Kansas Statutes 2-2122. Revocation of live plant dealer license; notice and opportunity for hearing
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-2122
- 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
- Permit: means a document issued or authorized by the secretary to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted destinations for limited handling, utilization or processing. 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
- 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 secretary, after providing notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, may deny any application or revoke, suspend, modify or refuse to renew any license, permit or certificate issued pursuant to this act if such applicant or holder of such license, permit or certificate has:
(a) Failed to comply with any provision or requirement of this act or any rule or regulation adopted hereunder;
(b) failed to comply with any laws, rules or regulations of any other state, or the United States, related to the licensing of live plant dealers, plant pests, plants, plant products or commodity certification; or
(c) had any license, certificate or permit issued by any other state, or the United States, related to the licensing of live plant dealers, plant pests, plants or plant products revoked, suspended or modified.