34-101. Warehouses; supervision of; warehouse fee fund created. (a) The Kansas department of agriculture shall have supervision and regulation of all warehouses operated under the Kansas public warehouse laws relating to storage of grain.

(b) The Kansas department of agriculture shall have the authority to cooperate with any private entity or organization or local, state or national organization or agency, whether voluntary or created by the law of any state, or by national law, engaged in work or activities similar to the work and activities of the department, and to enter into contracts and agreements with such entities, organizations or agencies for carrying on a joint campaign of development, education and publicity.

(c) No provision of this section shall be construed to prohibit or prevent the secretary of agriculture or any authorized representatives from inspecting any weighing or measuring device or otherwise performing any of the secretary's duties pursuant to any provision of chapter 83 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.

(d) (1) There is hereby created the warehouse fee fund in the state treasury. The secretary shall remit all moneys received by or for the secretary from fees, charges or penalties to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the warehouse fee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.

(2) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the warehouse fee fund interest earnings based on:

(A) The average daily balance of moneys in the warehouse fee fund for the preceding month; and

(B) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.

History: L. 1907, ch. 222, § 1; L. 1915, ch. 229, § 1; L. 1919, ch. 285, § 4; R.S. 1923, 34-101; L. 1933, ch. 189, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 194, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 142, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 108, § 1; Revived, L. 1997, ch. 167, § 2; L. 1997, ch. 167, § 3; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 105; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 192; July 1.