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11 Session of 2023
22 SENATE BILL No. 171
33 By Senators Holland, Corson, Doll, Faust Goudeau, Francisco, Haley, Pettey and
44 Pittman
55 2-7
66 AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; creating the veterans first
77 medical cannabis act; providing for the regulation of the cultivation,
88 distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis; establishing the cannabis
99 regulatory commission; imposing an excise tax on the cultivation and
1010 sale of medical cannabis; amending K.S.A. 65-28a05, 65-28b08, 79-
1111 5201 and 79-5210 and K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5703, 21-5705, 21-5706,
1212 21-5707, 21-5709, 21-5710, 65-1120, 65-2836 and 79-3606 and
1313 repealing the existing sections.
1414 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
1515 New Section 1. The provisions of sections 1 through 14, and
1616 amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the veterans first
1717 medical cannabis act.
1818 New Sec. 2. As used in the veterans first medical cannabis act:
1919 (a) "Adequate supply" means an amount of medical cannabis
2020 consumer product possessed by a qualified patient, or by a qualified
2121 patient's primary caregiver on behalf of the qualified patient, that is no
2222 more than reasonably necessary to ensure the uninterrupted availability of
2323 medical cannabis consumer product to the qualified patient for a period of
2424 three months, as specified in rules and regulations adopted by the state
2525 board of pharmacy.
2626 (b) "Cannabis" means all parts of the plant cannabis sativa L.,
2727 whether growing or not, and the resin extracted therefrom, solely derived
2828 from intrastate sources.
2929 (c) "Healthcare provider" includes: Physician; certified nurse-
3030 midwife engaging in the independent practice of midwifery under the
3131 independent practice of midwifery act; advanced practice registered nurse
3232 licensed under the Kansas nurse practice act; or physician assistant
3333 licensed under the physician assistant licensure act.
3434 (d) "Medical cannabis consumer product" means the dried leaves and
3535 flowers of the cannabis plant.
3636 (e) "Medical cannabis dispensary" means a facility licensed under
3737 section 6, and amendments thereto, to sell medical cannabis consumer
3838 products to qualified patients.
3939 (f) "Medical cannabis grower-distributor" means a facility licensed
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7575 under section 4, and amendments thereto, to cultivate and harvest cannabis
7676 for sale to medical cannabis dispensaries.
7777 (g) "Physician" means a person licensed by the state board of healing
7878 arts to practice medicine and surgery.
7979 (h) "Primary caregiver" means a person who is a resident of Kansas,
8080 who is at least 18 years of age and who has been designated by a qualified
8181 patient and the patient's physician as necessary to take responsibility for
8282 managing the well-being of the patient with respect to the medical use of
8383 cannabis.
8484 (i) "Qualified patient" means a person who is a resident of Kansas,
8585 has been diagnosed by a healthcare provider as having a qualifying
8686 medical condition and has a written certification issued by the patient's
8787 healthcare provider.
8888 (j) "Qualifying medical condition" means any of the following
8989 conditions, as diagnosed by a healthcare provider and documented in a
9090 written certification:
9191 (1) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
9292 (2) cancer;
9393 (3) Crohn's disease;
9494 (4) damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord, if the patient has
9595 objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity;
9696 (5) epilepsy or any other seizure disorder specified by the board of
9797 pharmacy;
9898 (6) glaucoma;
9999 (7) hepatitis C virus, if the patient is receiving antiviral treatment;
100100 (8) human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency
101101 syndrome;
102102 (9) Huntington's disease;
103103 (10) inclusion body myositis;
104104 (11) inflammatory autoimmune-mediated arthritis;
105105 (12) intractable nausea or vomiting;
106106 (13) multiple sclerosis;
107107 (14) obstructive sleep apnea;
108108 (15) painful peripheral neuropathy;
109109 (16) Parkinson's disease;
110110 (17) post-traumatic stress disorder;
111111 (18) severe chronic pain;
112112 (19) severe anorexia or cachexia;
113113 (20) spasmodic torticollis or cervical dystonia;
114114 (21) ulcerative colitis;
115115 (22) admission into hospice care; or
116116 (23) any other medical condition that results in pain, suffering or
117117 debility and for which there is credible evidence satisfactory to the state
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161161 board of pharmacy that the medical use of cannabis could benefit, as
162162 specified in rules and regulations adopted by the state board of pharmacy.
163163 (k) "Written certification" means a statement made and signed by a
164164 patient's healthcare provider that: The healthcare provider has a valid
165165 healthcare provider-patient relationship with the patient; the healthcare
166166 provider has the lawful authority to issue the written certification in
167167 accordance with statutes, rules and regulations and professional standards
168168 of practice applicable to the healthcare provider; in the healthcare
169169 provider's professional opinion, the patient has a qualifying medical
170170 condition; and the healthcare provider believes that, for the patient, the
171171 potential health benefits of the medical use of cannabis would likely
172172 outweigh the potential health risks.
173173 New Sec. 3. (a) (1) A healthcare provider may issue a written
174174 certification to a patient with whom the healthcare provider has a valid
175175 healthcare provider-patient relationship, subject to all statutes, rules and
176176 regulations and standards of practice applicable to the healthcare provider.
177177 (2) A healthcare provider may revoke an issued written certification
178178 at any time if the healthcare provider determines that the patient's
179179 circumstances have changed rendering the written certification
180180 inappropriate in the healthcare provider's professional judgment or
181181 unlawful. The healthcare provider shall immediately notify the department
182182 of health and environment of any such revocation.
183183 (b) (1) A person may apply to the department of health and
184184 environment for an initial or renewed patient identification card on a form,
185185 in a manner and accompanied by an application fee not to exceed $50
186186 specified by the department of health and environment. If applicable, the
187187 person may apply for a caregiver identification card for the patient's
188188 primary caregiver on a form, in a manner and accompanied by an
189189 application fee not to exceed $50 specified by the department of health and
190190 environment. If the person is a recipient of state medicaid services, the
191191 application fee shall be $10.
192192 (2) A valid patient identification card shall authorize the qualified
193193 patient to possess an adequate supply of medical cannabis consumer
194194 product, or to collectively possess an adequate supply of medical cannabis
195195 consumer product with the patient's primary caregiver, if any, and to
196196 acquire an adequate supply of medical cannabis consumer product from a
197197 medical cannabis dispensary.
198198 (3) A valid caregiver identification card shall authorize the primary
199199 caregiver to possess an adequate supply of medical cannabis consumer
200200 product, or to collectively possess an adequate supply of medical cannabis
201201 consumer product with the associated qualified patient, and to acquire, on
202202 behalf of the associated qualified patient, an adequate supply of medical
203203 cannabis consumer product from a medical cannabis dispensary.
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247247 (c) An applicant shall provide the following information and
248248 documentation on an application for a patient identification card:
249249 (1) The person's name, date of birth, address and telephone number;
250250 (2) any qualifying medical condition for which the patient has a
251251 current diagnosis from a healthcare provider;
252252 (3) the name, address and telephone number of the patient's
253253 physician;
254254 (4) the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of the
255255 patient's primary caregiver, if any;
256256 (5) the written certification issued by the person's healthcare provider;
257257 and
258258 (6) any other information required by the department of health and
259259 environment, as specified in rules and regulations adopted by the
260260 department of health and environment.
261261 (d) Within 30 calendar days of receiving any application for a patient
262262 identification card or a caregiver identification card, the department of
263263 health and environment shall issue a decision to grant or deny the patient
264264 identification card. The department of health and environment shall verify
265265 the written certification directly with the healthcare provider who issued
266266 the written certification.
267267 (e) The department of health and environment shall deny any
268268 application for a patient identification card or caregiver identification card
269269 if: The applicant did not provide any of the information required by
270270 subsection (b); if the department determines any of the information
271271 provided is false; or if the applicant has previously had a patient
272272 identification card or caregiver identification card revoked. Any applicant
273273 whose application is denied because the applicant provided false
274274 information shall not be eligible to reapply for a period of six months,
275275 unless specifically authorized by the department of health and
276276 environment.
277277 (f) Within five business days of approving an application for a patient
278278 identification card or caregiver identification card, the department of
279279 health and environment shall issue the patient identification card and, if
280280 applicable, the caregiver identification card. The patient identification card
281281 and caregiver identification card shall be effective for two years. Each
282282 patient identification card and caregiver identification card shall contain:
283283 (1) The name, address and date of birth of the qualified patient;
284284 (2) the name, address and date of birth of the qualified patient's
285285 primary caregiver, if any;
286286 (3) the date of issuance and expiration date of the patient
287287 identification card or caregiver identification card; and
288288 (4) other information required by the department of health and
289289 environment.
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333333 (g) The department of health and environment may refuse to issue or
334334 reissue a patient identification card or caregiver identification card or
335335 revoke or suspend a patient identification card or caregiver identification
336336 card for any of the following reasons:
337337 (1) The applicant has failed to comply with any provision of the
338338 veterans first medical cannabis act, any rules and regulations adopted by
339339 the department of health and environment thereunder or any order of the
340340 department;
341341 (2) the department has been notified by a healthcare provider that the
342342 healthcare provider has revoked a written certification previously issued
343343 for the applicant;
344344 (3) the applicant has falsified or misrepresented any information
345345 submitted to the department under this section;
346346 (4) the applicant has failed to adhere to any acknowledgement,
347347 verification or other representation made to the department;
348348 (5) the applicant has failed to submit or disclose information
349349 requested by the department under this section; or
350350 (6) the applicant has threatened or harmed a healthcare provider or an
351351 employee of the department in attempting to obtain a patient identification
352352 card or caregiver identification card.
353353 (h) All actions by the department of health and environment under
354354 this section shall be in accordance with the Kansas administrative
355355 procedure act and reviewable in accordance with the Kansas judicial
356356 review act.
357357 (i) For the first 60 days following the effective date of the veterans
358358 first medical cannabis act, the department of health and environment shall
359359 grant patient identification cards only to, or caregiver identification cards
360360 connected to, individuals who are currently serving military service with
361361 the army, navy, marine corps, air force, air or army national guard of
362362 Kansas, coast guard or any branch of the military reserves of the United
363363 States or who have been separated from such military service by honorable
364364 discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions.
365365 New Sec. 4. (a) (1) An individual may apply to the cannabis
366366 regulatory commission for initial or renewed licensure as a medical
367367 cannabis grower-distributor on a form, in a manner and accompanied by an
368368 application fee or renewal fee not to exceed $15,000 prescribed by the
369369 cannabis regulatory commission. Licensure as a medical cannabis grower-
370370 distributor shall authorize the licensee to cultivate cannabis, to dry
371371 cannabis into dried leaves and flowers for sale or other transfer to a
372372 medical cannabis dispensary and to distribute or transport medical
373373 cannabis consumer products to a medical cannabis dispensary in
374374 accordance with and for the purposes set forth in this section, and to
375375 perform other acts deemed necessary and incidental thereto by the
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419419 cannabis regulatory commission, as established in rules and regulations
420420 adopted by the cannabis regulatory commission.
421421 (2) (A) No individual shall concurrently have an ownership interest in
422422 a medical cannabis grower-distributor and a medical cannabis dispensary.
423423 (B) No member of the legislature shall have an ownership interest in
424424 a medical cannabis grower-distributor.
425425 (C) No individual who is not in current compliance with any Kansas
426426 tax law administered by the director of taxation of the department of
427427 revenue, any tax, fee or payment administered by the department of labor
428428 or any fee or charge administered by any other state agency shall have an
429429 ownership interest in a medical cannabis grower-distributor.
430430 (D) No individual shall concurrently have an ownership interest in
431431 more than one medical cannabis grower-distributor.
432432 (b) An applicant shall provide the following information and
433433 documentation on an application for licensure as a medical cannabis
434434 grower-distributor:
435435 (1) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
436436 (2) the physical location of any premises that will be operated as a
437437 part of the medical cannabis grower-distributor operations;
438438 (3) documentation that the applicant is a resident of the state of
439439 Kansas;
440440 (4) the name of each owner of any land, structure or building where
441441 any operations of the medical cannabis grower-distributor will occur or
442442 any motor vehicle that will be used to distribute or transport cannabis or
443443 medical cannabis consumer products and each individual who will
444444 otherwise be involved with the medical cannabis grower-distributor's
445445 operations, whether as an employee or agent; and
446446 (5) any other information required by the cannabis regulatory
447447 commission.
448448 (c) (1) Each individual working as an employee or agent of a medical
449449 cannabis grower-distributor shall apply for an initial or renewed permit to
450450 engage in such work on a form, in a manner and accompanied by an initial
451451 or renewal permit fee not to exceed $100 prescribed by the cannabis
452452 regulatory commission.
453453 (2) The cannabis regulatory commission shall require any person
454454 working as an employee or agent of a medical cannabis grower-distributor
455455 to be fingerprinted and to submit to a state and national criminal history
456456 record check. The department is authorized to submit the fingerprints to
457457 the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation
458458 for a state and national criminal history record check. The department shall
459459 use the information obtained from fingerprinting and the state and national
460460 criminal history record check for purposes of verifying the identification
461461 of the person and for making a determination of the qualifications and
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505505 fitness of the person to work as an employee or agent of the medical
506506 cannabis grower-distributor.
507507 (3) The Kansas bureau of investigation may charge a reasonable fee
508508 to the applicant for fingerprinting and conducting a criminal history record
509509 check.
510510 (4) As a condition of licensure as a medical cannabis grower-
511511 distributor, the cannabis regulatory commission shall disqualify any person
512512 from working as an employee or agent of a medical cannabis grower-
513513 distributor if the person has been convicted of any felony violation of
514514 article 57 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments
515515 thereto, or K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 21-36a01 through 21-36a17, prior to their
516516 transfer, any felony violation of the uniform controlled substances act prior
517517 to July 1, 2009, or similar provisions of any other state or the federal
518518 government.
519519 (d) Within 60 calendar days of receiving any application pursuant to
520520 this section, the cannabis regulatory commission shall issue a decision to
521521 grant or deny licensure to the applicant as a medical cannabis grower-
522522 distributor.
523523 (e) If the cannabis regulatory commission denies initial or renewed
524524 licensure to a medical cannabis grower-distributor, the cannabis regulatory
525525 commission shall refund
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529529 (f) Licensure as a medical cannabis grower-distributor shall be
530530 effective for a period of two years. If the cannabis regulatory commission
531531 grants initial or renewed licensure to a medical cannabis grower-
532532 distributor, the cannabis regulatory commission shall require the applicant
533533 or licensee to:
534534 (1) Pay a licensure fee not to exceed $90,000; and
535535 (2) provide satisfactory evidence that the medical cannabis grower-
536536 distributor has obtained a surety bond in an amount required by the
537537 cannabis regulatory commission based on the size and actual and projected
538538 yield of the medical cannabis grower-distributor operations, the number of
539539 facilities operated by the medical cannabis grower-distributor and other
540540 factors established by the cannabis regulatory commission in rules and
541541 regulations.
542542 (g) The cannabis regulatory commission shall remit all moneys from
543543 any fees under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with K.S.A.
544544 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance,
545545 the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount of moneys into the state
546546 treasury to the credit of the medical cannabis harvest fund created by
547547 section 9, and amendments thereto.
548548 (h) All actions by the cannabis regulatory commission under this
549549 section shall be in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure
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593593 act and reviewable in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.
594594 New Sec. 5. (a) The cannabis regulatory commission shall adopt rules
595595 and regulations:
596596 (1) Requiring that cannabis and dried cannabis leaves and flowers be
597597 tested by an independent laboratory prior to sale or other transfer to a
598598 medical cannabis dispensary;
599599 (2) establishing standards and procedures for testing cannabis and
600600 dried cannabis leaves;
601601 (3) establishing standards for approving an independent laboratory to
602602 conduct testing required by this subsection; and
603603 (4) identifying appropriate tests for cannabis and dried cannabis
604604 leaves and flowers that are necessary to protect the public health and
605605 safety, including, but not limited to, tests for: Microbiological
606606 contaminants; pesticides; other contaminants; solvents or residual solvents;
607607 and concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol.
608608 (b) (1) Each medical cannabis grower-distributor shall make a
609609 monthly report to the cannabis regulatory commission under oath, on a
610610 form and in a manner prescribed by the cannabis regulatory commission
611611 detailing the amount of cannabis cultivated, the amount of medical
612612 cannabis consumer product sold or otherwise transferred to a medical
613613 cannabis dispensary, the amount of any cannabis or medical cannabis
614614 consumer product destroyed during the immediately preceding month and
615615 any other information required by the cannabis regulatory commission.
616616 (2) On or before July 1, 2024, the cannabis regulatory commission
617617 shall adopt rules and regulations establishing requirements to submit a
618618 report required by this subsection and procedures for the cannabis
619619 regulatory commission to verify the reported information.
620620 (c) The cannabis regulatory commission shall adopt rules and
621621 regulations as necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
622622 section, including, but not limited to:
623623 (1) Standards and requirements for appropriate inventory reporting
624624 and management and security measures for all operations of any medical
625625 cannabis grower-distributor;
626626 (2) minimum and maximum concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol
627627 and cannabidiol in cannabis and medical cannabis consumer products for
628628 use in accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis act; and
629629 (3) requirements that proof of licensure, testing results or related
630630 certifications are possessed by an individual working as an employee or
631631 agent of a medical cannabis grower-distributor at all times when engaged
632632 in any acts authorized by the veterans first medical cannabis act.
633633 New Sec. 6. (a) (1) An individual may apply to the state board of
634634 pharmacy for initial or renewed licensure as a medical cannabis dispensary
635635 on a form, in a manner and accompanied by an application fee or renewal
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679679 application fee or renewal fee not to exceed $5,000 prescribed by the state
680680 board of pharmacy.
681681 (2) (A) No individual shall concurrently have an ownership interest in
682682 a medical cannabis harvester facility and a medical cannabis dispensary.
683683 (B) No member of the legislature shall have an ownership interest in
684684 a medical cannabis dispensary.
685685 (C) No individual who is not in current compliance with any Kansas
686686 tax law administered by the director of taxation of the department of
687687 revenue, any tax, fee or payment administered by the department of labor
688688 or any fee or charge administered by any other state agency shall have an
689689 ownership interest in a medical cannabis grower-distributor.
690690 (D) No individual shall concurrently have an ownership interest in
691691 more than two medical cannabis dispensaries.
692692 (b) An applicant shall provide the following information and
693693 documentation on an application for licensure as a medical cannabis
694694 dispensary:
695695 (1) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
696696 (2) the physical location of any premises that will be operated as a
697697 facility for the medical cannabis dispensary's operations;
698698 (3) documentation that the applicant is a resident of the state of
699699 Kansas;
700700 (4) the name of each owner of any land, structure or building where
701701 any operations of the medical cannabis dispensary will occur and each
702702 individual who will otherwise be involved with the medical cannabis
703703 dispensary's operations, whether as an employee or agent; and
704704 (5) any other information required by the state board of pharmacy.
705705 (c) (1) Each individual working as an employee or agent of a medical
706706 cannabis dispensary shall apply for an initial or renewed permit to engage
707707 in such work on a form, in a manner and accompanied by an initial or
708708 renewal permit fee not to exceed $100 prescribed by the state board of
709709 pharmacy.
710710 (2) The state board of pharmacy shall require any person working as
711711 an employee or agent of a medical cannabis dispensary to be fingerprinted
712712 and to submit to a state and national criminal history record check. The
713713 state board of pharmacy is authorized to submit the fingerprints to the
714714 Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation for
715715 a state and national criminal history record check. The board shall use the
716716 information obtained from fingerprinting and the state and national
717717 criminal history record check for purposes of verifying the identification
718718 of the person and for making a determination of the qualifications and
719719 fitness of the person to work in the medical cannabis dispensary.
720720 (3) The Kansas bureau of investigation may charge a reasonable fee
721721 to the applicant for fingerprinting and conducting a criminal history record
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766766 (4) As a condition of licensure as a medical cannabis dispensary, the
767767 state board of pharmacy shall disqualify any person from working in such
768768 medical cannabis dispensary if the person has been convicted of any
769769 felony violation of article 57 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes
770770 Annotated, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 21-36a01
771771 through 21-36a17, prior to their transfer, any felony violation of the
772772 uniform controlled substances act prior to July 1, 2009, or similar
773773 provisions of any other state or the federal government.
774774 (d) Within 60 calendar days of receiving any application pursuant to
775775 this section, the state board of pharmacy shall issue a decision to grant or
776776 deny licensure to the medical cannabis dispensary.
777777 (e) If the state board of pharmacy denies initial or renewed licensure
778778 to a medical cannabis dispensary, the state board of pharmacy shall refund
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781781 (f) Licensure as a medical cannabis dispensary shall be effective for a
782782 period of two years. If the state board of pharmacy grants initial or
783783 renewed licensure to a medical cannabis dispensary, the state board of
784784 pharmacy shall require the applicant or licensee to:
785785 (1) Pay a licensure fee not to exceed $30,000; and
786786 (2) provide satisfactory evidence that the medical cannabis dispensary
787787 has obtained a surety bond in an amount determined by the Kansas
788788 department of agriculture based on the size and actual and projected
789789 amounts of inventory held and sold by the medical cannabis dispensary
790790 and the number of facilities operated by the medical cannabis dispensary.
791791 (g) The state board of pharmacy shall remit all moneys from any fees
792792 under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4215,
793793 and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state
794794 treasurer shall deposit the entire amount of moneys into the state treasury
795795 to the credit of the medical cannabis dispensary fund created by section 10,
796796 and amendments thereto.
