws of the state of Kansas shall have the right of eminent domain as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive, and amendments thereto, for the acquisition of lands or additional lands for fairgrounds or fair purposes.