74-520a. Establishment of state fair board; membership; division of state for districts; establishment of nonprofit corporation. (a) On and after March 15, 1995, the Kansas state fair board is hereby established. The Kansas state fair board shall consist of the following members:
(1) The secretary of agriculture or the successor of the secretary of agriculture, or the secretary's designee;
(2) the secretary of commerce, or the secretary's designee;
(3) the director of extension of Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, or the director's designee;
(4) one person appointed by the governor from three persons nominated by the Kansas chamber of commerce and industry;
(5) one person appointed by the governor from three persons nominated by the travel industry association of Kansas;
(6) one person appointed by the governor from three persons nominated by the Kansas fairs association; and
(7) seven people from the general public appointed by the governor. Of such people appointed, one shall be from each of the five extension areas, as established in subsection (e), and two shall represent the state at large. Directors of each extension area shall submit three nominations to the governor. Such persons nominated shall be actively involved in agriculture production or agribusiness.
(b) Of the persons initially appointed by the governor under subsection (a), three shall have a term of one year, three shall have a term of two years and three shall have a term of three years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Thereafter, all members shall have terms of three years and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(c) Any vacancy occurring on the Kansas state fair board shall be filled as the original appointment was made.
(d) If any of the members able to appoint a designee does so, the designee shall be appointed for a term of not less than one year.
(e) For the purpose of this section the state shall be divided into five extension areas. The northwest extension area shall include the following counties: Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Osborne, Rooks, Graham, Sheridan, Thomas, Sherman, Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Barton, Rush and Ness. The southwest extension area shall include the following counties: Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Pawnee, Hodgeman, Finney, Kearny, Hamilton, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Grant, Stanton, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, Clark, Comanche and Kiowa. The south central extension area shall include the following counties: Lincoln, Ottawa, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Saline, Rice, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Harvey, Butler, Kingman, Sedgwick, Cowley, Sumner, Harper, Barber, Pratt and Stafford. The southeast extension area shall include the following counties: Morris, Chase, Lyon, Osage, Franklin, Miami, Coffey, Anderson, Linn, Bourbon, Allen, Woodson, Greenwood, Elk, Wilson, Neosho, Crawford, Chautauqua, Montgomery, Labette and Cherokee. The northeast extension area shall include the following counties: Jewell, Republic, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan, Mitchell, Cloud, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Atchison, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Douglas, Shawnee, Wabaunsee and Geary.
(f) (1) The Kansas state fair board is authorized to establish a nonprofit corporation organized under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall consist of the members of the executive committee of the fair board, the general manager and other directors designated by the fair board.
(2) The purpose of the nonprofit corporation shall be to receive gifts, donations, grants and other moneys and engage in fundraising projects for the benefit of the Kansas state fair.
History: L. 1994, ch. 311, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 24; L. 2011, ch. 104, § 10; L. 2019, ch. 34, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities
Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture
74-504b Statistical service; authority of secretary.
74-504e Agricultural statistics fund; creation, deposits and expenditures.
74-505b Permanent status to certain personnel; sick and annual leave; salary range.
74-505c Acceptance reports by secretary in lieu of affidavits and verified reports.
74-506a Division of water resources; creation.
74-506b Authority, powers and duties conferred upon division of water resources.
74-506c Certain commissions abolished.
74-506d Chief engineer, assistants and employees; compensation.
74-510 Information and assistance to chief engineer.
74-510a Delegation of duties by chief engineer.
74-511 Establishment; purposes.
74-515b Same; employees to retain rights and status; employment of entomologists and assistants.
74-524a Powers, duties and functions of the board of state fair managers transferred.
74-524b Abolishment of prior state fair board.
74-524c Powers, duties and functions of prior state fair board transferred.
74-524d Necessary employees retain rights and status.
74-531 Rules and regulations; standards, grades and classifications.
74-534 Additional personnel; fees; disposition of moneys received; market division fee fund.
74-535 Certificate of or classification grade as evidence.
74-536 Grain and dairy inspection not affected.
74-538 Unlawful acts; penalty.
74-541 Legislative findings and declarations.
74-550 Federal grants and other funds, authority to apply for and receive; contracts.
74-561 Appointment of assistant secretaries of agriculture, staff assistants and employees.
74-562 State board of agriculture; creation; members, appointment, terms, vacancies.
74-563 Same; initial meeting; subsequent meetings.
74-564 Same; election of officers.
74-565 Same; quorum; official actions.
74-566 Same; compensation, travel expenses and subsistence allowances.
74-567 Same; powers, duties and functions.
74-569 Organization of the department of agriculture.
74-570 Transfer of employees; retention of benefits.
74-571 Conflicts resolved by governor.
74-572 Secretary of agriculture has custody of records; civil or criminal actions not effected.
74-573 Funds and liabilities transferred.
74-574 Transfer of functions to the secretary of agriculture.
74-576 Powers and duties of the secretary of agriculture.
74-577 Dairy interstate compact; powers and duties of secretary of agriculture.
74-578 Grain commodities commission service fund; expenditures.
74-585 Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings.
74-586 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
74-587 Food safety programs; authority relating to certain real property transferred to department.
74-588 Same; transfer of employees.
74-589 Same; conflict resolution.
74-590 Same; disposition of records.
74-599 Same; designation of hearing officer.
74-5,100 Certificates of free sale; fees; rules and regulations.
74-5,103 Rules and regulations, orders and directives continued.
74-5,105 Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings.
74-5,107 Same; transfer of employees.
74-5,108 Same; disposition of records.
74-5,109 Same; transfer of funds.
74-5,110 Same; effective date.
74-5,112 Agriculture marketing and promotions program created within department of agriculture.
74-5,115 Funds and liabilities transferred from department of commerce to department of agriculture.
74-5,117 Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings.
74-5,118 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
74-5,120 Animal health department and livestock commissioner abolished.
74-5,121a "Agency head" means the secretary or animal health commissioner.
74-5,122 Animal health board and pet animal advisory board continued.
74-5,123 Department of agriculture successor to animal health department and livestock commissioner.
74-5,125 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
74-5,128 Conservation commission continued.
74-5,129 Department of agriculture successor to conservation commission.
74-5,131 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
74-5,132 Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings.
74-5,133 Arkansas river gaging fund; expenditures; funding.
74-5,134 Laboratory testing; fees; laboratory testing services fee fund.