797797 (h) All actions by the state board of pharmacy under this section shall
798798 be in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act and
799799 reviewable in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.
800800 New Sec. 7. (a) (1) Each medical cannabis dispensary shall make a
801801 monthly report to the state board of pharmacy under oath and on a form
802802 and in a manner prescribed by the state board of pharmacy detailing the
803803 amount of cannabis bought or otherwise transferred from a medical
804804 cannabis grower-distributor, the amount of medical cannabis consumer
805805 product sold to any qualified patient, the amount of any medical cannabis
806806 consumer product destroyed during the immediately preceding month and
807807 any other information required by the cannabis regulatory commission.
808808 (2) The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules and regulations
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852852 establishing requirements to submit a report required by this subsection
853853 and procedures for the state board of pharmacy to verify the reported
854854 information.
855855 (b) The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules and regulations as
856856 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of the veterans first
857857 medical cannabis act, including, but not limited to:
858858 (1) Standards and requirements for appropriate inventory reporting
859859 and management and security measures for all operations of any medical
860860 cannabis distributor; and
861861 (2) requirements that proof of licensure, testing results or related
862862 certifications are possessed by an individual working as an employee or
863863 agent of a medical cannabis dispensary at all times when engaged in any
864864 acts authorized by the veterans first medical cannabis act.
865865 New Sec. 8. A patient identification card, or its equivalent, that is
866866 issued under the laws of another state, district, territory, commonwealth or
867867 insular possession of the United States that is verifiable by the jurisdiction
868868 of issuance and allows a nonresident patient to purchase and possess
869869 medical cannabis for medical purposes shall have the same force and
870870 effect as an identification card issued by the department pursuant to this
871871 act if the nonresident patient has not been residing in this state for more
872872 than 180 days.
873873 New Sec. 9. (a) A tax is hereby imposed upon the privilege of
874874 growing and harvesting medical cannabis in the state of Kansas at a rate of
875875 $115 per pound or each portion of a pound. For purposes of calculating the
876876 tax, the weight shall be measured by the weight of all medical cannabis
877877 plant material harvested after drying and processing.
878878 (b) The secretary of agriculture shall adopt rules and regulations to
879879 uniformly and efficiently administer the weighing of harvested cannabis
880880 for purposes of this section.
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884884 cannabis grower-distributor shall file a return with the director of taxation
885885 showing the quantity of medical cannabis harvested by the medical
886886 cannabis grower-distributor in this state during the preceding calendar
887887 month. Each return shall be accompanied by a remittance for the full tax
888888 liability shown.
889889 (d) The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations to
890890 implement the provisions of this section.
891891 (e) The tax imposed by this section shall be in addition to the tax
892892 imposed upon the privilege of selling or dispensing in medical cannabis
893893 consumer products pursuant to section 10, and amendments thereto.
894894 (f) There is hereby established in the state treasury the medical
895895 cannabis harvest fund. The medical cannabis harvest fund shall be
896896 administered by the department of revenue. All expenditures from the
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941941 cannabis regulation, taxation and enforcement by the department of
942942 revenue. All expenditures from the medical cannabis harvest fund shall be
943943 made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director
944944 of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the
945945 director of taxation or the designee of the director. All moneys received by
946946 the director or the designee of the director from taxes imposed by this
947947 section shall be deposited in the state treasury in accordance with the
948948 provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, and shall be
949949 credited to the medical cannabis harvest fund.
950950 New Sec. 10. (a) A tax is hereby imposed upon the privilege of
951951 selling or dispensing in medical cannabis consumer products in this state
952952 by any duly licensed medical cannabis dispensary, at the rate of $3.00 per
953953 ounce of such products and a proportionate tax at the like rate on all
954954 fractional parts thereof. Such tax shall be imposed at the earliest time the
955955 dispensary: (1) Makes, manufactures or processes medical cannabis
956956 consumer products in this state; (2) packages medical cannabis consumer
957957 products in this state; or (3) sells medical cannabis consumer products to
958958 consumers within this state.
959959 (b) On or before the 20
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961961 day of each calendar month every medical
962962 cannabis dispensary shall file a return with the director of taxation
963963 showing the quantity of medical cannabis consumer product: (1) Made,
964964 manufactured or processed in this state for sale in this state; (2) packaged
965965 in this state for sale in this state; or (3) sold to consumers within this state
966966 during the preceding calendar month. Each return shall be accompanied by
967967 a remittance for the full tax liability shown.
968968 (c) The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations as
969969 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this section.
970970 (d) There is hereby established in the state treasury the medical
971971 cannabis dispensary fund. The medical cannabis dispensary fund shall be
972972 administered by the state board of pharmacy. All expenditures from the
973973 medical cannabis dispensary fund shall be used for costs related to medical
974974 cannabis regulation and enforcement by the board of pharmacy. All
975975 expenditures from the medical cannabis harvesting fund shall be made in
976976 accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of
977977 accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the
978978 president of the state board of pharmacy or the president's designee. All
979979 moneys received by the director or the designee of the director from taxes
980980 imposed by this section shall be deposited in the state treasury in
981981 accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments
982982 thereto, and shall be credited to the medical cannabis dispensary fund.
983983 New Sec. 11. The director of taxation shall have the power to require
984984 any medical cannabis grower-distributor or medical cannabis dispensary to
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10291029 computing the amount of the taxes due pursuant to this act, and for such
10301030 purpose to examine all books, records and files of such persons or entities,
10311031 and for such purpose, the director shall have the power to issue subpoenas
10321032 and examine witnesses under oath, and if any witness shall fail or refuse to
10331033 appear at the request of the director, or refuse access to books, records and
10341034 files, the district court of the proper county, or the judge thereof, on
10351035 application of the director, shall compel obedience by proceedings for
10361036 contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena
10371037 issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein.
10381038 New Sec. 12. The provisions of K.S.A. 75-5133, 79-3610, 79-3611,
10391039 79-3612, 79-3613, 79-3615 and 79-3617, and amendments thereto,
10401040 relating to the assessment, collection, appeal and administration of the
10411041 retailers' sales tax, insofar as practical, shall have full force and effect with
10421042 respect to taxes, penalties and fines imposed by sections 9 and 10, and
10431043 amendments thereto.
10441044 New Sec. 13. (a) There is hereby established the cannabis regulatory
10451045 commission within the Kansas department of revenue. The cannabis
10461046 regulatory commission shall be administered under the direction of a
10471047 director of the cannabis regulatory commission, who shall be appointed by
10481048 and serve at the pleasure of the secretary of revenue. The director shall be
10491049 in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall
10501050 receive an annual salary fixed by the secretary of revenue and approved by
10511051 the governor.
10521052 (b) The director of the cannabis regulatory commission shall be
10531053 responsible for all powers, duties and functions assigned to the department
10541054 of revenue under the veterans first medical cannabis act.
10551055 (c) The cannabis regulatory commission shall adopt rules and
10561056 regulations as necessary to implement and administer the provisions of the
10571057 veterans first medical cannabis act and may advise and consult with the
10581058 department of health and environment and the state board of pharmacy
10591059 regarding such rules and regulations.
10601060 (d) (1) The cannabis regulatory commission shall establish an
10611061 electronic database to store information detailing:
10621062 (A) Each license issued to any individual in accordance with the
10631063 veterans first medical cannabis act, including any modification, revocation,
10641064 suspension or other action relating to the license;
10651065 (B) each individual issued a patient identification card or caregiver
10661066 identification card in accordance with section 3, and amendments thereto;
10671067 (C) each individual working as an employee or agent of a medical
10681068 cannabis grower-distributor in accordance with section 4, and amendments
10691069 thereto, or medical cannabis dispensary in accordance with section 6, and
10701070 amendments thereto; and
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11141114 (D) other information deemed necessary or appropriate by the
11151115 director of the cannabis regulatory commission.
11161116 (2) Information in the database shall be shared with law enforcement
11171117 authorities in a manner prescribed by the Kansas bureau of investigation
11181118 for the purpose of verifying the validity of any identification card or
11191119 license issued in accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis act or
11201120 the location of any operations authorized by the veterans first medical
11211121 cannabis act.
11221122 New Sec. 14. (a) There is hereby established the medical cannabis
11231123 implementation task force. The medical cannabis implementation task
11241124 force shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature each year on
11251125 or before the first day of the regular session of the legislature, including
11261126 information about the implementation of the veterans first medical
11271127 cannabis act and recommendations related thereto.
11281128 (b) The medical cannabis implementation task force shall consist of
11291129 the following members:
11301130 (1) One member appointed by the speaker of the house of
11311131 representatives;
11321132 (2) one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of
11331133 representatives;
11341134 (3) one member appointed by the president of the senate;
11351135 (4) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
11361136 (5) one member appointed by the secretary of health and
11371137 environment;
11381138 (6) one member appointed by the secretary of agriculture;
11391139 (7) one member appointed by the state board of pharmacy;
11401140 (8) one member appointed by the secretary of revenue; and
11411141 (9) one member appointed by the attorney general.
11421142 New Sec. 15. (a) (1) Any individual who is issued a valid, unrevoked
11431143 and unexpired license or identification card who is acting in compliance
11441144 with the veterans first medical cannabis act shall be immune from criminal
11451145 prosecution of any state law, city ordinance or county resolution involving
11461146 cannabis or medical cannabis consumer products. Any individual may be
11471147 prosecuted for acts not authorized by the veterans first medical cannabis
11481148 act.
11491149 (2) Where circumstances involve cultivation, manufacture or
11501150 distribution of cannabis or medical cannabis consumer products by the
11511151 individual, the department of revenue must have issued a license
11521152 authorizing such cultivation, manufacture or distribution of cannabis or
11531153 medical cannabis consumer products in accordance with section 4, and
11541154 amendments thereto, for the individual to be immune from criminal
11551155 prosecution under this section.
11561156 (3) Where circumstances involve possession of medical cannabis
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12001200 consumer products, the department of health and environment must have
12011201 issued a patient identification card or caregiver identification card, the
12021202 department of revenue must have issued a license for a medical cannabis
12031203 grower-distributor or the state board of pharmacy must have issued a
12041204 license for a medical cannabis dispensary authorizing such possession in
12051205 accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis act for the individual
12061206 to be immune from criminal prosecution under this section.
12071207 (4) As used in this subsection, "criminal prosecution" includes arrest,
12081208 detention in custody or charging or prosecution of the individual.
12091209 (b) (1) The mere possession of cannabis or medical cannabis
12101210 consumer products or a positive test result from a test indicating only the
12111211 presence of tetrahydrocannabinol by an individual authorized and issued a
12121212 patient identification card, caregiver identification card, medical cannabis
12131213 grower-distributor license or medical cannabis dispensary license in
12141214 accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis act shall not, in the
12151215 absence of other facts or circumstances, constitute probable cause for
12161216 arrest for possession of a controlled substance prohibited by state law, city
12171217 ordinance or county resolution, if the individual has a valid, unrevoked and
12181218 unexpired patient identification card, caregiver identification card, medical
12191219 cannabis grower-distributor license or medical cannabis dispensary license
12201220 in the individual's possession.
12211221 (2) As used in this subsection, "other facts or circumstances" include,
12221222 but are not limited to, quantity, method of packaging or labeling,
12231223 statements by the individual in possession or other information leading a
12241224 reasonable law enforcement officer to believe the acts involving cannabis
12251225 or medical cannabis consumer products are not in accordance with the
12261226 veterans first medical cannabis act.
12271227 (3) Absent an arrest, a law enforcement officer, with reasonable
12281228 suspicion that the substance is not possessed or used in accordance with
12291229 the veterans first medical cannabis act, may seize a portion of the
12301230 substance adequate for further testing.
12311231 (c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to article 57 of
12321232 chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
12331233 Sec. 16. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5703 is hereby amended to read as
12341234 follows: 21-5703. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture
12351235 any controlled substance or controlled substance analog.
12361236 (b) Violation or attempted violation of subsection (a) is a:
12371237 (1) Drug severity level 2 felony, except as provided in subsections (b)
12381238 (2) and (b)(3);
12391239 (2) drug severity level 1 felony if:
12401240 (A) The controlled substance is not methamphetamine, as defined by
12411241 subsection (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(3) or (f)(1), and
12421242 amendments thereto, or an analog thereof; and
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12871287 a controlled substance under this section, K.S.A. 65-4159, prior to its
12881288 repeal, K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 21-36a03, prior to its transfer, or a substantially
12891289 similar offense from another jurisdiction and the substance was not
12901290 methamphetamine, as defined by subsection (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-
12911291 4107(d)(3) or (f)(1), and amendments thereto, or an analog thereof, in any
12921292 such prior conviction; and
12931293 (3) drug severity level 1 felony if the controlled substance is
12941294 methamphetamine, as defined by subsection (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-
12951295 4107(d)(3) or (f)(1), and amendments thereto, or an analog thereof.
12961296 (c) The provisions of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-
12971297 5301(d), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a violation of
12981298 attempting to unlawfully manufacture any controlled substance or
12991299 controlled substance analog pursuant to this section.
13001300 (d) For persons arrested and charged under this section, bail shall be
13011301 at least $50,000 cash or surety, and such person shall not be released upon
13021302 the person's own recognizance pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2802, and
13031303 amendments thereto, unless the court determines, on the record, that the
13041304 defendant is not likely to re-offend, the court imposes pretrial supervision,
13051305 or the defendant agrees to participate in a licensed or certified drug
13061306 treatment program.
13071307 (e) The sentence of a person who violates this section shall not be
13081308 subject to statutory provisions for suspended sentence, community service
13091309 work or probation.
13101310 (f) The sentence of a person who violates this section, K.S.A. 65-
13111311 4159, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 21-36a03, prior to its
13121312 transfer, shall not be reduced because these sections prohibit conduct
13131313 identical to that prohibited by K.S.A. 65-4161 or 65-4163, prior to their
13141314 repeal, K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 21-36a05, prior to its transfer, or K.S.A. 2022
13151315 Supp. 21-5705, and amendments thereto.
13161316 (g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any medical
13171317 cannabis grower-distributor licensed by the department of revenue under
13181318 section 4, and amendments thereto, that is preparing medical cannabis
13191319 consumer products, as defined in section 2, and amendments thereto, when
13201320 used for acts authorized by the veterans first medical cannabis act.
13211321 Sec. 17. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5705 is hereby amended to read as
13221322 follows: 21-5705. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or
13231323 possess with the intent to distribute any of the following controlled
13241324 substances or controlled substance analogs thereof:
13251325 (1) Opiates, opium or narcotic drugs, or any stimulant designated in
13261326 subsection (d)(1), (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(1), (d)(3) or (f)(1),
13271327 and amendments thereto;
13281328 (2) any depressant designated in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 65-4105(e),
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13731373 4109(b) or (c) or subsection (b) of K.S.A. 65-4111(b), and amendments
13741374 thereto;
13751375 (3) any stimulant designated in subsection (f) of K.S.A. 65-4105(f),
13761376 subsection (d)(2), (d)(4), (d)(5) or (f)(2) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(2), (d)(4),
13771377 (d)(5) or (f)(2) or subsection (e) of K.S.A. 65-4109(e), and amendments
13781378 thereto;
13791379 (4) any hallucinogenic drug designated in subsection (d) of K.S.A.
13801380 65-4105(d), subsection (g) of K.S.A. 65-4107(g) or subsection (g) of
13811381 K.S.A. 65-4109(g), and amendments thereto;
13821382 (5) any substance designated in subsection (g) of K.S.A. 65-4105(g)
13831383 and subsection (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of K.S.A. 65-4111(c), (d), (e), (f) or
13841384 (g), and amendments thereto;
13851385 (6) any anabolic steroids as defined in subsection (f) of K.S.A. 65-
13861386 4109(f), and amendments thereto; or
13871387 (7) any substance designated in subsection (h) of K.S.A. 65-4105(h),
13881388 and amendments thereto.
13891389 (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or possess with
13901390 the intent to distribute a controlled substance or a controlled substance
13911391 analog designated in K.S.A. 65-4113, and amendments thereto.
13921392 (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to cultivate any controlled
13931393 substance or controlled substance analog listed in subsection (a).
13941394 (d) (1) Except as provided further, violation of subsection (a) is a:
13951395 (A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the quantity of the material was
13961396 less than 3.5 grams;
13971397 (B) drug severity level 3 felony if the quantity of the material was at
13981398 least 3.5 grams but less than 100 grams;
13991399 (C) drug severity level 2 felony if the quantity of the material was at
14001400 least 100 grams but less than 1 kilogram; and
14011401 (D) drug severity level 1 felony if the quantity of the material was 1
14021402 kilogram or more.
14031403 (2) Violation of subsection (a) with respect to material containing any
14041404 quantity of marijuana, or an analog thereof, is a:
14051405 (A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the quantity of the material was
14061406 less than 25 grams;
14071407 (B) drug severity level 3 felony if the quantity of the material was at
14081408 least 25 grams but less than 450 grams;
14091409 (C) drug severity level 2 felony if the quantity of the material was at
14101410 least 450 grams but less than 30 kilograms; and
14111411 (D) drug severity level 1 felony if the quantity of the material was 30
14121412 kilograms or more.
14131413 (3) Violation of subsection (a) with respect to material containing any
14141414 quantity of heroin, as defined by subsection (c)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4105(c)
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14591459 subsection (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(3) or (f)(1), and
14601460 amendments thereto, or an analog thereof, is a:
14611461 (A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the quantity of the material was
14621462 less than 1 gram;
14631463 (B) drug severity level 3 felony if the quantity of the material was at
14641464 least 1 gram but less than 3.5 grams;
14651465 (C) drug severity level 2 felony if the quantity of the material was at
14661466 least 3.5 grams but less than 100 grams; and
14671467 (D) drug severity level 1 felony if the quantity of the material was
14681468 100 grams or more.
14691469 (4) Violation of subsection (a) with respect to material containing any
14701470 quantity of a controlled substance designated in K.S.A. 65-4105, 65-4107,
14711471 65-4109 or 65-4111, and amendments thereto, or an analog thereof,
14721472 distributed by dosage unit, is a:
14731473 (A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the number of dosage units was
14741474 fewer than 10;
14751475 (B) drug severity level 3 felony if the number of dosage units was at
14761476 least 10 but less than 100;
14771477 (C) drug severity level 2 felony if the number of dosage units was at
14781478 least 100 but less than 1,000; and
14791479 (D) drug severity level 1 felony if the number of dosage units was
14801480 1,000 or more.
14811481 (5) For any violation of subsection (a), the severity level of the
14821482 offense shall be increased one level if the controlled substance or
14831483 controlled substance analog was distributed or possessed with the intent to
14841484 distribute on or within 1,000 feet of any school property.
14851485 (6) Violation of subsection (b) is a:
14861486 (A) Class A person misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection
14871487 (d)(6)(B) subparagraph (B); and
14881488 (B) nondrug severity level 7, person felony if the substance was
14891489 distributed to or possessed with the intent to distribute to a minor.
14901490 (7) Violation of subsection (c) is a:
14911491 (A) Drug severity level 3 felony if the number of plants cultivated
14921492 was more than 4 but fewer than 50;
14931493 (B) drug severity level 2 felony if the number of plants cultivated was
14941494 at least 50 but fewer than 100; and
14951495 (C) drug severity level 1 felony if the number of plants cultivated was
14961496 100 or more.
14971497 (e) In any prosecution under this section, there shall be a rebuttable
14981498 presumption of an intent to distribute if any person possesses the following
14991499 quantities of controlled substances or analogs thereof:
15001500 (1) 450 grams or more of marijuana;
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15451545 (3) 100 dosage units or more containing a controlled substance; or
15461546 (4) 100 grams or more of any other controlled substance.
15471547 (f) It shall not be a defense to charges arising under this section that
15481548 the defendant:
15491549 (1) Was acting in an agency relationship on behalf of any other party
15501550 in a transaction involving a controlled substance or controlled substance
15511551 analog;
15521552 (2) did not know the quantity of the controlled substance or
15531553 controlled substance analog; or
15541554 (3) did not know the specific controlled substance or controlled
15551555 substance analog contained in the material that was distributed or
15561556 possessed with the intent to distribute.
15571557 (g) The provisions of subsections (a)(4) and (5) shall not apply to:
15581558 (1) Any medical cannabis grower-distributor licensed by the
15591559 department of revenue under section 4, and amendments thereto, or any
15601560 employee or agent thereof, that is growing cannabis for the purpose of
15611561 sale to a medical cannabis dispensary as authorized by section 4, and
15621562 amendments thereto; or
15631563 (2) any medical cannabis dispensary licensed by the state board of
15641564 pharmacy under section 6, and amendments thereto, or any employee or
15651565 agent thereof, that is engaging in the transfer of medical cannabis
15661566 consumer products in a manner authorized by sections 6, and amendments
15671567 thereto.
15681568 (h) As used in this section:
15691569 (1) "Material" means the total amount of any substance, including a
15701570 compound or a mixture, which that contains any quantity of a controlled
15711571 substance or controlled substance analog.
15721572 (2) "Dosage unit" means a controlled substance or controlled
15731573 substance analog distributed or possessed with the intent to distribute as a
15741574 discrete unit, including but not limited to, one pill, one capsule or one
15751575 microdot, and not distributed by weight.
