2-2440e. Pesticide business licensees and pesticide dealers; civil penalties; appeal procedure; deposit of moneys. (a) Any pesticide business licensee or pesticide dealer who violates any of the provisions of K.S.A. 2-2453 or 2-2454, and amendments thereto, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty imposed under subsection (b) in the amount fixed by rules and regulations of the secretary in an amount not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 for each violation and, in the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues may be deemed a separate violation.
(b) A duly authorized agent of the secretary, upon a finding that a pesticide business licensee or pesticide dealer or any employee or agent thereof or any person or entity required to be licensed as a pesticide business licensee or registered as a pesticide dealer who violates any of the provisions of K.S.A. 2-2453 and 2-2454, and amendments thereto, may impose a civil penalty as provided in this section upon such licensee or dealer.
(c) No civil penalty shall be imposed pursuant to this section except upon the written order of the duly authorized agent of the secretary to the pesticide business licensee or pesticide dealer who committed the violation. Such order shall state the violation, the penalty to be imposed and the right of such pesticide business licensee or pesticide dealer to appeal to the secretary. Any such licensee or dealer, within 20 days after notification, may make written request to the secretary for a hearing or informal conference hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. The secretary shall affirm, reverse or modify the order and shall specify the reasons therefor.
(d) Any person aggrieved by an order of the secretary made under this section may appeal such order to the district court in the manner provided by the Kansas judicial review act.
(e) Any civil penalty recovered pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.
(f) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas pesticide law.
History: L. 1988, ch. 7, § 5; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 16; L. 2009, ch. 128, § 15; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 12; July 1.
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