Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-2112

  • Live plant: means any living plant, cultivated or wild, or any part thereof that can be planted or propagated unless specifically exempted by the rules or regulations of the secretary. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
  • Plant pests: includes any stage of development of any insect, nematode, arachnid, or any other invertebrate animal, or any bacteria, fungus, virus, weed or any other parasitic plant or microorganism, or any toxicant, that can:

    (1) Injure plants or plant products; or

    (2) cause a threat to public health. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113

  • Plant products: means fruit, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, wood, lumber, grains and all other plant products. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
  • Plants: means trees, shrubs, grasses, vines, forage and cereal plants and all other plants including growing crops; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds and all other parts of plants. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Kansas department of agriculture, or the authorized representative of the secretary. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113

This act shall be known as the plant pest and agriculture commodity certification act. The authority to regulate plant pests, live plant dealers, plants and plant products and commodity certification in Kansas is vested exclusively with the secretary of agriculture.