15761576 (A) For steroids, or controlled substances in liquid solution legally
15771577 manufactured for prescription use, or an analog thereof, "dosage unit"
15781578 means the smallest medically approved dosage unit, as determined by the
15791579 label, materials provided by the manufacturer, a prescribing authority,
15801580 licensed health care professional or other qualified health authority.
15811581 (B) For illegally manufactured controlled substances in liquid
15821582 solution, or controlled substances in liquid products not intended for
15831583 ingestion by human beings, or an analog thereof, "dosage unit" means 10
15841584 milligrams, including the liquid carrier medium, except as provided in
15851585 subsection (g)(2)(C).
15861586 (C) For lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in liquid form, or an analog
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16311631 medium.
16321632 Sec. 18. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5706 is hereby amended to read as
16331633 follows: 21-5706. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any
16341634 opiates, opium or narcotic drugs, or any stimulant designated in K.S.A. 65-
16351635 4107(d)(1), (d)(3) or (f)(1), and amendments thereto, or a controlled
16361636 substance analog thereof.
16371637 (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any of the following
16381638 controlled substances or controlled substance analogs thereof:
16391639 (1) Any depressant designated in K.S.A. 65-4105(e), 65-4107(e), 65-
16401640 4109(b) or (c) or 65-4111(b), and amendments thereto;
16411641 (2) any stimulant designated in K.S.A. 65-4105(f), 65-4107(d)(2), (d)
16421642 (4), (d)(5) or (f)(2) or 65-4109(e), and amendments thereto;
16431643 (3) any hallucinogenic drug designated in K.S.A. 65-4105(d), 65-
16441644 4107(g) or 65-4109(g), and amendments thereto;
16451645 (4) any substance designated in K.S.A. 65-4105(g) and 65-4111(c),
16461646 (d), (e), (f) or (g), and amendments thereto;
16471647 (5) any anabolic steroids as defined in K.S.A. 65-4109(f), and
16481648 amendments thereto;
16491649 (6) any substance designated in K.S.A. 65-4113, and amendments
16501650 thereto; or
16511651 (7) any substance designated in K.S.A. 65-4105(h), and amendments
16521652 thereto.
16531653 (c) (1) Violation of subsection (a) is a drug severity level 5 felony.
16541654 (2) Except as provided in subsection (c)(3):
16551655 (A) Violation of subsection (b) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor,
16561656 except as provided in subparagraph (B); and
16571657 (B) violation of subsection (b)(1) through (b)(5) or (b)(7) is a drug
16581658 severity level 5 felony if that person has a prior conviction under such
16591659 subsection, under K.S.A. 65-4162, prior to its repeal, under a substantially
16601660 similar offense from another jurisdiction, or under any city ordinance or
16611661 county resolution for a substantially similar offense if the substance
16621662 involved was 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), marijuana
16631663 as designated in K.S.A. 65-4105(d), and amendments thereto, or any
16641664 substance designated in K.S.A. 65-4105(h), and amendments thereto, or an
16651665 analog thereof.
16661666 (3) If the substance involved is marijuana, as designated in K.S.A.
16671667 65-4105(d), and amendments thereto, or tetrahydrocannabinols, as
16681668 designated in K.S.A. 65-4105(h), and amendments thereto, violation of
16691669 subsection (b) is a:
16701670 (A) Class B nonperson misdemeanor, except as provided in
16711671 subparagraphs (B) and (C);
16721672 (B) class A nonperson misdemeanor if that person has a prior
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17171717 repeal, under a substantially similar offense from another jurisdiction, or
17181718 under any city ordinance or county resolution for a substantially similar
17191719 offense; and
17201720 (C) drug severity level 5 felony if that person has two or more prior
17211721 convictions under such subsection, under K.S.A. 65-4162, prior to its
17221722 repeal, under a substantially similar offense from another jurisdiction, or
17231723 under any city ordinance or county resolution for a substantially similar
17241724 offense.
17251725 (d) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section
17261726 arising out of a person's possession of any cannabidiol treatment
17271727 preparation if the person:
17281728 (1) Has a debilitating medical condition, as defined in K.S.A. 2022
17291729 Supp. 65-6235, and amendments thereto, or is the parent or guardian of a
17301730 minor child who has such debilitating medical condition;
17311731 (2) is possessing a cannabidiol treatment preparation, as defined in
17321732 K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6235, and amendments thereto, that is being used to
17331733 treat such debilitating medical condition; and
17341734 (3) has possession of a letter, at all times while the person has
17351735 possession of the cannabidiol treatment preparation, that:
17361736 (A) Shall be shown to a law enforcement officer on such officer's
17371737 request;
17381738 (B) is dated within the preceding 15 months and signed by the
17391739 physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery in Kansas who
17401740 diagnosed the debilitating medical condition;
17411741 (C) is on such physician's letterhead; and
17421742 (D) identifies the person or the person's minor child as such
17431743 physician's patient and identifies the patient's debilitating medical
17441744 condition.
17451745 (e) It shall not be a defense to charges arising under this section that
17461746 the defendant was acting in an agency relationship on behalf of any other
17471747 party in a transaction involving a controlled substance or controlled
17481748 substance analog.
17491749 (f) If the substance involved is medical cannabis consumer product,
17501750 as defined in section 2, and amendments thereto, the provisions of
17511751 subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to any person who is:
17521752 (1) A medical cannabis grower-distributor licensed by the Kansas
17531753 department of agriculture under section 4, and amendments thereto, or
17541754 any employee or agent thereof, whose possession is authorized by the
17551755 veterans first medical cannabis act;
17561756 (2) a medical cannabis dispensary licensed by the state board of
17571757 pharmacy under section 6, and amendments thereto, or any employee or
17581758 agent thereof, whose possession is authorized by the veterans first medical
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18031803 (3) a patient who has been issued a patient identification card under
18041804 section 3, and amendments thereto, whose possession is authorized by the
18051805 veterans first medical cannabis act; or
18061806 (4) a primary caregiver who has been issued a caregiver
18071807 identification card under section 3, and amendments thereto, whose
18081808 possession is authorized by the veterans first medical cannabis act.
18091809 Sec. 19. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5707 is hereby amended to read as
18101810 follows: 21-5707. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or
18111811 intentionally use any communication facility:
18121812 (1) In committing, causing, or facilitating the commission of any
18131813 felony under K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5703, 21-5705 or 21-5706, and
18141814 amendments thereto; or
18151815 (2) in any attempt to commit, any conspiracy to commit, or any
18161816 criminal solicitation of any felony under K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5703, 21-
18171817 5705 or 21-5706, and amendments thereto. Each separate use of a
18181818 communication facility may be charged as a separate offense under this
18191819 subsection.
18201820 (b) Violation of subsection (a) is a nondrug severity level 8,
18211821 nonperson felony.
18221822 (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person using
18231823 communication facilities solely within the scope of activities authorized by
18241824 the veterans first medical cannabis act.
18251825 (d) As used in this section, "communication facility" means any and
18261826 all public and private instrumentalities used or useful in the transmission
18271827 of writing, signs, signals, pictures or sounds of all kinds and includes
18281828 telephone, wire, radio, computer, computer networks, beepers, pagers and
18291829 all other means of communication.
18301830 Sec. 20. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5709 is hereby amended to read as
18311831 follows: 21-5709. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess
18321832 ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, red phosphorus, lithium metal, sodium metal,
18331833 iodine, anhydrous ammonia, pressurized ammonia or
18341834 phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers or salts of isomers with an
18351835 intent to use the product to manufacture a controlled substance.
18361836 (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess with intent to
18371837 use any drug paraphernalia to:
18381838 (1) Manufacture, cultivate, plant, propagate, harvest, test, analyze or
18391839 distribute a controlled substance; or
18401840 (2) store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise
18411841 introduce a controlled substance into the human body.
18421842 (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess with intent to
18431843 use anhydrous ammonia or pressurized ammonia in a container not
18441844 approved for that chemical by the Kansas department of agriculture.
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18881888 (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase, receive or
18891889 otherwise acquire at retail any compound, mixture or preparation
18901890 containing more than 3.6 grams of pseudoephedrine base or ephedrine
18911891 base in any single transaction or any compound, mixture or preparation
18921892 containing more than nine grams of pseudoephedrine base or ephedrine
18931893 base within any 30-day period.
18941894 (e) (1) Violation of subsection (a) is a drug severity level 3 felony;
18951895 (2) violation of subsection (b)(1) is a:
18961896 (A) Drug severity level 5 felony, except as provided in subsection (e)
18971897 (2)(B); and
18981898 (B) class B nonperson misdemeanor if the drug paraphernalia was
18991899 used to cultivate fewer than five marijuana plants;
19001900 (3) violation of subsection (b)(2) is a class B nonperson
19011901 misdemeanor;
19021902 (4) violation of subsection (c) is a drug severity level 5 felony; and
19031903 (5) violation of subsection (d) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
19041904 (f) For persons arrested and charged under subsection (a) or (c), bail
19051905 shall be at least $50,000 cash or surety, and such person shall not be
19061906 released upon the person's own recognizance pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2802,
19071907 and amendments thereto, unless the court determines, on the record, that
19081908 the defendant is not likely to reoffend, the court imposes pretrial
19091909 supervision or the defendant agrees to participate in a licensed or certified
19101910 drug treatment program.
19111911 (g) The provisions of subsection (b) shall not apply to any person
19121912 licensed or authorized by the veterans first medical cannabis act whose
19131913 possession of such equipment or material is used solely for the
19141914 administration of medical cannabis consumer products in a manner
19151915 authorized by the veterans first medical cannabis act.
19161916 Sec. 21. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5710 is hereby amended to read as
19171917 follows: 21-5710. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise,
19181918 market, label, distribute or possess with the intent to distribute:
19191919 (1) Any product containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, red
19201920 phosphorus, lithium metal, sodium metal, iodine, anhydrous ammonia,
19211921 pressurized ammonia or phenylpropanolamine or their salts, isomers or
19221922 salts of isomers if the person knows or reasonably should know that the
19231923 purchaser will use the product to manufacture a controlled substance or
19241924 controlled substance analog; or
19251925 (2) any product containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or
19261926 phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers or salts of isomers for
19271927 indication of stimulation, mental alertness, weight loss, appetite control,
19281928 energy or other indications not approved pursuant to the pertinent federal
19291929 over-the-counter drug final monograph or tentative final monograph or
19301930 approved new drug application.
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19751975 intent to distribute or manufacture with intent to distribute any drug
19761976 paraphernalia, knowing or under circumstances where one reasonably
19771977 should know that it will be used to manufacture or distribute a controlled
19781978 substance or controlled substance analog in violation of K.S.A. 2022 Supp.
19791979 21-5701 through 21-5717, and amendments thereto.
19801980 (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, possess with
19811981 intent to distribute or manufacture with intent to distribute any drug
19821982 paraphernalia, knowing or under circumstances where one reasonably
19831983 should know, that it will be used as such in violation of K.S.A. 2022 Supp.
19841984 21-5701 through 21-5717, and amendments thereto, except subsection (b)
19851985 of K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5706(b), and amendments thereto.
19861986 (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, possess with
19871987 intent to distribute or manufacture with intent to distribute any drug
19881988 paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably
19891989 should know, that it will be used as such in violation of subsection (b) of
19901990 K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5706(b), and amendments thereto.
19911991 (e) (1) Violation of subsection (a) is a drug severity level 3 felony;
19921992 (2) violation of subsection (b) is a:
19931993 (A) Drug severity level 5 felony, except as provided in subsection (e)
19941994 (2)(B) subparagraph (B); and
19951995 (B) drug severity level 4 felony if the trier of fact makes a finding that
19961996 the offender distributed or caused drug paraphernalia to be distributed to a
19971997 minor or on or within 1,000 feet of any school property;
19981998 (3) violation of subsection (c) is a:
19991999 (A) Nondrug severity level 9, nonperson felony, except as provided in
20002000 subsection (e)(3)(B); and
20012001 (B) drug severity level 5 felony if the trier of fact makes a finding that
20022002 the offender distributed or caused drug paraphernalia to be distributed to a
20032003 minor or on or within 1,000 feet of any school property; and
20042004 (4) violation of subsection (d) is a:
20052005 (A) Class A nonperson misdemeanor, except as provided in
20062006 subsection (e)(4)(B); and
20072007 (B) nondrug severity level 9, nonperson felony if the trier of fact
20082008 makes a finding that the offender distributed or caused drug paraphernalia
20092009 to be distributed to a minor or on or within 1,000 feet of any school
20102010 property.
20112011 (f) For persons arrested and charged under subsection (a), bail shall
20122012 be at least $50,000 cash or surety, and such person shall not be released
20132013 upon the person's own recognizance pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2802, and
20142014 amendments thereto, unless the court determines, on the record, that the
20152015 defendant is not likely to re-offend, the court imposes pretrial supervision
20162016 or the defendant agrees to participate in a licensed or certified drug
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20612061 (g) The provisions of subsection (c) shall not apply to any person
20622062 licensed or authorized by the veterans first medical cannabis act whose
20632063 distribution or manufacture is used solely for medical cannabis consumer
20642064 product in a manner authorized by the veterans first medical cannabis act.
20652065 (h) As used in this section, "or under circumstances where one
20662066 reasonably should know" that an item will be used in violation of this
20672067 section, shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
20682068 (1) Actual knowledge from prior experience or statements by
20692069 customers;
20702070 (2) inappropriate or impractical design for alleged legitimate use;
20712071 (3) receipt of packaging material, advertising information or other
20722072 manufacturer supplied information regarding the item's use as drug
20732073 paraphernalia; or
20742074 (4) receipt of a written warning from a law enforcement or
20752075 prosecutorial agency having jurisdiction that the item has been previously
20762076 determined to have been designed specifically for use as drug
20772077 paraphernalia.
20782078 Sec. 22. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-1120 is hereby amended to read as
20792079 follows: 65-1120. (a) Grounds for disciplinary actions. The board may
20802080 deny, revoke, limit or suspend any license or authorization to practice
20812081 nursing as a registered professional nurse, as a licensed practical nurse, as
20822082 an advanced practice registered nurse or as a registered nurse anesthetist
20832083 that is issued by the board or applied for under this act, or may require the
20842084 licensee to attend a specific number of hours of continuing education in
20852085 addition to any hours the licensee may already be required to attend or
20862086 may publicly or privately censure a licensee or holder of a temporary
20872087 permit or authorization, if the applicant, licensee or holder of a temporary
20882088 permit or authorization is found after hearing:
20892089 (1) To be guilty of fraud or deceit in practicing nursing or in
20902090 procuring or attempting to procure a license to practice nursing;
20912091 (2) to have been guilty of a felony or to have been guilty of a
20922092 misdemeanor involving an illegal drug offense unless the applicant or
20932093 licensee establishes sufficient rehabilitation to warrant the public trust,
20942094 except that notwithstanding K.S.A. 74-120, and amendments thereto, no
20952095 license or authorization to practice nursing as a licensed professional
20962096 nurse, as a licensed practical nurse, as an advanced practice registered
20972097 nurse or registered nurse anesthetist shall be granted to a person with a
20982098 felony conviction for a crime against persons as specified in article 34 of
20992099 chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, prior to their repeal, or article
21002100 54 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, or K.S.A. 2022 Supp.
21012101 21-6104, 21-6325, 21-6326 or 21-6418, and amendments thereto;
21022102 (3) has been convicted or found guilty or has entered into an agreed
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21472147 determined on a case-by-case basis;
21482148 (4) to have committed an act of professional incompetency as defined
21492149 in subsection (e);
21502150 (5) to be unable to practice with skill and safety due to current abuse
21512151 of drugs or alcohol;
21522152 (6) to be a person who has been adjudged in need of a guardian or
21532153 conservator, or both, under the act for obtaining a guardian or conservator,
21542154 or both, and who has not been restored to capacity under that act;
21552155 (7) to be guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by rules and
21562156 regulations of the board;
21572157 (8) to have willfully or repeatedly violated the provisions of the
21582158 Kansas nurse practice act or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to
21592159 that act, including K.S.A. 65-1114 and 65-1122, and amendments thereto;
21602160 (9) to have a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a
21612161 practical nurse denied, revoked, limited or suspended, or to be publicly or
21622162 privately censured, by a licensing authority of another state, agency of the
21632163 United States government, territory of the United States or country or to
21642164 have other disciplinary action taken against the applicant or licensee by a
21652165 licensing authority of another state, agency of the United States
21662166 government, territory of the United States or country. A certified copy of
21672167 the record or order of public or private censure, denial, suspension,
21682168 limitation, revocation or other disciplinary action of the licensing authority
21692169 of another state, agency of the United States government, territory of the
21702170 United States or country shall constitute prima facie evidence of such a
21712171 fact for purposes of this paragraph (9); or
21722172 (10) to have assisted suicide in violation of K.S.A. 21-3406, prior to
21732173 its repeal, or K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5407, and amendments thereto, as
21742174 established by any of the following:
21752175 (A) A copy of the record of criminal conviction or plea of guilty for a
21762176 felony in violation of K.S.A. 21-3406, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2022
21772177 Supp. 21-5407, and amendments thereto.
21782178 (B) A copy of the record of a judgment of contempt of court for
21792179 violating an injunction issued under K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 60-4404, and
21802180 amendments thereto.
21812181 (C) A copy of the record of a judgment assessing damages under
21822182 K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 60-4405, and amendments thereto.
21832183 (b) Proceedings. Upon filing of a sworn complaint with the board
21842184 charging a person with having been guilty of any of the unlawful practices
21852185 specified in subsection (a), two or more members of the board shall
21862186 investigate the charges, or the board may designate and authorize an
21872187 employee or employees of the board to conduct an investigation. After
21882188 investigation, the board may institute charges. If an investigation, in the
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22332233 applicant or licensee is guilty of the charges, the board shall fix a time and
22342234 place for proceedings, which that shall be conducted in accordance with
22352235 the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
22362236 (c) Witnesses. No person shall be excused from testifying in any
22372237 proceedings before the board under this act or in any civil proceedings
22382238 under this act before a court of competent jurisdiction on the ground that
22392239 such testimony may incriminate the person testifying, but such testimony
22402240 shall not be used against the person for the prosecution of any crime under
22412241 the laws of this state except the crime of perjury as defined in K.S.A. 2022
22422242 Supp. 21-5903, and amendments thereto.
22432243 (d) Costs. If final agency action of the board in a proceeding under
22442244 this section is adverse to the applicant or licensee, the costs of the board's
22452245 proceedings shall be charged to the applicant or licensee as in ordinary
22462246 civil actions in the district court, but if the board is the unsuccessful party,
22472247 the costs shall be paid by the board. Witness fees and costs may be taxed
22482248 by the board according to the statutes relating to procedure in the district
22492249 court. All costs accrued by the board, when it is the successful party, and
22502250 which that the attorney general certifies cannot be collected from the
22512251 applicant or licensee shall be paid from the board of nursing fee fund. All
22522252 moneys collected following board proceedings shall be credited in full to
22532253 the board of nursing fee fund.
22542254 (e) Professional incompetency defined. As used in this section,
22552255 "professional incompetency" means:
22562256 (1) One or more instances involving failure to adhere to the
22572257 applicable standard of care to a degree which that constitutes gross
22582258 negligence, as determined by the board;
22592259 (2) repeated instances involving failure to adhere to the applicable
22602260 standard of care to a degree which that constitutes ordinary negligence, as
22612261 determined by the board; or
22622262 (3) a pattern of practice or other behavior which that demonstrates a
22632263 manifest incapacity or incompetence to practice nursing.
22642264 (f) Criminal justice information. The board upon request shall receive
22652265 from the Kansas bureau of investigation such criminal history record
22662266 information relating to arrests and criminal convictions as necessary for
22672267 the purpose of determining initial and continuing qualifications of
22682268 licensees of and applicants for licensure by the board.
22692269 (g) Medical cannabis. The board shall not deny, revoke, limit or
22702270 suspend an advanced practice registered nurse's license or publicly or
22712271 privately censure an advanced practice registered nurse upon any of the
22722272 following:
22732273 (1) The advanced practice registered nurse, after diagnosing a
22742274 patient with a qualifying medical condition or after knowing that a patient
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23192319 healthcare provider:
23202320 (A) Advised the patient about the possible benefits and risks of using
23212321 medical cannabis consumer products;
23222322 (B) advised the patient that using medical cannabis consumer
23232323 products may mitigate the symptoms of the patient's qualifying medical
23242324 condition; or
23252325 (C) issued to the patient a valid, written certification under section 3,
23262326 and amendments thereto;
23272327 (2) the advanced practice registered nurse uses or has used medical
23282328 cannabis consumer products in accordance with the veterans first medical
23292329 cannabis act; or
23302330 (3) the advanced practice registered nurse acts or has acted as a
23312331 person's primary caregiver in accordance with the veterans first medical
23322332 cannabis act.
23332333 Sec. 23. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-2836 is hereby amended to read as
23342334 follows: 65-2836. (a) A licensee's license may be revoked, suspended or
23352335 limited, or the licensee may be publicly censured or placed under
23362336 probationary conditions, or an application for a license or for reinstatement
23372337 of a license may be denied upon a finding of the existence of any of the
23382338 following grounds:
23392339 (a)(1) The licensee has committed fraud or misrepresentation in
23402340 applying for or securing an original, renewal or reinstated license.
23412341 (b)(2) The licensee has committed an act of unprofessional or
23422342 dishonorable conduct or professional incompetency, except that the board
23432343 may take appropriate disciplinary action or enter into a non-disciplinary
23442344 resolution when a licensee has engaged in any conduct or professional
23452345 practice on a single occasion that, if continued, would reasonably be
23462346 expected to constitute an inability to practice the healing arts with
23472347 reasonable skill and safety to patients or unprofessional conduct as defined
23482348 in K.S.A. 65-2837, and amendments thereto.
