Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-3012

  • Grower: means any natural person, partnership, association, corporation or other legal entity engaged in the growing of corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers who owns or who shares in the ownership and risk of loss of such corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers, whether as landlord or tenant. See Kansas Statutes 2-3001
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

On and after the effective date of the national checkoff program for soybeans, established pursuant to public law 101-624, the assessment shall be collected upon all soybeans sold in the state of Kansas. Such assessment shall be levied and assessed to the grower at the time of sale and shall be collected pursuant to the terms of the national checkoff program for soybeans established pursuant to public law 101-624 and any rules and regulations or marketing orders promulgated or issued thereunder. Under the provisions of this act, no soybeans shall be subject to assessment more than once. Assessments made under this section shall constitute a preferred lien and shall have a priority over all other liens and encumbrances upon such soybeans. Any assessment made under this section shall be deducted and paid as herein provided whether such soybeans are stored in this or any other state.