65-6b06. Amygdalin (laetrile); registration to manufacture; duties of secretary of health and environment; fees. (a) No person shall manufacture within this state amygdalin (laetrile) without first obtaining a registration from the secretary of health and environment permitting the registrant to manufacture such substance. This registration shall not constitute a representation that amygdalin (laetrile) has any therapeutic effect. The registration is effective for one year after the date of its issuance and may be renewed annually by the registrant subject to the provisions of this section.

(b) The secretary of health and environment shall: (1) Adopt rules and regulations which prescribe minimum standards for manufacturers in preparing, compounding, processing, packaging and labeling amygdalin (laetrile); (2) make periodic tests and inspections of both the facilities for manufacture and samples of amygdalin (laetrile) to ascertain the purity, quality and identity of the substance and to determine that the substance meets the standards prescribed under this subsection (b); and (3) adopt rules and regulations establishing registration and renewal fees for persons applying for registration or renewal of registration for the purpose of paying the costs of the inspections, testing and other functions required to administer the provisions of this section.

(c) Before acting upon an application for a registration or the renewal of a registration under this section, the secretary of health and environment shall collect the registration or renewal fee established under this section. A registration or renewal thereof shall not be issued unless such fees have been collected.

(d) The secretary of health and environment, after giving notice and holding a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the registration of any person who: (1) Fails to maintain the standards adopted by the secretary of health and environment under subsection (b); or (2) violates any rule and regulation adopted by the secretary of health and environment under this section.

History: L. 1978, ch. 239, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 191; July 1, 1989.