23492349 (c)(3) The licensee has been convicted of a felony or class A
23502350 misdemeanor, or substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction,
23512351 whether or not related to the practice of the healing arts, or the licensee has
23522352 been convicted in a special or general court-martial, whether or not related
23532353 to the practice of the healing arts. The board shall revoke a licensee's
23542354 license following conviction of a felony or substantially similar offense in
23552355 another jurisdiction, or following conviction in a general court-martial
23562356 occurring after July 1, 2000, unless a
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23602360 licensee will not pose a threat to the public in such person's capacity as a
23612361 licensee and that such person has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant
23622362 the public trust. In the case of a person who has been convicted of a felony
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24072407 license or to reinstate a canceled license, the application for a license shall
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24112411 such application determine by clear and convincing evidence that such
24122412 person will not pose a threat to the public in such person's capacity as a
24132413 licensee and that such person has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant
24142414 the public trust.
24152415 (d)(4) The licensee has used fraudulent or false advertisements.
24162416 (e)(5) The licensee is addicted to or has distributed intoxicating
24172417 liquors or drugs for any other than lawful purposes.
24182418 (f)(6) The licensee has willfully or repeatedly violated this act, the
24192419 pharmacy act of the state of Kansas or the uniform controlled substances
24202420 act, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or any rules and
24212421 regulations of the secretary of health and environment that are relevant to
24222422 the practice of the healing arts.
24232423 (g)(7) The licensee has unlawfully invaded the field of practice of any
24242424 branch of the healing arts in which the licensee is not licensed to practice.
24252425 (h)(8) The licensee has engaged in the practice of the healing arts
24262426 under a false or assumed name, or the impersonation of another
24272427 practitioner. The provisions of this subsection relating to an assumed name
24282428 shall not apply to licensees practicing under a professional corporation,
24292429 under a business entity that holds a certificate of authorization pursuant to
24302430 K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-28,134, and amendments thereto, or under any other
24312431 legal entity duly authorized to provide such professional services in the
24322432 state of Kansas.
24332433 (i)(9) The licensee's ability to practice the healing arts with
24342434 reasonable skill and safety to patients is impaired by reason of physical or
24352435 mental illness, or condition or use of alcohol, drugs or controlled
24362436 substances. All information, reports, findings and other records relating to
24372437 impairment shall be confidential and not subject to discovery by or release
24382438 to any person or entity outside of a board proceeding.
24392439 (j)(10) The licensee has had a license to practice the healing arts
24402440 revoked, suspended or limited, has been censured or has had other
24412441 disciplinary action taken, or an application for a license denied, by the
24422442 proper licensing authority of another state, territory, District of Columbia,
24432443 or other country.
24442444 (k)(11) The licensee has violated any lawful rule and regulation
24452445 promulgated by the board or violated any lawful order or directive of the
24462446 board previously entered by the board.
24472447 (l)(12) The licensee has failed to report or reveal the knowledge
24482448 required to be reported or revealed under K.S.A. 65-28,122, and
24492449 amendments thereto.
24502450 (m)(13) The licensee, if licensed to practice medicine and surgery,
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24952495 abnormality of the breast tissue for which surgery is a recommended form
24962496 of treatment, of alternative methods of treatment recognized by licensees
24972497 of the same profession in the same or similar communities as being
24982498 acceptable under like conditions and circumstances.
24992499 (n)(14) The licensee has cheated on or attempted to subvert the
25002500 validity of the examination for a license.
25012501 (o)(15) The licensee has been found to be mentally ill, disabled, not
25022502 guilty by reason of insanity, not guilty because the licensee suffers from a
25032503 mental disease or defect or incompetent to stand trial by a court of
25042504 competent jurisdiction.
25052505 (p)(16) The licensee has prescribed, sold, administered, distributed or
25062506 given a controlled substance to any person for other than medically
25072507 accepted or lawful purposes.
25082508 (q)(17) The licensee has violated a federal law or regulation relating
25092509 to controlled substances.
25102510 (r)(18) The licensee has failed to furnish the board, or its investigators
25112511 or representatives, any information legally requested by the board.
25122512 (s)(19) Sanctions or disciplinary actions have been taken against the
25132513 licensee by a peer review committee, healthcare facility, a governmental
25142514 agency or department or a professional association or society for acts or
25152515 conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for
25162516 disciplinary action under this section.
25172517 (t)(20) The licensee has failed to report to the board any adverse
25182518 action taken against the licensee by another state or licensing jurisdiction,
25192519 a peer review body, a healthcare facility, a professional association or
25202520 society, a governmental agency, by a law enforcement agency or a court
25212521 for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds
25222522 for disciplinary action under this section.
25232523 (u)(21) The licensee has surrendered a license or authorization to
25242524 practice the healing arts in another state or jurisdiction, has surrendered the
25252525 authority to utilize controlled substances issued by any state or federal
25262526 agency, has agreed to a limitation to or restriction of privileges at any
25272527 medical care facility or has surrendered the licensee's membership on any
25282528 professional staff or in any professional association or society while under
25292529 investigation for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would
25302530 constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this section.
25312531 (v)(22) The licensee has failed to report to the board surrender of the
25322532 licensee's license or authorization to practice the healing arts in another
25332533 state or jurisdiction or surrender of the licensee's membership on any
25342534 professional staff or in any professional association or society while under
25352535 investigation for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would
25362536 constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this section.
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25802580 (w)(23) The licensee has an adverse judgment, award or settlement
25812581 against the licensee resulting from a medical liability claim related to acts
25822582 or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for
25832583 disciplinary action under this section.
25842584 (x)(24) The licensee has failed to report to the board any adverse
25852585 judgment, settlement or award against the licensee resulting from a
25862586 medical malpractice liability claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts
25872587 or conduct that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this
25882588 section.
25892589 (y)(25) The licensee has failed to maintain a policy of professional
25902590 liability insurance as required by K.S.A. 40-3402 or 40-3403a, and
25912591 amendments thereto.
25922592 (z)(26) The licensee has failed to pay the premium surcharges as
25932593 required by K.S.A. 40-3404, and amendments thereto.
25942594 (aa)(27) The licensee has knowingly submitted any misleading,
25952595 deceptive, untrue or fraudulent representation on a claim form, bill or
25962596 statement.
25972597 (bb)(28) The licensee as the supervising physician for a physician
25982598 assistant has failed to adequately direct and supervise the physician
25992599 assistant in accordance with the physician assistant licensure act or rules
26002600 and regulations adopted under such act.
26012601 (cc)(29) The licensee has assisted suicide in violation of K.S.A. 21-
26022602 3406, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5407, and amendments
26032603 thereto, as established by any of the following:
26042604 (1)(A) A copy of the record of criminal conviction or plea of guilty
26052605 for a felony in violation of K.S.A. 21-3406, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A.
26062606 2022 Supp. 21-5407, and amendments thereto.
26072607 (2)(B) A copy of the record of a judgment of contempt of court for
26082608 violating an injunction issued under K.S.A. 60-4404, and amendments
26092609 thereto.
26102610 (3)(C) A copy of the record of a judgment assessing damages under
26112611 K.S.A. 60-4405, and amendments thereto.
26122612 (dd)(30) The licensee has given a worthless check or stopped
26132613 payment on a debit or credit card for fees or moneys legally due to the
26142614 board.
26152615 (ee)(31) The licensee has knowingly or negligently abandoned
26162616 medical records.
26172617 (b) The board shall not revoke, suspend or limit a physician's license,
26182618 publicly censure a physician or place a physician's license under
26192619 probationary conditions upon any of the following:
26202620 (1) The physician, after diagnosing a patient with a qualifying
26212621 medical condition or after knowing that a patient has been validly
26222622 diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition by a healthcare provider:
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26662666 (A) Advised the patient about the possible benefits and risks of using
26672667 medical cannabis consumer products;
26682668 (B) advised the patient that using medical cannabis consumer
26692669 products may mitigate the symptoms of the patient's qualifying medical
26702670 condition; or
26712671 (C) issued to the patient a valid, written certification in accordance
26722672 with section 3, and amendments thereto;
26732673 (2) the physician uses or has used medical cannabis consumer
26742674 products in accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis act; or
26752675 (3) the physician acts or has acted as a patient's primary caregiver in
26762676 accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis act.
26772677 Sec. 24. K.S.A. 65-28a05 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
26782678 28a05. (a) A licensee's license may be revoked, suspended or limited, or
26792679 the licensee may be publicly or privately censured, or an application for a
26802680 license or for reinstatement of a license may be denied upon a finding of
26812681 the existence of any of the following grounds:
26822682 (a)(1) The licensee has committed an act of unprofessional conduct as
26832683 defined by rules and regulations adopted by the board;
26842684 (b)(2) the licensee has obtained a license by means of fraud,
26852685 misrepresentations or concealment of material facts;
26862686 (c)(3) the licensee has committed an act of professional incompetency
26872687 as defined by rules and regulations adopted by the board;
26882688 (d)(4) the licensee has been convicted of a felony;
26892689 (e)(5) the licensee has violated any provision of this act, and
26902690 amendments thereto;
26912691 (f)(6) the licensee has violated any lawful order or rule and regulation
26922692 of the board;
26932693 (g)(7) the licensee has been found to be mentally ill, disabled, not
26942694 guilty by reason of insanity, not guilty because the licensee suffers from a
26952695 mental disease or defect or is incompetent to stand trial by a court of
26962696 competent jurisdiction;
26972697 (h)(8) the licensee has violated a federal law or regulation relating to
26982698 controlled substances;
26992699 (i)(9) the licensee has failed to report to the board any adverse action
27002700 taken against the licensee by another state or licensing jurisdiction, a peer
27012701 review body, a health care facility, a professional association or society, a
27022702 governmental agency, by a law enforcement agency or a court for acts or
27032703 conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for
27042704 disciplinary action under this section;
27052705 (j)(10) the licensee has surrendered a license or authorization to
27062706 practice as a physician assistant in another state or jurisdiction, has
27072707 surrendered the authority to utilize controlled substances issued by any
27082708 state or federal agency, has agreed to a limitation to or restriction of
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27532753 membership on any professional staff or in any professional association or
27542754 society while under investigation for acts or conduct similar to acts or
27552755 conduct which would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this
27562756 section;
27572757 (k)(11) the licensee has failed to report to the board the surrender of
27582758 the licensee's license or authorization to practice as a physician assistant in
27592759 another state or jurisdiction or the surrender of the licensee's membership
27602760 on any professional staff or in any professional association or society
27612761 while under investigation for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct
27622762 which would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this section;
27632763 (l)(12) the licensee has an adverse judgment, award or settlement
27642764 against the licensee resulting from a medical liability claim related to acts
27652765 or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for
27662766 disciplinary action under this section;
27672767 (m)(13) the licensee has failed to report to the board any adverse
27682768 judgment, settlement or award against the licensee resulting from a
27692769 medical malpractice liability claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts
27702770 or conduct which would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under
27712771 this section;
27722772 (n)(14) the licensee's ability to practice with reasonable skill and
27732773 safety to patients is impaired by reason of physical or mental illness, or
27742774 condition or use of alcohol, drugs or controlled substances. All
27752775 information, reports, findings and other records relating to impairment
27762776 shall be confidential and not subject to discovery by or release to any
27772777 person or entity outside of a board proceeding;
27782778 (o)(15) the licensee has exceeded or has acted outside the scope of
27792779 authority given the physician assistant by the supervising physician or by
27802780 this act; or
27812781 (p)(16) the licensee has assisted suicide in violation of K.S.A. 21-
27822782 3406, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5407, and amendments
27832783 thereto, as established by any of the following:
27842784 (1)(A) A copy of the record of criminal conviction or plea of guilty
27852785 for a felony in violation of K.S.A. 21-3406, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A.
27862786 2022 Supp. 21-5407, and amendments thereto.
27872787 (2)(B) A copy of the record of a judgment of contempt of court for
27882788 violating an injunction issued under K.S.A. 60-4404, and amendments
27892789 thereto.
27902790 (3)(C) A copy of the record of a judgment assessing damages under
27912791 K.S.A. 60-4405, and amendments thereto.
27922792 (b) The board shall not revoke, suspend or limit a physician
27932793 assistant's license, publicly or privately censure a physician assistant or
27942794 deny an application for a license or for reinstatement of a license upon
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28392839 (1) The physician assistant, after diagnosing a patient with a
28402840 qualifying medical condition or after knowing that a patient has been
28412841 validly diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition by a healthcare
28422842 provider:
28432843 (A) Advised the patient about the possible benefits and risks of using
28442844 medical cannabis consumer products;
28452845 (B) advised the patient that using medical cannabis consumer
28462846 products may mitigate the symptoms of the patient's qualifying medical
28472847 condition; or
28482848 (C) issued to the patient a valid, written certification in accordance
28492849 with section 3, and amendments thereto;
28502850 (2) the physician assistant uses or has used medical cannabis
28512851 consumer products in accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis
28522852 act; or
28532853 (3) the physician assistant acts or has acted as a person's primary
28542854 caregiver in accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis act.
28552855 Sec. 25. K.S.A. 65-28b08 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
28562856 28b08. (a) The board may deny, revoke, limit or suspend any license or
28572857 authorization issued to a certified nurse-midwife to engage in the
28582858 independent practice of midwifery that is issued by the board or applied
28592859 for under this act, or may publicly censure a licensee or holder of a
28602860 temporary permit or authorization, if the applicant or licensee is found
28612861 after a hearing:
28622862 (1) To be guilty of fraud or deceit while engaging in the independent
28632863 practice of midwifery or in procuring or attempting to procure a license to
28642864 engage in the independent practice of midwifery;
28652865 (2) to have been found guilty of a felony or to have been found guilty
28662866 of a misdemeanor involving an illegal drug offense unless the applicant or
28672867 licensee establishes sufficient rehabilitation to warrant the public trust,
28682868 except that notwithstanding K.S.A. 74-120, and amendments thereto, no
28692869 license or authorization to practice and engage in the independent practice
28702870 of midwifery shall be granted to a person with a felony conviction for a
28712871 crime against persons as specified in article 34 of chapter 21 of the Kansas
28722872 Statutes Annotated, prior to its repeal, or article 54 of chapter 21 of the
28732873 Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 2022 Supp.
28742874 21-6104, 21-6325, 21-6326 or 21-6418, and amendments thereto;
28752875 (3) to have committed an act of professional incompetence as defined
28762876 in subsection (c);
28772877 (4) to be unable to practice the healing arts with reasonable skill and
28782878 safety by reason of impairment due to physical or mental illness or
28792879 condition or use of alcohol, drugs or controlled substances. All
28802880 information, reports, findings and other records relating to impairment
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29252925 or entity outside of a board proceeding. The provisions of this paragraph
29262926 providing confidentiality of records shall expire on July 1, 2022, unless the
29272927 legislature reviews and reenacts such provisions pursuant to K.S.A. 45-
29282928 229, and amendments thereto, prior to July 1, 2022;
29292929 (5) to be a person who has been adjudged in need of a guardian or
29302930 conservator, or both, under the act for obtaining a guardian or conservator,
29312931 or both, and who has not been restored to capacity under that act;
29322932 (6) to be guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by rules and
29332933 regulations of the board;
29342934 (7) to have willfully or repeatedly violated the provisions of the
29352935 Kansas nurse practice act or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to
29362936 that act;
29372937 (8) to have a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a
29382938 practical nurse denied, revoked, limited or suspended, or to have been
29392939 publicly or privately censured, by a licensing authority of another state,
29402940 agency of the United States government, territory of the United States or
29412941 country, or to have other disciplinary action taken against the applicant or
29422942 licensee by a licensing authority of another state, agency of the United
29432943 States government, territory of the United States or country. A certified
29442944 copy of the record or order of public or private censure, denial, suspension,
29452945 limitation, revocation or other disciplinary action of the licensing authority
29462946 of another state, agency of the United States government, territory of the
29472947 United States or country shall constitute prima facie evidence of such a
29482948 fact for purposes of this paragraph; or
29492949 (9) to have assisted suicide in violation of K.S.A. 21-3406, prior to its
29502950 repeal, or K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5407, and amendments thereto, as
29512951 established by any of the following:
29522952 (A) A copy of the record of criminal conviction or plea of guilty to a
29532953 felony in violation of K.S.A. 21-3406, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2022
29542954 Supp. 21-5407, and amendments thereto;
29552955 (B) a copy of the record of a judgment of contempt of court for
29562956 violating an injunction issued under K.S.A. 60-4404, and amendments
29572957 thereto; or
29582958 (C) a copy of the record of a judgment assessing damages under
29592959 K.S.A. 60-4405, and amendments thereto.
29602960 (b) No person shall be excused from testifying in any proceedings
29612961 before the board under this act or in any civil proceedings under this act
29622962 before a court of competent jurisdiction on the ground that such testimony
29632963 may incriminate the person testifying, but such testimony shall not be used
29642964 against the person for the prosecution of any crime under the laws of this
29652965 state, except the crime of perjury as defined in K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-
29662966 5903, and amendments thereto.
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30103010 (c) As used in this section, "professional incompetency" means:
30113011 (1) One or more instances involving failure to adhere to the
30123012 applicable standard of care to a degree which that constitutes gross
30133013 negligence, as determined by the board;
30143014 (2) repeated instances involving failure to adhere to the applicable
30153015 standard of care to a degree which that constitutes ordinary negligence, as
30163016 determined by the board; or
30173017 (3) a pattern of practice or other behavior which that demonstrates a
30183018 manifest incapacity or incompetence to engage in the independent practice
30193019 of midwifery.
30203020 (d) The board, upon request, shall receive from the Kansas bureau of
30213021 investigation such criminal history record information relating to arrests
30223022 and criminal convictions, as necessary, for the purpose of determining
30233023 initial and continuing qualifications of licensees and applicants for
30243024 licensure by the board.
30253025 (e) The provisions of this section shall become effective on January 1,
30263026 2017The board shall not deny, revoke, limit or suspend any license or
30273027 authorization issued to a certified nurse-midwife or publicly censure a
30283028 certified nurse-midwife upon any of the following:
30293029 (1) The certified nurse-midwife, after diagnosing a patient with a
30303030 qualifying medical condition or after knowing that a patient has been
30313031 validly diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition by a healthcare
30323032 provider:
30333033 (A) Advised the patient about the possible benefits and risks of using
30343034 medical cannabis consumer products;
30353035 (B) advised the patient that using medical cannabis consumer
30363036 products may mitigate the symptoms of the patient's qualifying medical
30373037 condition; or
30383038 (C) issued to the patient a valid, written certification under section 3,
30393039 and amendments thereto;
30403040 (2) the certified nurse-midwife uses or has used medical cannabis
30413041 consumer products in accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis
30423042 act; or
30433043 (3) the certified nurse-midwife acts or has acted as a person's
30443044 primary caregiver in accordance with the veterans first medical cannabis
30453045 act.
