(a) The agriculture marketing and promotions program within the Kansas department of agriculture shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the agriculture products development division within the department of commerce which were in effect prior to the effective date of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-5,112 through 74-5,132, and amendments thereto, and that are transferred pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-5,113, and amendments thereto. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the agriculture marketing and promotions program within the Kansas department of agriculture shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the agriculture products development division within the department of commerce in which such powers, duties and functions were in effect prior to the effective date of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-5,112 through 74-5,132, and amendments thereto.

(b) Whenever the agriculture products development division or words of like effect are referred to or designated by a statute, contract, or other document and such reference is in regard to any of the powers, duties, or functions transferred to the agriculture products marketing and promotions program such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the program or the secretary of agriculture.

(c) All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the agriculture products development division within the department of commerce which relate to the functions transferred by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-5,112 through 74-5,132, and amendments thereto and which are in effect on the effective date of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-5,112 through 74-5,132, and amendments thereto, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the agriculture marketing and promotions program within the Kansas department of agriculture transferred herein until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.