30463046 Sec. 26. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 79-3606 is hereby amended to read as
30473047 follows: 79-3606. The following shall be exempt from the tax imposed by
30483048 this act:
30493049 (a) All sales of motor-vehicle fuel or other articles upon which a sales
30503050 or excise tax has been paid, not subject to refund, under the laws of this
30513051 state except cigarettes and electronic cigarettes as defined by K.S.A. 79-
30523052 3301, and amendments thereto, including consumable material for such
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30973097 by K.S.A. 79-3817, and amendments thereto, including wort, liquid malt,
30983098 malt syrup and malt extract, that is not subject to taxation under the
30993099 provisions of K.S.A. 79-41a02, and amendments thereto, motor vehicles
31003100 taxed pursuant to K.S.A. 79-5117, and amendments thereto, tires taxed
31013101 pursuant to K.S.A. 65-3424d, and amendments thereto, drycleaning and
31023102 laundry services taxed pursuant to K.S.A. 65-34,150, and amendments
31033103 thereto, and gross receipts from regulated sports contests taxed pursuant to
31043104 the Kansas professional regulated sports act, and amendments thereto;
31053105 (b) all sales of tangible personal property or service, including the
31063106 renting and leasing of tangible personal property, purchased directly by the
31073107 state of Kansas, a political subdivision thereof, other than a school or
31083108 educational institution, or purchased by a public or private nonprofit
31093109 hospital, public hospital authority, nonprofit blood, tissue or organ bank or
31103110 nonprofit integrated community care organization and used exclusively for
31113111 state, political subdivision, hospital, public hospital authority, nonprofit
31123112 blood, tissue or organ bank or nonprofit integrated community care
31133113 organization purposes, except when: (1) Such state, hospital or public
31143114 hospital authority is engaged or proposes to engage in any business
31153115 specifically taxable under the provisions of this act and such items of
31163116 tangible personal property or service are used or proposed to be used in
31173117 such business; or (2) such political subdivision is engaged or proposes to
31183118 engage in the business of furnishing gas, electricity or heat to others and
31193119 such items of personal property or service are used or proposed to be used
31203120 in such business;
31213121 (c) all sales of tangible personal property or services, including the
31223122 renting and leasing of tangible personal property, purchased directly by a
31233123 public or private elementary or secondary school or public or private
31243124 nonprofit educational institution and used primarily by such school or
31253125 institution for nonsectarian programs and activities provided or sponsored
31263126 by such school or institution or in the erection, repair or enlargement of
31273127 buildings to be used for such purposes. The exemption herein provided
31283128 shall not apply to erection, construction, repair, enlargement or equipment
31293129 of buildings used primarily for human habitation, except that such
31303130 exemption shall apply to the erection, construction, repair, enlargement or
31313131 equipment of buildings used for human habitation by the cerebral palsy
31323132 research foundation of Kansas located in Wichita, Kansas, and multi
31333133 community diversified services, incorporated, located in McPherson,
31343134 Kansas;
31353135 (d) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by a
31363136 contractor for the purpose of constructing, equipping, reconstructing,
31373137 maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities for
31383138 any public or private nonprofit hospital or public hospital authority, public
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31833183 educational institution, state correctional institution including a privately
31843184 constructed correctional institution contracted for state use and ownership,
31853185 that would be exempt from taxation under the provisions of this act if
31863186 purchased directly by such hospital or public hospital authority, school,
31873187 educational institution or a state correctional institution; and all sales of
31883188 tangible personal property or services purchased by a contractor for the
31893189 purpose of constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing,
31903190 enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities for any political subdivision
31913191 of the state or district described in subsection (s), the total cost of which is
31923192 paid from funds of such political subdivision or district and that would be
31933193 exempt from taxation under the provisions of this act if purchased directly
31943194 by such political subdivision or district. Nothing in this subsection or in
31953195 the provisions of K.S.A. 12-3418, and amendments thereto, shall be
31963196 deemed to exempt the purchase of any construction machinery, equipment
31973197 or tools used in the constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining,
31983198 repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities for any political
31993199 subdivision of the state or any such district. As used in this subsection,
32003200 K.S.A. 12-3418 and 79-3640, and amendments thereto, "funds of a
32013201 political subdivision" shall mean general tax revenues, the proceeds of any
32023202 bonds and gifts or grants-in-aid. Gifts shall not mean funds used for the
32033203 purpose of constructing, equipping, reconstructing, repairing, enlarging,
32043204 furnishing or remodeling facilities that are to be leased to the donor. When
32053205 any political subdivision of the state, district described in subsection (s),
32063206 public or private nonprofit hospital or public hospital authority, public or
32073207 private elementary or secondary school, public or private nonprofit
32083208 educational institution, state correctional institution including a privately
32093209 constructed correctional institution contracted for state use and ownership
32103210 shall contract for the purpose of constructing, equipping, reconstructing,
32113211 maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities, it
32123212 shall obtain from the state and furnish to the contractor an exemption
32133213 certificate for the project involved, and the contractor may purchase
32143214 materials for incorporation in such project. The contractor shall furnish the
32153215 number of such certificate to all suppliers from whom such purchases are
32163216 made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices covering the same bearing
32173217 the number of such certificate. Upon completion of the project the
32183218 contractor shall furnish to the political subdivision, district described in
32193219 subsection (s), hospital or public hospital authority, school, educational
32203220 institution or department of corrections concerned a sworn statement, on a
32213221 form to be provided by the director of taxation, that all purchases so made
32223222 were entitled to exemption under this subsection. As an alternative to the
32233223 foregoing procedure, any such contracting entity may apply to the
32243224 secretary of revenue for agent status for the sole purpose of issuing and
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32683268 furnishing project exemption certificates to contractors pursuant to rules
32693269 and regulations adopted by the secretary establishing conditions and
32703270 standards for the granting and maintaining of such status. All invoices
32713271 shall be held by the contractor for a period of five years and shall be
32723272 subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any materials purchased
32733273 under such a certificate are found not to have been incorporated in the
32743274 building or other project or not to have been returned for credit or the sales
32753275 or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials that will not
32763276 be so incorporated in the building or other project reported and paid by
32773277 such contractor to the director of taxation not later than the 20
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32803280 month following the close of the month in which it shall be determined
32813281 that such materials will not be used for the purpose for which such
32823282 certificate was issued, the political subdivision, district described in
32833283 subsection (s), hospital or public hospital authority, school, educational
32843284 institution or the contractor contracting with the department of corrections
32853285 for a correctional institution concerned shall be liable for tax on all
32863286 materials purchased for the project, and upon payment thereof it may
32873287 recover the same from the contractor together with reasonable attorney
32883288 fees. Any contractor or any agent, employee or subcontractor thereof, who
32893289 shall use or otherwise dispose of any materials purchased under such a
32903290 certificate for any purpose other than that for which such a certificate is
32913291 issued without the payment of the sales or compensating tax otherwise
32923292 imposed upon such materials, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
32933293 conviction therefor, shall be subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A.
32943294 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto;
32953295 (e) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by a
32963296 contractor for the erection, repair or enlargement of buildings or other
32973297 projects for the government of the United States, its agencies or
32983298 instrumentalities, that would be exempt from taxation if purchased directly
32993299 by the government of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities.
33003300 When the government of the United States, its agencies or
33013301 instrumentalities shall contract for the erection, repair, or enlargement of
33023302 any building or other project, it shall obtain from the state and furnish to
33033303 the contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved, and the
33043304 contractor may purchase materials for incorporation in such project. The
33053305 contractor shall furnish the number of such certificates to all suppliers
33063306 from whom such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute
33073307 invoices covering the same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon
33083308 completion of the project the contractor shall furnish to the government of
33093309 the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities concerned a sworn
33103310 statement, on a form to be provided by the director of taxation, that all
33113311 purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this subsection. As an
33123312 alternative to the foregoing procedure, any such contracting entity may
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33563356 apply to the secretary of revenue for agent status for the sole purpose of
33573357 issuing and furnishing project exemption certificates to contractors
33583358 pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the secretary establishing
33593359 conditions and standards for the granting and maintaining of such status.
33603360 All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five years and
33613361 shall be subject to audit by the director of taxation. Any contractor or any
33623362 agent, employee or subcontractor thereof, who shall use or otherwise
33633363 dispose of any materials purchased under such a certificate for any purpose
33643364 other than that for which such a certificate is issued without the payment
33653365 of the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials,
33663366 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be
33673367 subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and
33683368 amendments thereto;
33693369 (f) tangible personal property purchased by a railroad or public utility
33703370 for consumption or movement directly and immediately in interstate
33713371 commerce;
33723372 (g) sales of aircraft including remanufactured and modified aircraft
33733373 sold to persons using directly or through an authorized agent such aircraft
33743374 as certified or licensed carriers of persons or property in interstate or
33753375 foreign commerce under authority of the laws of the United States or any
33763376 foreign government or sold to any foreign government or agency or
33773377 instrumentality of such foreign government and all sales of aircraft for use
33783378 outside of the United States and sales of aircraft repair, modification and
33793379 replacement parts and sales of services employed in the remanufacture,
33803380 modification and repair of aircraft;
33813381 (h) all rentals of nonsectarian textbooks by public or private
33823382 elementary or secondary schools;
33833383 (i) the lease or rental of all films, records, tapes, or any type of sound
33843384 or picture transcriptions used by motion picture exhibitors;
33853385 (j) meals served without charge or food used in the preparation of
33863386 such meals to employees of any restaurant, eating house, dining car, hotel,
33873387 drugstore or other place where meals or drinks are regularly sold to the
33883388 public if such employees' duties are related to the furnishing or sale of
33893389 such meals or drinks;
33903390 (k) any motor vehicle, semitrailer or pole trailer, as such terms are
33913391 defined by K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments thereto, or aircraft sold and
33923392 delivered in this state to a bona fide resident of another state, which motor
33933393 vehicle, semitrailer, pole trailer or aircraft is not to be registered or based
33943394 in this state and which vehicle, semitrailer, pole trailer or aircraft will not
33953395 remain in this state more than 10 days;
33963396 (l) all isolated or occasional sales of tangible personal property,
33973397 services, substances or things, except isolated or occasional sale of motor
33983398 vehicles specifically taxed under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-3603(o), and
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34433443 (m) all sales of tangible personal property that become an ingredient
34443444 or component part of tangible personal property or services produced,
34453445 manufactured or compounded for ultimate sale at retail within or without
34463446 the state of Kansas; and any such producer, manufacturer or compounder
34473447 may obtain from the director of taxation and furnish to the supplier an
34483448 exemption certificate number for tangible personal property for use as an
34493449 ingredient or component part of the property or services produced,
34503450 manufactured or compounded;
34513451 (n) all sales of tangible personal property that is consumed in the
34523452 production, manufacture, processing, mining, drilling, refining or
34533453 compounding of tangible personal property, the treating of by-products or
34543454 wastes derived from any such production process, the providing of
34553455 services or the irrigation of crops for ultimate sale at retail within or
34563456 without the state of Kansas; and any purchaser of such property may
34573457 obtain from the director of taxation and furnish to the supplier an
34583458 exemption certificate number for tangible personal property for
34593459 consumption in such production, manufacture, processing, mining,
34603460 drilling, refining, compounding, treating, irrigation and in providing such
34613461 services;
34623462 (o) all sales of animals, fowl and aquatic plants and animals, the
34633463 primary purpose of which is use in agriculture or aquaculture, as defined in
34643464 K.S.A. 47-1901, and amendments thereto, the production of food for
34653465 human consumption, the production of animal, dairy, poultry or aquatic
34663466 plant and animal products, fiber or fur, or the production of offspring for
34673467 use for any such purpose or purposes;
34683468 (p) all sales of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription order by a
34693469 licensed practitioner or a mid-level practitioner as defined by K.S.A. 65-
34703470 1626, and amendments thereto. As used in this subsection, "drug" means a
34713471 compound, substance or preparation and any component of a compound,
34723472 substance or preparation, other than food and food ingredients, dietary
34733473 supplements or alcoholic beverages, recognized in the official United
34743474 States pharmacopeia, official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United
34753475 States or official national formulary, and supplement to any of them,
34763476 intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention
34773477 of disease or intended to affect the structure or any function of the body,
34783478 except that for taxable years commencing after December 31, 2013, this
34793479 subsection shall not apply to any sales of drugs used in the performance or
34803480 induction of an abortion, as defined in K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments
34813481 thereto;
34823482 (q) all sales of insulin dispensed by a person licensed by the state
34833483 board of pharmacy to a person for treatment of diabetes at the direction of
34843484 a person licensed to practice medicine by the state board of healing arts;
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35283528 (r) all sales of oxygen delivery equipment, kidney dialysis equipment,
35293529 enteral feeding systems, prosthetic devices and mobility enhancing
35303530 equipment prescribed in writing by a person licensed to practice the
35313531 healing arts, dentistry or optometry, and in addition to such sales, all sales
35323532 of hearing aids, as defined by K.S.A. 74-5807(c), and amendments thereto,
35333533 and repair and replacement parts therefor, including batteries, by a person
35343534 licensed in the practice of dispensing and fitting hearing aids pursuant to
35353535 the provisions of K.S.A. 74-5808, and amendments thereto. For the
35363536 purposes of this subsection: (1) "Mobility enhancing equipment" means
35373537 equipment including repair and replacement parts to same, but does not
35383538 include durable medical equipment, which is primarily and customarily
35393539 used to provide or increase the ability to move from one place to another
35403540 and which is appropriate for use either in a home or a motor vehicle; is not
35413541 generally used by persons with normal mobility; and does not include any
35423542 motor vehicle or equipment on a motor vehicle normally provided by a
35433543 motor vehicle manufacturer; and (2) "prosthetic device" means a
35443544 replacement, corrective or supportive device including repair and
35453545 replacement parts for same worn on or in the body to artificially replace a
35463546 missing portion of the body, prevent or correct physical deformity or
35473547 malfunction or support a weak or deformed portion of the body;
35483548 (s) except as provided in K.S.A. 82a-2101, and amendments thereto,
35493549 all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased directly or
35503550 indirectly by a groundwater management district organized or operating
35513551 under the authority of K.S.A. 82a-1020 et seq., and amendments thereto,
35523552 by a rural water district organized or operating under the authority of
35533553 K.S.A. 82a-612, and amendments thereto, or by a water supply district
35543554 organized or operating under the authority of K.S.A. 19-3501 et seq., 19-
35553555 3522 et seq. or 19-3545, and amendments thereto, which property or
35563556 services are used in the construction activities, operation or maintenance of
35573557 the district;
35583558 (t) all sales of farm machinery and equipment or aquaculture
35593559 machinery and equipment, repair and replacement parts therefor and
35603560 services performed in the repair and maintenance of such machinery and
35613561 equipment. For the purposes of this subsection the term "farm machinery
35623562 and equipment or aquaculture machinery and equipment" shall include a
35633563 work-site utility vehicle, as defined in K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments
35643564 thereto, and is equipped with a bed or cargo box for hauling materials, and
35653565 shall also include machinery and equipment used in the operation of
35663566 Christmas tree farming but shall not include any passenger vehicle, truck,
35673567 truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer, other than a farm trailer, as
35683568 such terms are defined by K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments thereto. "Farm
35693569 machinery and equipment" includes precision farming equipment that is
35703570 portable or is installed or purchased to be installed on farm machinery and
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36153615 used only in computer-assisted farming, ranching or aquaculture
36163616 production operations: Soil testing sensors, yield monitors, computers,
36173617 monitors, software, global positioning and mapping systems, guiding
36183618 systems, modems, data communications equipment and any necessary
36193619 mounting hardware, wiring and antennas. Each purchaser of farm
36203620 machinery and equipment or aquaculture machinery and equipment
36213621 exempted herein must certify in writing on the copy of the invoice or sales
36223622 ticket to be retained by the seller that the farm machinery and equipment
36233623 or aquaculture machinery and equipment purchased will be used only in
36243624 farming, ranching or aquaculture production. Farming or ranching shall
36253625 include the operation of a feedlot and farm and ranch work for hire and the
36263626 operation of a nursery;
36273627 (u) all leases or rentals of tangible personal property used as a
36283628 dwelling if such tangible personal property is leased or rented for a period
36293629 of more than 28 consecutive days;
36303630 (v) all sales of tangible personal property to any contractor for use in
36313631 preparing meals for delivery to homebound elderly persons over 60 years
36323632 of age and to homebound disabled persons or to be served at a group-
36333633 sitting at a location outside of the home to otherwise homebound elderly
36343634 persons over 60 years of age and to otherwise homebound disabled
36353635 persons, as all or part of any food service project funded in whole or in
36363636 part by government or as part of a private nonprofit food service project
36373637 available to all such elderly or disabled persons residing within an area of
36383638 service designated by the private nonprofit organization, and all sales of
36393639 tangible personal property for use in preparing meals for consumption by
36403640 indigent or homeless individuals whether or not such meals are consumed
36413641 at a place designated for such purpose, and all sales of food products by or
36423642 on behalf of any such contractor or organization for any such purpose;
36433643 (w) all sales of natural gas, electricity, heat and water delivered
36443644 through mains, lines or pipes: (1) To residential premises for
36453645 noncommercial use by the occupant of such premises; (2) for agricultural
36463646 use and also, for such use, all sales of propane gas; (3) for use in the
36473647 severing of oil; and (4) to any property which is exempt from property
36483648 taxation pursuant to K.S.A. 79-201b, Second through Sixth. As used in this
36493649 paragraph, "severing" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 79-4216(k),
36503650 and amendments thereto. For all sales of natural gas, electricity and heat
36513651 delivered through mains, lines or pipes pursuant to the provisions of
36523652 subsection (w)(1) and (w)(2), the provisions of this subsection shall expire
36533653 on December 31, 2005;
36543654 (x) all sales of propane gas, LP-gas, coal, wood and other fuel sources
36553655 for the production of heat or lighting for noncommercial use of an
36563656 occupant of residential premises occurring prior to January 1, 2006;
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37013701 altering, maintaining, manufacturing, remanufacturing, or modification of
37023702 railroad rolling stock for use in interstate or foreign commerce under
37033703 authority of the laws of the United States;
37043704 (z) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased
37053705 directly by a port authority or by a contractor therefor as provided by the
37063706 provisions of K.S.A. 12-3418, and amendments thereto;
37073707 (aa) all sales of materials and services applied to equipment that is
37083708 transported into the state from without the state for repair, service,
37093709 alteration, maintenance, remanufacture or modification and that is
37103710 subsequently transported outside the state for use in the transmission of
37113711 liquids or natural gas by means of pipeline in interstate or foreign
37123712 commerce under authority of the laws of the United States;
37133713 (bb) all sales of used mobile homes or manufactured homes. As used
37143714 in this subsection: (1) "Mobile homes" and "manufactured homes" mean
37153715 the same as defined in K.S.A. 58-4202, and amendments thereto; and (2)
37163716 "sales of used mobile homes or manufactured homes" means sales other
37173717 than the original retail sale thereof;
37183718 (cc) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased prior
37193719 to January 1, 2012, except as otherwise provided, for the purpose of and in
37203720 conjunction with constructing, reconstructing, enlarging or remodeling a
37213721 business or retail business that meets the requirements established in
37223722 K.S.A. 74-50,115, and amendments thereto, and the sale and installation of
37233723 machinery and equipment purchased for installation at any such business
37243724 or retail business, and all sales of tangible personal property or services
37253725 purchased on or after January 1, 2012, for the purpose of and in
37263726 conjunction with constructing, reconstructing, enlarging or remodeling a
37273727 business that meets the requirements established in K.S.A. 74-50,115(e),
37283728 and amendments thereto, and the sale and installation of machinery and
37293729 equipment purchased for installation at any such business. When a person
37303730 shall contract for the construction, reconstruction, enlargement or
37313731 remodeling of any such business or retail business, such person shall
37323732 obtain from the state and furnish to the contractor an exemption certificate
37333733 for the project involved, and the contractor may purchase materials,
37343734 machinery and equipment for incorporation in such project. The contractor
37353735 shall furnish the number of such certificates to all suppliers from whom
37363736 such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices
37373737 covering the same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon
37383738 completion of the project the contractor shall furnish to the owner of the
37393739 business or retail business a sworn statement, on a form to be provided by
37403740 the director of taxation, that all purchases so made were entitled to
37413741 exemption under this subsection. All invoices shall be held by the
37423742 contractor for a period of five years and shall be subject to audit by the
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37863786 director of taxation. Any contractor or any agent, employee or
37873787 subcontractor thereof, who shall use or otherwise dispose of any materials,
37883788 machinery or equipment purchased under such a certificate for any
37893789 purpose other than that for which such a certificate is issued without the
37903790 payment of the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed thereon, shall
37913791 be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be subject
37923792 to the penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and amendments
37933793 thereto. As used in this subsection, "business" and "retail business" mean
37943794 the same as defined in K.S.A. 74-50,114, and amendments thereto. Project
37953795 exemption certificates that have been previously issued under this
37963796 subsection by the department of revenue pursuant to K.S.A. 74-50,115,
37973797 and amendments thereto, but not including K.S.A. 74-50,115(e), and
37983798 amendments thereto, prior to January 1, 2012, and have not expired will be
37993799 effective for the term of the project or two years from the effective date of
38003800 the certificate, whichever occurs earlier. Project exemption certificates that
38013801 are submitted to the department of revenue prior to January 1, 2012, and
38023802 are found to qualify will be issued a project exemption certificate that will
38033803 be effective for a two-year period or for the term of the project, whichever
38043804 occurs earlier;
38053805 (dd) all sales of tangible personal property purchased with food
38063806 stamps issued by the United States department of agriculture;
38073807 (ee) all sales of lottery tickets and shares made as part of a lottery
38083808 operated by the state of Kansas;
38093809 (ff) on and after July 1, 1988, all sales of new mobile homes or
38103810 manufactured homes to the extent of 40% of the gross receipts, determined
38113811 without regard to any trade-in allowance, received from such sale. As used
38123812 in this subsection, "mobile homes" and "manufactured homes" mean the
38133813 same as defined in K.S.A. 58-4202, and amendments thereto;
38143814 (gg) all sales of tangible personal property purchased in accordance
38153815 with vouchers issued pursuant to the federal special supplemental food
38163816 program for women, infants and children;
38173817 (hh) all sales of medical supplies and equipment, including durable
38183818 medical equipment, purchased directly by a nonprofit skilled nursing home
38193819 or nonprofit intermediate nursing care home, as defined by K.S.A. 39-923,
38203820 and amendments thereto, for the purpose of providing medical services to
38213821 residents thereof. This exemption shall not apply to tangible personal
38223822 property customarily used for human habitation purposes. As used in this
38233823 subsection, "durable medical equipment" means equipment including
38243824 repair and replacement parts for such equipment, that can withstand
38253825 repeated use, is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose,
38263826 generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury and is
38273827 not worn in or on the body, but does not include mobility enhancing
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38733873 (ii) all sales of tangible personal property purchased directly by a
38743874 nonprofit organization for nonsectarian comprehensive multidiscipline
38753875 youth development programs and activities provided or sponsored by such
38763876 organization, and all sales of tangible personal property by or on behalf of
38773877 any such organization. This exemption shall not apply to tangible personal
38783878 property customarily used for human habitation purposes;
38793879 (jj) all sales of tangible personal property or services, including the
38803880 renting and leasing of tangible personal property, purchased directly on
38813881 behalf of a community-based facility for people with intellectual disability
38823882 or mental health center organized pursuant to K.S.A. 19-4001 et seq., and
38833883 amendments thereto, and licensed in accordance with the provisions of
38843884 K.S.A. 39-2001 et seq., and amendments thereto, and all sales of tangible
38853885 personal property or services purchased by contractors during the time
38863886 period from July, 2003, through June, 2006, for the purpose of
38873887 constructing, equipping, maintaining or furnishing a new facility for a
38883888 community-based facility for people with intellectual disability or mental
38893889 health center located in Riverton, Cherokee County, Kansas, that would
38903890 have been eligible for sales tax exemption pursuant to this subsection if
38913891 purchased directly by such facility or center. This exemption shall not
38923892 apply to tangible personal property customarily used for human habitation
38933893 purposes;
38943894 (kk) (1) (A) all sales of machinery and equipment that are used in this
38953895 state as an integral or essential part of an integrated production operation
38963896 by a manufacturing or processing plant or facility;
38973897 (B) all sales of installation, repair and maintenance services
38983898 performed on such machinery and equipment; and
38993899 (C) all sales of repair and replacement parts and accessories
39003900 purchased for such machinery and equipment.
39013901 (2) For purposes of this subsection:
39023902 (A) "Integrated production operation" means an integrated series of
39033903 operations engaged in at a manufacturing or processing plant or facility to
39043904 process, transform or convert tangible personal property by physical,
39053905 chemical or other means into a different form, composition or character
39063906 from that in which it originally existed. Integrated production operations
39073907 shall include: (i) Production line operations, including packaging
39083908 operations; (ii) preproduction operations to handle, store and treat raw
39093909 materials; (iii) post production handling, storage, warehousing and
39103910 distribution operations; and (iv) waste, pollution and environmental
39113911 control operations, if any;
39123912 (B) "production line" means the assemblage of machinery and
39133913 equipment at a manufacturing or processing plant or facility where the
39143914 actual transformation or processing of tangible personal property occurs;
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39583958 (C) "manufacturing or processing plant or facility" means a single,
39593959 fixed location owned or controlled by a manufacturing or processing
39603960 business that consists of one or more structures or buildings in a
39613961 contiguous area where integrated production operations are conducted to
39623962 manufacture or process tangible personal property to be ultimately sold at
39633963 retail. Such term shall not include any facility primarily operated for the
39643964 purpose of conveying or assisting in the conveyance of natural gas,
39653965 electricity, oil or water. A business may operate one or more manufacturing
39663966 or processing plants or facilities at different locations to manufacture or
39673967 process a single product of tangible personal property to be ultimately sold
39683968 at retail;
39693969 (D) "manufacturing or processing business" means a business that
39703970 utilizes an integrated production operation to manufacture, process,
39713971 fabricate, finish or assemble items for wholesale and retail distribution as
39723972 part of what is commonly regarded by the general public as an industrial
39733973 manufacturing or processing operation or an agricultural commodity
39743974 processing operation. (i) Industrial manufacturing or processing operations
39753975 include, by way of illustration but not of limitation, the fabrication of
39763976 automobiles, airplanes, machinery or transportation equipment, the
39773977 fabrication of metal, plastic, wood or paper products, electricity power
39783978 generation, water treatment, petroleum refining, chemical production,
39793979 wholesale bottling, newspaper printing, ready mixed concrete production,
39803980 and the remanufacturing of used parts for wholesale or retail sale. Such
39813981 processing operations shall include operations at an oil well, gas well,
39823982 mine or other excavation site where the oil, gas, minerals, coal, clay, stone,
39833983 sand or gravel that has been extracted from the earth is cleaned, separated,
39843984 crushed, ground, milled, screened, washed or otherwise treated or prepared
39853985 before its transmission to a refinery or before any other wholesale or retail
39863986 distribution. (ii) Agricultural commodity processing operations include, by
39873987 way of illustration but not of limitation, meat packing, poultry slaughtering
39883988 and dressing, processing and packaging farm and dairy products in sealed
39893989 containers for wholesale and retail distribution, feed grinding, grain
39903990 milling, frozen food processing, and grain handling, cleaning, blending,
39913991 fumigation, drying and aeration operations engaged in by grain elevators
39923992 or other grain storage facilities. (iii) Manufacturing or processing
39933993 businesses do not include, by way of illustration but not of limitation,
39943994 nonindustrial businesses whose operations are primarily retail and that
39953995 produce or process tangible personal property as an incidental part of
39963996 conducting the retail business, such as retailers who bake, cook or prepare
39973997 food products in the regular course of their retail trade, grocery stores,
39983998 meat lockers and meat markets that butcher or dress livestock or poultry in
39993999 the regular course of their retail trade, contractors who alter, service, repair
40004000 or improve real property, and retail businesses that clean, service or
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40454045 (E) "repair and replacement parts and accessories" means all parts
40464046 and accessories for exempt machinery and equipment, including, but not
40474047 limited to, dies, jigs, molds, patterns and safety devices that are attached to
40484048 exempt machinery or that are otherwise used in production, and parts and
40494049 accessories that require periodic replacement such as belts, drill bits,
40504050 grinding wheels, grinding balls, cutting bars, saws, refractory brick and
40514051 other refractory items for exempt kiln equipment used in production
40524052 operations;
40534053 (F) "primary" or "primarily" mean more than 50% of the time.
40544054 (3) For purposes of this subsection, machinery and equipment shall
40554055 be deemed to be used as an integral or essential part of an integrated
40564056 production operation when used to:
40574057 (A) Receive, transport, convey, handle, treat or store raw materials in
40584058 preparation of its placement on the production line;
40594059 (B) transport, convey, handle or store the property undergoing
40604060 manufacturing or processing at any point from the beginning of the
40614061 production line through any warehousing or distribution operation of the
40624062 final product that occurs at the plant or facility;
40634063 (C) act upon, effect, promote or otherwise facilitate a physical change
40644064 to the property undergoing manufacturing or processing;
40654065 (D) guide, control or direct the movement of property undergoing
40664066 manufacturing or processing;
40674067 (E) test or measure raw materials, the property undergoing
40684068 manufacturing or processing or the finished product, as a necessary part of
40694069 the manufacturer's integrated production operations;
40704070 (F) plan, manage, control or record the receipt and flow of inventories
40714071 of raw materials, consumables and component parts, the flow of the
40724072 property undergoing manufacturing or processing and the management of
40734073 inventories of the finished product;
40744074 (G) produce energy for, lubricate, control the operating of or
40754075 otherwise enable the functioning of other production machinery and
40764076 equipment and the continuation of production operations;
40774077 (H) package the property being manufactured or processed in a
40784078 container or wrapping in which such property is normally sold or
40794079 transported;
40804080 (I) transmit or transport electricity, coke, gas, water, steam or similar
40814081 substances used in production operations from the point of generation, if
40824082 produced by the manufacturer or processor at the plant site, to that
40834083 manufacturer's production operation; or, if purchased or delivered from
40844084 off-site, from the point where the substance enters the site of the plant or
40854085 facility to that manufacturer's production operations;
40864086 (J) cool, heat, filter, refine or otherwise treat water, steam, acid, oil,
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41314131 (K) provide and control an environment required to maintain certain
41324132 levels of air quality, humidity or temperature in special and limited areas
41334133 of the plant or facility, where such regulation of temperature or humidity is
41344134 part of and essential to the production process;
41354135 (L) treat, transport or store waste or other byproducts of production
41364136 operations at the plant or facility; or
41374137 (M) control pollution at the plant or facility where the pollution is
41384138 produced by the manufacturing or processing operation.
41394139 (4) The following machinery, equipment and materials shall be
41404140 deemed to be exempt even though it may not otherwise qualify as
41414141 machinery and equipment used as an integral or essential part of an
41424142 integrated production operation: (A) Computers and related peripheral
41434143 equipment that are utilized by a manufacturing or processing business for
41444144 engineering of the finished product or for research and development or
41454145 product design; (B) machinery and equipment that is utilized by a
41464146 manufacturing or processing business to manufacture or rebuild tangible
41474147 personal property that is used in manufacturing or processing operations,
41484148 including tools, dies, molds, forms and other parts of qualifying machinery
41494149 and equipment; (C) portable plants for aggregate concrete, bulk cement
41504150 and asphalt including cement mixing drums to be attached to a motor
41514151 vehicle; (D) industrial fixtures, devices, support facilities and special
41524152 foundations necessary for manufacturing and production operations, and
41534153 materials and other tangible personal property sold for the purpose of
41544154 fabricating such fixtures, devices, facilities and foundations. An exemption
41554155 certificate for such purchases shall be signed by the manufacturer or
41564156 processor. If the fabricator purchases such material, the fabricator shall
41574157 also sign the exemption certificate; (E) a manufacturing or processing
41584158 business' laboratory equipment that is not located at the plant or facility,
41594159 but that would otherwise qualify for exemption under subsection (3)(E);
41604160 (F) all machinery and equipment used in surface mining activities as
41614161 described in K.S.A. 49-601 et seq., and amendments thereto, beginning
41624162 from the time a reclamation plan is filed to the acceptance of the
41634163 completed final site reclamation.
41644164 (5) "Machinery and equipment used as an integral or essential part of
41654165 an integrated production operation" shall not include:
41664166 (A) Machinery and equipment used for nonproduction purposes,
41674167 including, but not limited to, machinery and equipment used for plant
41684168 security, fire prevention, first aid, accounting, administration, record
41694169 keeping, advertising, marketing, sales or other related activities, plant
41704170 cleaning, plant communications and employee work scheduling;
41714171 (B) machinery, equipment and tools used primarily in maintaining
41724172 and repairing any type of machinery and equipment or the building and
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42174217 (C) transportation, transmission and distribution equipment not
42184218 primarily used in a production, warehousing or material handling
42194219 operation at the plant or facility, including the means of conveyance of
42204220 natural gas, electricity, oil or water, and equipment related thereto, located
42214221 outside the plant or facility;
42224222 (D) office machines and equipment including computers and related
42234223 peripheral equipment not used directly and primarily to control or measure
42244224 the manufacturing process;
42254225 (E) furniture and other furnishings;
42264226 (F) buildings, other than exempt machinery and equipment that is
42274227 permanently affixed to or becomes a physical part of the building, and any
42284228 other part of real estate that is not otherwise exempt;
42294229 (G) building fixtures that are not integral to the manufacturing
42304230 operation, such as utility systems for heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
42314231 communications, plumbing or electrical;
42324232 (H) machinery and equipment used for general plant heating, cooling
42334233 and lighting;
42344234 (I) motor vehicles that are registered for operation on public
42354235 highways; or
42364236 (J) employee apparel, except safety and protective apparel that is
42374237 purchased by an employer and furnished gratuitously to employees who
42384238 are involved in production or research activities.
42394239 (6) Paragraphs (3) and (5) shall not be construed as exclusive listings
42404240 of the machinery and equipment that qualify or do not qualify as an
42414241 integral or essential part of an integrated production operation. When
42424242 machinery or equipment is used as an integral or essential part of
42434243 production operations part of the time and for nonproduction purposes at
42444244 other times, the primary use of the machinery or equipment shall
42454245 determine whether or not such machinery or equipment qualifies for
42464246 exemption.
42474247 (7) The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations
42484248 necessary to administer the provisions of this subsection;
42494249 (ll) all sales of educational materials purchased for distribution to the
42504250 public at no charge by a nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of
42514251 encouraging, fostering and conducting programs for the improvement of
42524252 public health, except that for taxable years commencing after December
42534253 31, 2013, this subsection shall not apply to any sales of such materials
42544254 purchased by a nonprofit corporation which performs any abortion, as
42554255 defined in K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto;
42564256 (mm) all sales of seeds and tree seedlings; fertilizers, insecticides,
42574257 herbicides, germicides, pesticides and fungicides; and services, purchased
42584258 and used for the purpose of producing plants in order to prevent soil
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43034303 (nn) except as otherwise provided in this act, all sales of services
43044304 rendered by an advertising agency or licensed broadcast station or any
43054305 member, agent or employee thereof;
43064306 (oo) all sales of tangible personal property purchased by a community
43074307 action group or agency for the exclusive purpose of repairing or
43084308 weatherizing housing occupied by low-income individuals;
43094309 (pp) all sales of drill bits and explosives actually utilized in the
43104310 exploration and production of oil or gas;
43114311 (qq) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
43124312 a nonprofit museum or historical society or any combination thereof,
43134313 including a nonprofit organization that is organized for the purpose of
43144314 stimulating public interest in the exploration of space by providing
43154315 educational information, exhibits and experiences, that is exempt from
43164316 federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal
43174317 internal revenue code of 1986;
43184318 (rr) all sales of tangible personal property that will admit the
43194319 purchaser thereof to any annual event sponsored by a nonprofit
43204320 organization that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to
43214321 section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, except that
43224322 for taxable years commencing after December 31, 2013, this subsection
43234323 shall not apply to any sales of such tangible personal property purchased
43244324 by a nonprofit organization which performs any abortion, as defined in
43254325 K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto;
43264326 (ss) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
43274327 a public broadcasting station licensed by the federal communications
43284328 commission as a noncommercial educational television or radio station;
43294329 (tt) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
43304330 or on behalf of a not-for-profit corporation that is exempt from federal
43314331 income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal
43324332 revenue code of 1986, for the sole purpose of constructing a Kansas
43334333 Korean War memorial;
43344334 (uu) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
43354335 or on behalf of any rural volunteer fire-fighting organization for use
43364336 exclusively in the performance of its duties and functions;
43374337 (vv) all sales of tangible personal property purchased by any of the
43384338 following organizations that are exempt from federal income taxation
43394339 pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986,
43404340 for the following purposes, and all sales of any such property by or on
43414341 behalf of any such organization for any such purpose:
43424342 (1) The American heart association, Kansas affiliate, inc. for the
43434343 purposes of providing education, training, certification in emergency
43444344 cardiac care, research and other related services to reduce disability and
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43894389 (2) the Kansas alliance for the mentally ill, inc. for the purpose of
43904390 advocacy for persons with mental illness and to education, research and
43914391 support for their families;
43924392 (3) the Kansas mental illness awareness council for the purposes of
43934393 advocacy for persons who are mentally ill and for education, research and
43944394 support for them and their families;
43954395 (4) the American diabetes association Kansas affiliate, inc. for the
43964396 purpose of eliminating diabetes through medical research, public education
43974397 focusing on disease prevention and education, patient education including
43984398 information on coping with diabetes, and professional education and
43994399 training;
44004400 (5) the American lung association of Kansas, inc. for the purpose of
44014401 eliminating all lung diseases through medical research, public education
44024402 including information on coping with lung diseases, professional education
44034403 and training related to lung disease and other related services to reduce the
44044404 incidence of disability and death due to lung disease;
44054405 (6) the Kansas chapters of the Alzheimer's disease and related
44064406 disorders association, inc. for the purpose of providing assistance and
44074407 support to persons in Kansas with Alzheimer's disease, and their families
44084408 and caregivers;
44094409 (7) the Kansas chapters of the Parkinson's disease association for the
44104410 purpose of eliminating Parkinson's disease through medical research and
44114411 public and professional education related to such disease;
44124412 (8) the national kidney foundation of Kansas and western Missouri
44134413 for the purpose of eliminating kidney disease through medical research
44144414 and public and private education related to such disease;
44154415 (9) the heartstrings community foundation for the purpose of
44164416 providing training, employment and activities for adults with
44174417 developmental disabilities;
44184418 (10) the cystic fibrosis foundation, heart of America chapter, for the
44194419 purposes of assuring the development of the means to cure and control
44204420 cystic fibrosis and improving the quality of life for those with the disease;
44214421 (11) the spina bifida association of Kansas for the purpose of
44224422 providing financial, educational and practical aid to families and
44234423 individuals with spina bifida. Such aid includes, but is not limited to,
44244424 funding for medical devices, counseling and medical educational
44254425 opportunities;
44264426 (12) the CHWC, Inc., for the purpose of rebuilding urban core
44274427 neighborhoods through the construction of new homes, acquiring and
44284428 renovating existing homes and other related activities, and promoting
44294429 economic development in such neighborhoods;
44304430 (13) the cross-lines cooperative council for the purpose of providing
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44744474 social services to low income individuals and families;
44754475 (14) the dreams work, inc., for the purpose of providing young adult
44764476 day services to individuals with developmental disabilities and assisting
44774477 families in avoiding institutional or nursing home care for a
44784478 developmentally disabled member of their family;
44794479 (15) the KSDS, Inc., for the purpose of promoting the independence
44804480 and inclusion of people with disabilities as fully participating and
44814481 contributing members of their communities and society through the
44824482 training and providing of guide and service dogs to people with
44834483 disabilities, and providing disability education and awareness to the
44844484 general public;
44854485 (16) the lyme association of greater Kansas City, Inc., for the purpose
44864486 of providing support to persons with lyme disease and public education
44874487 relating to the prevention, treatment and cure of lyme disease;
44884488 (17) the dream factory, inc., for the purpose of granting the dreams of
44894489 children with critical and chronic illnesses;
44904490 (18) the Ottawa Suzuki strings, inc., for the purpose of providing
44914491 students and families with education and resources necessary to enable
44924492 each child to develop fine character and musical ability to the fullest
44934493 potential;
44944494 (19) the international association of lions clubs for the purpose of
44954495 creating and fostering a spirit of understanding among all people for
44964496 humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community
44974497 involvement and international cooperation;
44984498 (20) the Johnson county young matrons, inc., for the purpose of
44994499 promoting a positive future for members of the community through
45004500 volunteerism, financial support and education through the efforts of an all
45014501 volunteer organization;
45024502 (21) the American cancer society, inc., for the purpose of eliminating
45034503 cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and
45044504 diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy
45054505 and service;
45064506 (22) the community services of Shawnee, inc., for the purpose of
45074507 providing food and clothing to those in need;
45084508 (23) the angel babies association, for the purpose of providing
45094509 assistance, support and items of necessity to teenage mothers and their
45104510 babies; and
45114511 (24) the Kansas fairgrounds foundation for the purpose of the
45124512 preservation, renovation and beautification of the Kansas state fairgrounds;
45134513 (ww) all sales of tangible personal property purchased by the habitat
45144514 for humanity for the exclusive use of being incorporated within a housing
45154515 project constructed by such organization;
45164516 (xx) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
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45604560 a nonprofit zoo that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to
45614561 section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, or on behalf
45624562 of such zoo by an entity itself exempt from federal income taxation
45634563 pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986
45644564 contracted with to operate such zoo and all sales of tangible personal
45654565 property or services purchased by a contractor for the purpose of
45664566 constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging,
45674567 furnishing or remodeling facilities for any nonprofit zoo that would be
45684568 exempt from taxation under the provisions of this section if purchased
45694569 directly by such nonprofit zoo or the entity operating such zoo. Nothing in
45704570 this subsection shall be deemed to exempt the purchase of any construction
45714571 machinery, equipment or tools used in the constructing, equipping,
45724572 reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling
45734573 facilities for any nonprofit zoo. When any nonprofit zoo shall contract for
45744574 the purpose of constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining,
45754575 repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities, it shall obtain
45764576 from the state and furnish to the contractor an exemption certificate for the
45774577 project involved, and the contractor may purchase materials for
45784578 incorporation in such project. The contractor shall furnish the number of
45794579 such certificate to all suppliers from whom such purchases are made, and
45804580 such suppliers shall execute invoices covering the same bearing the
45814581 number of such certificate. Upon completion of the project the contractor
45824582 shall furnish to the nonprofit zoo concerned a sworn statement, on a form
45834583 to be provided by the director of taxation, that all purchases so made were
45844584 entitled to exemption under this subsection. All invoices shall be held by
45854585 the contractor for a period of five years and shall be subject to audit by the
45864586 director of taxation. If any materials purchased under such a certificate are
45874587 found not to have been incorporated in the building or other project or not
45884588 to have been returned for credit or the sales or compensating tax otherwise
45894589 imposed upon such materials that will not be so incorporated in the
45904590 building or other project reported and paid by such contractor to the
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45944594 close of the month in which it shall be determined that such materials will
45954595 not be used for the purpose for which such certificate was issued, the
45964596 nonprofit zoo concerned shall be liable for tax on all materials purchased
45974597 for the project, and upon payment thereof it may recover the same from
45984598 the contractor together with reasonable attorney fees. Any contractor or
45994599 any agent, employee or subcontractor thereof, who shall use or otherwise
46004600 dispose of any materials purchased under such a certificate for any purpose
46014601 other than that for which such a certificate is issued without the payment
46024602 of the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials,
46034603 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be
46044604 subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and
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46494649 (yy) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
46504650 a parent-teacher association or organization, and all sales of tangible
46514651 personal property by or on behalf of such association or organization;
46524652 (zz) all sales of machinery and equipment purchased by over-the-air,
46534653 free access radio or television station that is used directly and primarily for
46544654 the purpose of producing a broadcast signal or is such that the failure of
46554655 the machinery or equipment to operate would cause broadcasting to cease.
46564656 For purposes of this subsection, machinery and equipment shall include,
46574657 but not be limited to, that required by rules and regulations of the federal
46584658 communications commission, and all sales of electricity which are
46594659 essential or necessary for the purpose of producing a broadcast signal or is
46604660 such that the failure of the electricity would cause broadcasting to cease;
46614661 (aaa) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
46624662 a religious organization that is exempt from federal income taxation
46634663 pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code, and used
46644664 exclusively for religious purposes, and all sales of tangible personal
46654665 property or services purchased by a contractor for the purpose of
46664666 constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging,
46674667 furnishing or remodeling facilities for any such organization that would be
46684668 exempt from taxation under the provisions of this section if purchased
46694669 directly by such organization. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed
46704670 to exempt the purchase of any construction machinery, equipment or tools
46714671 used in the constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing,
46724672 enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities for any such organization.
46734673 When any such organization shall contract for the purpose of constructing,
46744674 equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or
46754675 remodeling facilities, it shall obtain from the state and furnish to the
46764676 contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved, and the
46774677 contractor may purchase materials for incorporation in such project. The
46784678 contractor shall furnish the number of such certificate to all suppliers from
46794679 whom such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices
46804680 covering the same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon
46814681 completion of the project the contractor shall furnish to such organization
46824682 concerned a sworn statement, on a form to be provided by the director of
46834683 taxation, that all purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this
46844684 subsection. All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five
46854685 years and shall be subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any
46864686 materials purchased under such a certificate are found not to have been
46874687 incorporated in the building or other project or not to have been returned
46884688 for credit or the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such
46894689 materials that will not be so incorporated in the building or other project
46904690 reported and paid by such contractor to the director of taxation not later
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47374737 shall be determined that such materials will not be used for the purpose for
47384738 which such certificate was issued, such organization concerned shall be
47394739 liable for tax on all materials purchased for the project, and upon payment
47404740 thereof it may recover the same from the contractor together with
47414741 reasonable attorney fees. Any contractor or any agent, employee or
47424742 subcontractor thereof, who shall use or otherwise dispose of any materials
47434743 purchased under such a certificate for any purpose other than that for
47444744 which such a certificate is issued without the payment of the sales or
47454745 compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials, shall be guilty
47464746 of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be subject to the
47474747 penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto.
47484748 Sales tax paid on and after July 1, 1998, but prior to the effective date of
47494749 this act upon the gross receipts received from any sale exempted by the
47504750 amendatory provisions of this subsection shall be refunded. Each claim for
47514751 a sales tax refund shall be verified and submitted to the director of taxation
47524752 upon forms furnished by the director and shall be accompanied by any
47534753 additional documentation required by the director. The director shall
47544754 review each claim and shall refund that amount of sales tax paid as
47554755 determined under the provisions of this subsection. All refunds shall be
47564756 paid from the sales tax refund fund upon warrants of the director of
47574757 accounts and reports pursuant to vouchers approved by the director or the
47584758 director's designee;
47594759 (bbb) all sales of food for human consumption by an organization that
47604760 is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of
47614761 the federal internal revenue code of 1986, pursuant to a food distribution
47624762 program that offers such food at a price below cost in exchange for the
47634763 performance of community service by the purchaser thereof;
47644764 (ccc) on and after July 1, 1999, all sales of tangible personal property
47654765 and services purchased by a primary care clinic or health center the
47664766 primary purpose of which is to provide services to medically underserved
47674767 individuals and families, and that is exempt from federal income taxation
47684768 pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code, and all
47694769 sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by a contractor
47704770 for the purpose of constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining,
47714771 repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities for any such clinic
47724772 or center that would be exempt from taxation under the provisions of this
47734773 section if purchased directly by such clinic or center, except that for
47744774 taxable years commencing after December 31, 2013, this subsection shall
47754775 not apply to any sales of such tangible personal property and services
47764776 purchased by a primary care clinic or health center which performs any
47774777 abortion, as defined in K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto. Nothing
47784778 in this subsection shall be deemed to exempt the purchase of any
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48234823 equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or
48244824 remodeling facilities for any such clinic or center. When any such clinic or
48254825 center shall contract for the purpose of constructing, equipping,
48264826 reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling
48274827 facilities, it shall obtain from the state and furnish to the contractor an
48284828 exemption certificate for the project involved, and the contractor may
48294829 purchase materials for incorporation in such project. The contractor shall
48304830 furnish the number of such certificate to all suppliers from whom such
48314831 purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices covering the
48324832 same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon completion of the
48334833 project the contractor shall furnish to such clinic or center concerned a
48344834 sworn statement, on a form to be provided by the director of taxation, that
48354835 all purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this subsection.
48364836 All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five years and
48374837 shall be subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any materials
48384838 purchased under such a certificate are found not to have been incorporated
48394839 in the building or other project or not to have been returned for credit or
48404840 the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials that
48414841 will not be so incorporated in the building or other project reported and
48424842 paid by such contractor to the director of taxation not later than the 20
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48454845 determined that such materials will not be used for the purpose for which
48464846 such certificate was issued, such clinic or center concerned shall be liable
48474847 for tax on all materials purchased for the project, and upon payment
48484848 thereof it may recover the same from the contractor together with
48494849 reasonable attorney fees. Any contractor or any agent, employee or
48504850 subcontractor thereof, who shall use or otherwise dispose of any materials
48514851 purchased under such a certificate for any purpose other than that for
48524852 which such a certificate is issued without the payment of the sales or
48534853 compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials, shall be guilty
48544854 of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be subject to the
48554855 penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto;
48564856 (ddd) on and after January 1, 1999, and before January 1, 2000, all
48574857 sales of materials and services purchased by any class II or III railroad as
48584858 classified by the federal surface transportation board for the construction,
48594859 renovation, repair or replacement of class II or III railroad track and
48604860 facilities used directly in interstate commerce. In the event any such track
48614861 or facility for which materials and services were purchased sales tax
48624862 exempt is not operational for five years succeeding the allowance of such
48634863 exemption, the total amount of sales tax that would have been payable
48644864 except for the operation of this subsection shall be recouped in accordance
48654865 with rules and regulations adopted for such purpose by the secretary of
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49104910 (eee) on and after January 1, 1999, and before January 1, 2001, all
49114911 sales of materials and services purchased for the original construction,
49124912 reconstruction, repair or replacement of grain storage facilities, including
49134913 railroad sidings providing access thereto;
49144914 (fff) all sales of material handling equipment, racking systems and
49154915 other related machinery and equipment that is used for the handling,
49164916 movement or storage of tangible personal property in a warehouse or
49174917 distribution facility in this state; all sales of installation, repair and
49184918 maintenance services performed on such machinery and equipment; and
49194919 all sales of repair and replacement parts for such machinery and
49204920 equipment. For purposes of this subsection, a warehouse or distribution
49214921 facility means a single, fixed location that consists of buildings or
49224922 structures in a contiguous area where storage or distribution operations are
49234923 conducted that are separate and apart from the business' retail operations,
49244924 if any, and that do not otherwise qualify for exemption as occurring at a
49254925 manufacturing or processing plant or facility. Material handling and
49264926 storage equipment shall include aeration, dust control, cleaning, handling
49274927 and other such equipment that is used in a public grain warehouse or other
49284928 commercial grain storage facility, whether used for grain handling, grain
49294929 storage, grain refining or processing, or other grain treatment operation;
49304930 (ggg) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased
49314931 by or on behalf of the Kansas academy of science, which is exempt from
49324932 federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal
49334933 internal revenue code of 1986, and used solely by such academy for the
49344934 preparation, publication and dissemination of education materials;
49354935 (hhh) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased
49364936 by or on behalf of all domestic violence shelters that are member agencies
49374937 of the Kansas coalition against sexual and domestic violence;
49384938 (iii) all sales of personal property and services purchased by an
49394939 organization that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to
49404940 section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, and such
49414941 personal property and services are used by any such organization in the
49424942 collection, storage and distribution of food products to nonprofit
49434943 organizations that distribute such food products to persons pursuant to a
49444944 food distribution program on a charitable basis without fee or charge, and
49454945 all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by a
49464946 contractor for the purpose of constructing, equipping, reconstructing,
49474947 maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities used
49484948 for the collection and storage of such food products for any such
49494949 organization which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to
49504950 section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, that would
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49964996 to exempt the purchase of any construction machinery, equipment or tools
49974997 used in the constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing,
49984998 enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities for any such organization.
49994999 When any such organization shall contract for the purpose of constructing,
50005000 equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or
50015001 remodeling facilities, it shall obtain from the state and furnish to the
50025002 contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved, and the
50035003 contractor may purchase materials for incorporation in such project. The
50045004 contractor shall furnish the number of such certificate to all suppliers from
50055005 whom such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices
50065006 covering the same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon
50075007 completion of the project the contractor shall furnish to such organization
50085008 concerned a sworn statement, on a form to be provided by the director of
50095009 taxation, that all purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this
50105010 subsection. All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five
50115011 years and shall be subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any
50125012 materials purchased under such a certificate are found not to have been
50135013 incorporated in such facilities or not to have been returned for credit or the
50145014 sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials that will
50155015 not be so incorporated in such facilities reported and paid by such
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50205020 that such materials will not be used for the purpose for which such
50215021 certificate was issued, such organization concerned shall be liable for tax
50225022 on all materials purchased for the project, and upon payment thereof it
50235023 may recover the same from the contractor together with reasonable
50245024 attorney fees. Any contractor or any agent, employee or subcontractor
50255025 thereof, who shall use or otherwise dispose of any materials purchased
50265026 under such a certificate for any purpose other than that for which such a
50275027 certificate is issued without the payment of the sales or compensating tax
50285028 otherwise imposed upon such materials, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
50295029 and, upon conviction therefor, shall be subject to the penalties provided for
50305030 in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto. Sales tax paid on and after
50315031 July 1, 2005, but prior to the effective date of this act upon the gross
50325032 receipts received from any sale exempted by the amendatory provisions of
50335033 this subsection shall be refunded. Each claim for a sales tax refund shall be
50345034 verified and submitted to the director of taxation upon forms furnished by
50355035 the director and shall be accompanied by any additional documentation
50365036 required by the director. The director shall review each claim and shall
50375037 refund that amount of sales tax paid as determined under the provisions of
50385038 this subsection. All refunds shall be paid from the sales tax refund fund
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50845084 (jjj) all sales of dietary supplements dispensed pursuant to a
50855085 prescription order by a licensed practitioner or a mid-level practitioner as
50865086 defined by K.S.A. 65-1626, and amendments thereto. As used in this
50875087 subsection, "dietary supplement" means any product, other than tobacco,
50885088 intended to supplement the diet that: (1) Contains one or more of the
50895089 following dietary ingredients: A vitamin, a mineral, an herb or other
50905090 botanical, an amino acid, a dietary substance for use by humans to
50915091 supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake or a concentrate,
50925092 metabolite, constituent, extract or combination of any such ingredient; (2)
50935093 is intended for ingestion in tablet, capsule, powder, softgel, gelcap or
50945094 liquid form, or if not intended for ingestion, in such a form, is not
50955095 represented as conventional food and is not represented for use as a sole
50965096 item of a meal or of the diet; and (3) is required to be labeled as a dietary
50975097 supplement, identifiable by the supplemental facts box found on the label
50985098 and as required pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 101.36;
50995099 (lll) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
51005100 special olympics Kansas, inc. for the purpose of providing year-round
51015101 sports training and athletic competition in a variety of olympic-type sports
51025102 for individuals with intellectual disabilities by giving them continuing
51035103 opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience
51045104 joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their
51055105 families, other special olympics athletes and the community, and activities
51065106 provided or sponsored by such organization, and all sales of tangible
51075107 personal property by or on behalf of any such organization;
51085108 (mmm) all sales of tangible personal property purchased by or on
51095109 behalf of the Marillac center, inc., which is exempt from federal income
51105110 taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code,
51115111 for the purpose of providing psycho-social-biological and special
51125112 education services to children, and all sales of any such property by or on
51135113 behalf of such organization for such purpose;
51145114 (nnn) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased
51155115 by the west Sedgwick county-sunrise rotary club and sunrise charitable
51165116 fund for the purpose of constructing a boundless playground which is an
51175117 integrated, barrier free and developmentally advantageous play
51185118 environment for children of all abilities and disabilities;
51195119 (ooo) all sales of tangible personal property by or on behalf of a
51205120 public library serving the general public and supported in whole or in part
51215121 with tax money or a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to raise
51225122 funds for or provide services or other benefits to any such public library;
51235123 (ppp) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased
51245124 by or on behalf of a homeless shelter that is exempt from federal income
51255125 taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal income tax code of
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51705170 transitional housing for individuals and families experiencing
51715171 homelessness, and all sales of any such property by or on behalf of any
51725172 such homeless shelter for any such purpose;
51735173 (qqq) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased
51745174 by TLC for children and families, inc., hereinafter referred to as TLC,
51755175 which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)
51765176 (3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, and such property and
51775177 services are used for the purpose of providing emergency shelter and
51785178 treatment for abused and neglected children as well as meeting additional
51795179 critical needs for children, juveniles and family, and all sales of any such
51805180 property by or on behalf of TLC for any such purpose; and all sales of
51815181 tangible personal property or services purchased by a contractor for the
51825182 purpose of constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or
51835183 remodeling facilities for the operation of services for TLC for any such
51845184 purpose that would be exempt from taxation under the provisions of this
51855185 section if purchased directly by TLC. Nothing in this subsection shall be
51865186 deemed to exempt the purchase of any construction machinery, equipment
51875187 or tools used in the constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging,
51885188 furnishing or remodeling such facilities for TLC. When TLC contracts for
51895189 the purpose of constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing
51905190 or remodeling such facilities, it shall obtain from the state and furnish to
51915191 the contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved, and the
51925192 contractor may purchase materials for incorporation in such project. The
51935193 contractor shall furnish the number of such certificate to all suppliers from
51945194 whom such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices
51955195 covering the same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon
51965196 completion of the project the contractor shall furnish to TLC a sworn
51975197 statement, on a form to be provided by the director of taxation, that all
51985198 purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this subsection. All
51995199 invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five years and shall
52005200 be subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any materials purchased
52015201 under such a certificate are found not to have been incorporated in the
52025202 building or other project or not to have been returned for credit or the sales
52035203 or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials that will not
52045204 be so incorporated in the building or other project reported and paid by
52055205 such contractor to the director of taxation not later than the 20
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52095209 that such materials will not be used for the purpose for which such
52105210 certificate was issued, TLC shall be liable for tax on all materials
52115211 purchased for the project, and upon payment thereof it may recover the
52125212 same from the contractor together with reasonable attorney fees. Any
52135213 contractor or any agent, employee or subcontractor thereof, who shall use
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52585258 for any purpose other than that for which such a certificate is issued
52595259 without the payment of the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed
52605260 upon such materials, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
52615261 conviction therefor, shall be subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A.
52625262 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto;
52635263 (rrr) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
52645264 any county law library maintained pursuant to law and sales of tangible
52655265 personal property and services purchased by an organization that would
52665266 have been exempt from taxation under the provisions of this subsection if
52675267 purchased directly by the county law library for the purpose of providing
52685268 legal resources to attorneys, judges, students and the general public, and
52695269 all sales of any such property by or on behalf of any such county law
52705270 library;
52715271 (sss) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
52725272 catholic charities or youthville, hereinafter referred to as charitable family
52735273 providers, which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to
52745274 section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, and which
52755275 such property and services are used for the purpose of providing
52765276 emergency shelter and treatment for abused and neglected children as well
52775277 as meeting additional critical needs for children, juveniles and family, and
52785278 all sales of any such property by or on behalf of charitable family
52795279 providers for any such purpose; and all sales of tangible personal property
52805280 or services purchased by a contractor for the purpose of constructing,
52815281 maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities for
52825282 the operation of services for charitable family providers for any such
52835283 purpose which would be exempt from taxation under the provisions of this
52845284 section if purchased directly by charitable family providers. Nothing in
52855285 this subsection shall be deemed to exempt the purchase of any construction
52865286 machinery, equipment or tools used in the constructing, maintaining,
52875287 repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling such facilities for charitable
52885288 family providers. When charitable family providers contracts for the
52895289 purpose of constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or
52905290 remodeling such facilities, it shall obtain from the state and furnish to the
52915291 contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved, and the
52925292 contractor may purchase materials for incorporation in such project. The
52935293 contractor shall furnish the number of such certificate to all suppliers from
52945294 whom such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices
52955295 covering the same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon
52965296 completion of the project the contractor shall furnish to charitable family
52975297 providers a sworn statement, on a form to be provided by the director of
52985298 taxation, that all purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this
52995299 subsection. All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five
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53445344 materials purchased under such a certificate are found not to have been
53455345 incorporated in the building or other project or not to have been returned
53465346 for credit or the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such
53475347 materials that will not be so incorporated in the building or other project
53485348 reported and paid by such contractor to the director of taxation not later
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53525352 shall be determined that such materials will not be used for the purpose for
53535353 which such certificate was issued, charitable family providers shall be
53545354 liable for tax on all materials purchased for the project, and upon payment
53555355 thereof it may recover the same from the contractor together with
53565356 reasonable attorney fees. Any contractor or any agent, employee or
53575357 subcontractor thereof, who shall use or otherwise dispose of any materials
53585358 purchased under such a certificate for any purpose other than that for
53595359 which such a certificate is issued without the payment of the sales or
53605360 compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials, shall be guilty
53615361 of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be subject to the
53625362 penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto;
53635363 (ttt) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by a
53645364 contractor for a project for the purpose of restoring, constructing,
53655365 equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or
53665366 remodeling a home or facility owned by a nonprofit museum that has been
53675367 granted an exemption pursuant to subsection (qq), which such home or
53685368 facility is located in a city that has been designated as a qualified
53695369 hometown pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-5071 et seq., and
53705370 amendments thereto, and which such project is related to the purposes of
53715371 K.S.A. 75-5071 et seq., and amendments thereto, and that would be
53725372 exempt from taxation under the provisions of this section if purchased
53735373 directly by such nonprofit museum. Nothing in this subsection shall be
53745374 deemed to exempt the purchase of any construction machinery, equipment
53755375 or tools used in the restoring, constructing, equipping, reconstructing,
53765376 maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling a home or
53775377 facility for any such nonprofit museum. When any such nonprofit museum
53785378 shall contract for the purpose of restoring, constructing, equipping,
53795379 reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling
53805380 a home or facility, it shall obtain from the state and furnish to the
53815381 contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved, and the
53825382 contractor may purchase materials for incorporation in such project. The
53835383 contractor shall furnish the number of such certificates to all suppliers
53845384 from whom such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute
53855385 invoices covering the same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon
53865386 completion of the project, the contractor shall furnish to such nonprofit
53875387 museum a sworn statement on a form to be provided by the director of
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54325432 subsection. All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five
54335433 years and shall be subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any
54345434 materials purchased under such a certificate are found not to have been
54355435 incorporated in the building or other project or not to have been returned
54365436 for credit or the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such
54375437 materials that will not be so incorporated in a home or facility or other
54385438 project reported and paid by such contractor to the director of taxation not
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54425442 which it shall be determined that such materials will not be used for the
54435443 purpose for which such certificate was issued, such nonprofit museum
54445444 shall be liable for tax on all materials purchased for the project, and upon
54455445 payment thereof it may recover the same from the contractor together with
54465446 reasonable attorney fees. Any contractor or any agent, employee or
54475447 subcontractor thereof, who shall use or otherwise dispose of any materials
54485448 purchased under such a certificate for any purpose other than that for
54495449 which such a certificate is issued without the payment of the sales or
54505450 compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials, shall be guilty
54515451 of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be subject to the
54525452 penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto;
54535453 (uuu) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased
54545454 by Kansas children's service league, hereinafter referred to as KCSL,
54555455 which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)
54565456 (3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, and which such property
54575457 and services are used for the purpose of providing for the prevention and
54585458 treatment of child abuse and maltreatment as well as meeting additional
54595459 critical needs for children, juveniles and family, and all sales of any such
54605460 property by or on behalf of KCSL for any such purpose; and all sales of
54615461 tangible personal property or services purchased by a contractor for the
54625462 purpose of constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or
54635463 remodeling facilities for the operation of services for KCSL for any such
54645464 purpose that would be exempt from taxation under the provisions of this
54655465 section if purchased directly by KCSL. Nothing in this subsection shall be
54665466 deemed to exempt the purchase of any construction machinery, equipment
54675467 or tools used in the constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging,
54685468 furnishing or remodeling such facilities for KCSL. When KCSL contracts
54695469 for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging,
54705470 furnishing or remodeling such facilities, it shall obtain from the state and
54715471 furnish to the contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved,
54725472 and the contractor may purchase materials for incorporation in such
54735473 project. The contractor shall furnish the number of such certificate to all
54745474 suppliers from whom such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall
54755475 execute invoices covering the same bearing the number of such certificate.
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55205520 sworn statement, on a form to be provided by the director of taxation, that
55215521 all purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this subsection.
55225522 All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five years and
55235523 shall be subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any materials
55245524 purchased under such a certificate are found not to have been incorporated
55255525 in the building or other project or not to have been returned for credit or
55265526 the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials that
55275527 will not be so incorporated in the building or other project reported and
55285528 paid by such contractor to the director of taxation not later than the 20
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55315531 determined that such materials will not be used for the purpose for which
55325532 such certificate was issued, KCSL shall be liable for tax on all materials
55335533 purchased for the project, and upon payment thereof it may recover the
55345534 same from the contractor together with reasonable attorney fees. Any
55355535 contractor or any agent, employee or subcontractor thereof, who shall use
55365536 or otherwise dispose of any materials purchased under such a certificate
55375537 for any purpose other than that for which such a certificate is issued
55385538 without the payment of the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed
55395539 upon such materials, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
55405540 conviction therefor, shall be subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A.
55415541 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto;
55425542 (vvv) all sales of tangible personal property or services, including the
55435543 renting and leasing of tangible personal property or services, purchased by
55445544 jazz in the woods, inc., a Kansas corporation that is exempt from federal
55455545 income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal
55465546 revenue code, for the purpose of providing jazz in the woods, an event
55475547 benefiting children-in-need and other nonprofit charities assisting such
55485548 children, and all sales of any such property by or on behalf of such
55495549 organization for such purpose;
55505550 (www) all sales of tangible personal property purchased by or on
55515551 behalf of the Frontenac education foundation, which is exempt from
55525552 federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal
55535553 internal revenue code, for the purpose of providing education support for
55545554 students, and all sales of any such property by or on behalf of such
55555555 organization for such purpose;
55565556 (xxx) all sales of personal property and services purchased by the
55575557 booth theatre foundation, inc., an organization, which is exempt from
55585558 federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal
55595559 internal revenue code of 1986, and which such personal property and
55605560 services are used by any such organization in the constructing, equipping,
55615561 reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling
55625562 of the booth theatre, and all sales of tangible personal property or services
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56075607 reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling
56085608 the booth theatre for such organization, that would be exempt from
56095609 taxation under the provisions of this section if purchased directly by such
56105610 organization. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to exempt the
56115611 purchase of any construction machinery, equipment or tools used in the
56125612 constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging,
56135613 furnishing or remodeling facilities for any such organization. When any
56145614 such organization shall contract for the purpose of constructing, equipping,
56155615 reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling
56165616 facilities, it shall obtain from the state and furnish to the contractor an
56175617 exemption certificate for the project involved, and the contractor may
56185618 purchase materials for incorporation in such project. The contractor shall
56195619 furnish the number of such certificate to all suppliers from whom such
56205620 purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices covering the
56215621 same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon completion of the
56225622 project the contractor shall furnish to such organization concerned a sworn
56235623 statement, on a form to be provided by the director of taxation, that all
56245624 purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this subsection. All
56255625 invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five years and shall
56265626 be subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any materials purchased
56275627 under such a certificate are found not to have been incorporated in such
56285628 facilities or not to have been returned for credit or the sales or
56295629 compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials that will not be
56305630 so incorporated in such facilities reported and paid by such contractor to
56315631 the director of taxation not later than the 20
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56345634 the close of the month in which it shall be determined that such materials
56355635 will not be used for the purpose for which such certificate was issued, such
56365636 organization concerned shall be liable for tax on all materials purchased
56375637 for the project, and upon payment thereof it may recover the same from
56385638 the contractor together with reasonable attorney fees. Any contractor or
56395639 any agent, employee or subcontractor thereof, who shall use or otherwise
56405640 dispose of any materials purchased under such a certificate for any purpose
56415641 other than that for which such a certificate is issued without the payment
56425642 of the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials,
56435643 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be
56445644 subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and
56455645 amendments thereto. Sales tax paid on and after January 1, 2007, but prior
56465646 to the effective date of this act upon the gross receipts received from any
56475647 sale which would have been exempted by the provisions of this subsection
56485648 had such sale occurred after the effective date of this act shall be refunded.
56495649 Each claim for a sales tax refund shall be verified and submitted to the
56505650 director of taxation upon forms furnished by the director and shall be
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56955695 The director shall review each claim and shall refund that amount of sales
56965696 tax paid as determined under the provisions of this subsection. All refunds
56975697 shall be paid from the sales tax refund fund upon warrants of the director
56985698 of accounts and reports pursuant to vouchers approved by the director or
56995699 the director's designee;
57005700 (yyy) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased
57015701 by TLC charities foundation, inc., hereinafter referred to as TLC charities,
57025702 which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)
57035703 (3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, and which such property
57045704 and services are used for the purpose of encouraging private philanthropy
57055705 to further the vision, values, and goals of TLC for children and families,
57065706 inc.; and all sales of such property and services by or on behalf of TLC
57075707 charities for any such purpose and all sales of tangible personal property or
57085708 services purchased by a contractor for the purpose of constructing,
57095709 maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities for
57105710 the operation of services for TLC charities for any such purpose that would
57115711 be exempt from taxation under the provisions of this section if purchased
57125712 directly by TLC charities. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to
57135713 exempt the purchase of any construction machinery, equipment or tools
57145714 used in the constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or
57155715 remodeling such facilities for TLC charities. When TLC charities contracts
57165716 for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging,
57175717 furnishing or remodeling such facilities, it shall obtain from the state and
57185718 furnish to the contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved,
57195719 and the contractor may purchase materials for incorporation in such
57205720 project. The contractor shall furnish the number of such certificate to all
57215721 suppliers from whom such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall
57225722 execute invoices covering the same bearing the number of such certificate.
57235723 Upon completion of the project the contractor shall furnish to TLC
57245724 charities a sworn statement, on a form to be provided by the director of
57255725 taxation, that all purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this
57265726 subsection. All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five
57275727 years and shall be subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any
57285728 materials purchased under such a certificate are found not to have been
57295729 incorporated in the building or other project or not to have been returned
57305730 for credit or the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such
57315731 materials that will not be incorporated into the building or other project
57325732 reported and paid by such contractor to the director of taxation not later
57335733 than the 20
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57365736 shall be determined that such materials will not be used for the purpose for
57375737 which such certificate was issued, TLC charities shall be liable for tax on
57385738 all materials purchased for the project, and upon payment thereof it may
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57835783 fees. Any contractor or any agent, employee or subcontractor thereof, who
57845784 shall use or otherwise dispose of any materials purchased under such a
57855785 certificate for any purpose other than that for which such a certificate is
57865786 issued without the payment of the sales or compensating tax otherwise
57875787 imposed upon such materials, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
57885788 conviction therefor, shall be subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A.
57895789 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto;
57905790 (zzz) all sales of tangible personal property purchased by the rotary
57915791 club of shawnee foundation, which is exempt from federal income taxation
57925792 pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986,
57935793 as amended, used for the purpose of providing contributions to community
57945794 service organizations and scholarships;
57955795 (aaaa) all sales of personal property and services purchased by or on
57965796 behalf of victory in the valley, inc., which is exempt from federal income
57975797 taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code,
57985798 for the purpose of providing a cancer support group and services for
57995799 persons with cancer, and all sales of any such property by or on behalf of
58005800 any such organization for any such purpose;
58015801 (bbbb) all sales of entry or participation fees, charges or tickets by
58025802 Guadalupe health foundation, which is exempt from federal income
58035803 taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code,
58045804 for such organization's annual fundraising event which purpose is to
58055805 provide health care services for uninsured workers;
58065806 (cccc) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by
58075807 or on behalf of wayside waifs, inc., which is exempt from federal income
58085808 taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code,
58095809 for the purpose of providing such organization's annual fundraiser, an
58105810 event whose purpose is to support the care of homeless and abandoned
58115811 animals, animal adoption efforts, education programs for children and
58125812 efforts to reduce animal over-population and animal welfare services, and
58135813 all sales of any such property, including entry or participation fees or
58145814 charges, by or on behalf of such organization for such purpose;
58155815 (dddd) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased
58165816 by or on behalf of goodwill industries or Easter seals of Kansas, inc., both
58175817 of which are exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section
58185818 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code, for the purpose of providing
58195819 education, training and employment opportunities for people with
58205820 disabilities and other barriers to employment;
58215821 (eeee) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by
58225822 or on behalf of all American beef battalion, inc., which is exempt from
58235823 federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal
58245824 internal revenue code, for the purpose of educating, promoting and
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58695869 carry out such projects that provide support and morale to members of the
58705870 United States armed forces and military services;
58715871 (ffff) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
58725872 sheltered living, inc., which is exempt from federal income taxation
58735873 pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986,
58745874 and which such property and services are used for the purpose of
58755875 providing residential and day services for people with developmental
58765876 disabilities or intellectual disability, or both, and all sales of any such
58775877 property by or on behalf of sheltered living, inc., for any such purpose; and
58785878 all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by a
58795879 contractor for the purpose of rehabilitating, constructing, maintaining,
58805880 repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling homes and facilities for
58815881 sheltered living, inc., for any such purpose that would be exempt from
58825882 taxation under the provisions of this section if purchased directly by
58835883 sheltered living, inc. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to exempt
58845884 the purchase of any construction machinery, equipment or tools used in the
58855885 constructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling
58865886 such homes and facilities for sheltered living, inc. When sheltered living,
58875887 inc., contracts for the purpose of rehabilitating, constructing, maintaining,
58885888 repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling such homes and facilities, it
58895889 shall obtain from the state and furnish to the contractor an exemption
58905890 certificate for the project involved, and the contractor may purchase
58915891 materials for incorporation in such project. The contractor shall furnish the
58925892 number of such certificate to all suppliers from whom such purchases are
58935893 made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices covering the same bearing
58945894 the number of such certificate. Upon completion of the project the
58955895 contractor shall furnish to sheltered living, inc., a sworn statement, on a
58965896 form to be provided by the director of taxation, that all purchases so made
58975897 were entitled to exemption under this subsection. All invoices shall be held
58985898 by the contractor for a period of five years and shall be subject to audit by
58995899 the director of taxation. If any materials purchased under such a certificate
59005900 are found not to have been incorporated in the building or other project or
59015901 not to have been returned for credit or the sales or compensating tax
59025902 otherwise imposed upon such materials that will not be so incorporated in
59035903 the building or other project reported and paid by such contractor to the
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59075907 close of the month in which it shall be determined that such materials will
59085908 not be used for the purpose for which such certificate was issued, sheltered
59095909 living, inc., shall be liable for tax on all materials purchased for the
59105910 project, and upon payment thereof it may recover the same from the
59115911 contractor together with reasonable attorney fees. Any contractor or any
59125912 agent, employee or subcontractor thereof, who shall use or otherwise
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59575957 other than that for which such a certificate is issued without the payment
59585958 of the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials,
59595959 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be
59605960 subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and
59615961 amendments thereto;
59625962 (gggg) all sales of game birds for which the primary purpose is use in
59635963 hunting;
59645964 (hhhh) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased
59655965 on or after July 1, 2014, for the purpose of and in conjunction with
59665966 constructing, reconstructing, enlarging or remodeling a business identified
59675967 under the North American industry classification system (NAICS)
59685968 subsectors 1123, 1124, 112112, 112120 or 112210, and the sale and
59695969 installation of machinery and equipment purchased for installation at any
59705970 such business. The exemption provided in this subsection shall not apply
59715971 to projects that have actual total costs less than $50,000. When a person
59725972 contracts for the construction, reconstruction, enlargement or remodeling
59735973 of any such business, such person shall obtain from the state and furnish to
59745974 the contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved, and the
59755975 contractor may purchase materials, machinery and equipment for
59765976 incorporation in such project. The contractor shall furnish the number of
59775977 such certificates to all suppliers from whom such purchases are made, and
59785978 such suppliers shall execute invoices covering the same bearing the
59795979 number of such certificate. Upon completion of the project, the contractor
59805980 shall furnish to the owner of the business a sworn statement, on a form to
59815981 be provided by the director of taxation, that all purchases so made were
59825982 entitled to exemption under this subsection. All invoices shall be held by
59835983 the contractor for a period of five years and shall be subject to audit by the
59845984 director of taxation. Any contractor or any agent, employee or
59855985 subcontractor of the contractor, who shall use or otherwise dispose of any
59865986 materials, machinery or equipment purchased under such a certificate for
59875987 any purpose other than that for which such a certificate is issued without
59885988 the payment of the sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed thereon,
59895989 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be
59905990 subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and
59915991 amendments thereto;
59925992 (iiii) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by a
59935993 contractor for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, repairing,
59945994 enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities for the operation of services
59955995 for Wichita children's home for any such purpose that would be exempt
59965996 from taxation under the provisions of this section if purchased directly by
59975997 Wichita children's home. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to
59985998 exempt the purchase of any construction machinery, equipment or tools
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60436043 remodeling such facilities for Wichita children's home. When Wichita
60446044 children's home contracts for the purpose of constructing, maintaining,
60456045 repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling such facilities, it shall obtain
60466046 from the state and furnish to the contractor an exemption certificate for the
60476047 project involved, and the contractor may purchase materials for
60486048 incorporation in such project. The contractor shall furnish the number of
60496049 such certificate to all suppliers from whom such purchases are made, and
60506050 such suppliers shall execute invoices covering the same bearing the
60516051 number of such certificate. Upon completion of the project, the contractor
60526052 shall furnish to Wichita children's home a sworn statement, on a form to be
60536053 provided by the director of taxation, that all purchases so made were
60546054 entitled to exemption under this subsection. All invoices shall be held by
60556055 the contractor for a period of five years and shall be subject to audit by the
60566056 director of taxation. If any materials purchased under such a certificate are
60576057 found not to have been incorporated in the building or other project or not
60586058 to have been returned for credit or the sales or compensating tax otherwise
60596059 imposed upon such materials that will not be so incorporated in the
60606060 building or other project reported and paid by such contractor to the
60616061 director of taxation not later than the 20
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60646064 close of the month in which it shall be determined that such materials will
60656065 not be used for the purpose for which such certificate was issued, Wichita
60666066 children's home shall be liable for the tax on all materials purchased for the
60676067 project, and upon payment, it may recover the same from the contractor
60686068 together with reasonable attorney fees. Any contractor or any agent,
60696069 employee or subcontractor, who shall use or otherwise dispose of any
60706070 materials purchased under such a certificate for any purpose other than that
60716071 for which such a certificate is issued without the payment of the sales or
60726072 compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials, shall be guilty
60736073 of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalties
60746074 provided for in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto;
60756075 (jjjj) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased by
60766076 or on behalf of the beacon, inc., that is exempt from federal income
60776077 taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code,
60786078 for the purpose of providing those desiring help with food, shelter, clothing
60796079 and other necessities of life during times of special need;
60806080 (kkkk) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased
60816081 by or on behalf of reaching out from within, inc., which is exempt from
60826082 federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal
60836083 internal revenue code, for the purpose of sponsoring self-help programs for
60846084 incarcerated persons that will enable such incarcerated persons to become
60856085 role models for non-violence while in correctional facilities and productive
60866086 family members and citizens upon return to the community;
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61306130 (llll) all sales of tangible personal property and services purchased by
61316131 Gove county healthcare endowment foundation, inc., which is exempt
61326132 from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal
61336133 internal revenue code of 1986, and which such property and services are
61346134 used for the purpose of constructing and equipping an airport in Quinter,
61356135 Kansas, and all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased
61366136 by a contractor for the purpose of constructing and equipping an airport in
61376137 Quinter, Kansas, for such organization, that would be exempt from
61386138 taxation under the provisions of this section if purchased directly by such
61396139 organization. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to exempt the
61406140 purchase of any construction machinery, equipment or tools used in the
61416141 constructing or equipping of facilities for such organization. When such
61426142 organization shall contract for the purpose of constructing or equipping an
61436143 airport in Quinter, Kansas, it shall obtain from the state and furnish to the
61446144 contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved, and the
61456145 contractor may purchase materials for incorporation in such project. The
61466146 contractor shall furnish the number of such certificate to all suppliers from
61476147 whom such purchases are made, and such suppliers shall execute invoices
61486148 covering the same bearing the number of such certificate. Upon
61496149 completion of the project, the contractor shall furnish to such organization
61506150 concerned a sworn statement, on a form to be provided by the director of
61516151 taxation, that all purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this
61526152 subsection. All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five
61536153 years and shall be subject to audit by the director of taxation. If any
61546154 materials purchased under such a certificate are found not to have been
61556155 incorporated in such facilities or not to have been returned for credit or the
61566156 sales or compensating tax otherwise imposed upon such materials that will
61576157 not be so incorporated in such facilities reported and paid by such
61586158 contractor to the director of taxation no later than the 20
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61616161 following the close of the month in which it shall be determined that such
61626162 materials will not be used for the purpose for which such certificate was
61636163 issued, such organization concerned shall be liable for tax on all materials
61646164 purchased for the project, and upon payment thereof it may recover the
61656165 same from the contractor together with reasonable attorney fees. Any
61666166 contractor or any agent, employee or subcontractor thereof, who purchased
61676167 under such a certificate for any purpose other than that for which such a
61686168 certificate is issued without the payment of the sales or compensating tax
61696169 otherwise imposed upon such materials, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
61706170 and, upon conviction therefor, shall be subject to the penalties provided for
61716171 in K.S.A. 79-3615(h), and amendments thereto. The provisions of this
61726172 subsection shall expire and have no effect on and after July 1, 2019;
61736173 (mmmm) all sales of gold or silver coins; and palladium, platinum,
61746174 gold or silver bullion. For the purposes of this subsection, "bullion" means
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62196219 palladium, or a combination thereof, for which the value of the metal
62206220 depends on its content and not the form;
62216221 (nnnn) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased
62226222 by friends of hospice of Jefferson county, an organization that is exempt
62236223 from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal
62246224 internal revenue code of 1986, for the purpose of providing support to the
62256225 Jefferson county hospice agency in end-of-life care of Jefferson county
62266226 families, friends and neighbors, and all sales of entry or participation fees,
62276227 charges or tickets by friends of hospice of Jefferson county for such
62286228 organization's fundraising event for such purpose; and
62296229 (oooo) all sales of tangible personal property or services purchased
62306230 for the purpose of and in conjunction with constructing, reconstructing,
62316231 enlarging or remodeling a qualified business facility by a qualified firm or
62326232 qualified supplier that meets the requirements established in K.S.A. 2022
62336233 Supp. 74-50,312 and 74-50,319, and amendments thereto, and that has
62346234 been approved for a project exemption certificate by the secretary of
62356235 commerce, and the sale and installation of machinery and equipment
62366236 purchased by such qualified firm or qualified supplier for installation at
62376237 any such qualified business facility. When a person shall contract for the
62386238 construction, reconstruction, enlargement or remodeling of any such
62396239 qualified business facility, such person shall obtain from the state and
62406240 furnish to the contractor an exemption certificate for the project involved,
62416241 and the contractor may purchase materials, machinery and equipment for
62426242 incorporation in such project. The contractor shall furnish the number of
62436243 such certificates to all suppliers from whom such purchases are made, and
62446244 such suppliers shall execute invoices covering the same bearing the
62456245 number of such certificate. Upon completion of the project, the contractor
62466246 shall furnish to the owner of the qualified firm or qualified supplier a
62476247 sworn statement, on a form to be provided by the director of taxation, that
62486248 all purchases so made were entitled to exemption under this subsection.
62496249 All invoices shall be held by the contractor for a period of five years and
62506250 shall be subject to audit by the director of taxation. Any contractor or any
62516251 agent, employee or subcontractor thereof who shall use or otherwise
62526252 dispose of any materials, machinery or equipment purchased under such a
62536253 certificate for any purpose other than that for which such a certificate is
62546254 issued without the payment of the sales or compensating tax otherwise
62556255 imposed thereon, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
62566256 therefor, shall be subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A. 79-
62576257 3615(h), and amendments thereto. As used in this subsection, "qualified
62586258 business facility," "qualified firm" and "qualified supplier" mean the same
62596259 as defined in K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 74-50,311, and amendments thereto; and
62606260 (pppp) all sales of medical cannabis consumer products lawfully
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63056305 Sec. 27. K.S.A. 79-5201 is hereby amended to read as follows: 79-
63066306 5201. As used in this act article 52 of chapter 79 of the Kansas Statutes
63076307 Annotated, and amendments thereto:
63086308 (a) "Marijuana" means any marijuana, whether real or counterfeit, as
63096309 defined by K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5701, and amendments thereto, which is
63106310 held, possessed, transported, transferred, sold or offered to be sold in
63116311 violation of the laws of Kansas;
63126312 (b) "Controlled substance" means any drug or substance, whether real
63136313 or counterfeit, as defined by K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5701, and amendments
63146314 thereto, which is held, possessed, transported, transferred, sold or offered
63156315 to be sold in violation of the laws of Kansas. Such term shall not include
63166316 marijuana;
63176317 (c)(b) "dealer" means any person who, in violation of Kansas law,
63186318 manufactures, produces, ships, transports or imports into Kansas or in any
63196319 manner acquires or possesses more than 28 grams of marijuana, or more
63206320 than one gram of any controlled substance, or 10 or more dosage units of
63216321 any controlled substance which is not sold by weight;
63226322 (d)(c) "domestic marijuana plant" means any cannabis plant at any
63236323 level of growth which is harvested or tended, manicured, irrigated,
63246324 fertilized or where there is other evidence that it has been treated in any
63256325 other way in an effort to enhance growth.
63266326 (d) "marijuana" means any marijuana, whether real or counterfeit,
63276327 as defined in K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5701, and amendments thereto, that is
63286328 held, possessed, transported, transferred, sold or offered to be sold in
63296329 violation of the laws of Kansas; and
63306330 (e) "medical cannabis consumer products" means the same as
63316331 defined in section 2, and amendments thereto.
63326332 Sec. 28. K.S.A. 79-5210 is hereby amended to read as follows: 79-
63336333 5210. Nothing in this act requires persons registered under article 16 of
63346334 chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated or otherwise lawfully in
63356335 possession of marijuana or, a controlled substance or medical cannabis to
63366336 pay the tax required under this act.
63376337 Sec. 29. K.S.A. 65-28a05, 65-28b08, 79-5201 and 79-5210 and
63386338 K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5703, 21-5705, 21-5706, 21-5707, 21-5709, 21-
63396339 5710, 65-1120, 65-2836 and 79-3606 are hereby repealed.
63406340 Sec. 30. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
63416341 publication in the statute book.
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