CHAPTER 67 SENATE BILL No. 292 An  Act concerning imported meat, poultry or dairy products labeling; providing for en-
forcement by the attorney general; amending K.S.A. 65-6a48, 65-6a49, 65-6a50 and 65-
6a51 and repealing the existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 65-6a48 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
6a48. It shall be the duty of the secretary of health and environment to
aid in the enforcement of The attorney general shall enforce the provisions
of this act. The secretary or his or her attorney general or the duly au-
thorized agents of the attorney general shall have access at all regular
business hours to every retail establishment which sells or offers to sell
meat, poultry, eggs or butter to the public.

      Sec.  2. K.S.A. 65-6a49 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
6a49. In addition to other remedies provided by this act the secretary of
health and environment attorney general is authorized to apply to the
district court, and such court shall have jurisdiction upon a hearing and
for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining
any person from violating this act.

      Sec.  3. K.S.A. 65-6a50 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
6a50. Upon determining that a provision of this act has been violated, it
shall be the duty of a county attorney to whom the secretary of health
and environment or his or her agent reports a violation of this act the
attorney general to institute appropriate proceedings in the proper courts
without delay and to prosecute the same in the manner provided by law.

      Sec.  4. K.S.A. 65-6a51 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
6a51. The secretary of health and environment attorney general is hereby
authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as the secretary may deem
attorney general deems necessary to properly enforce the provisions of
this act. 
Sec.  5. K.S.A. 65-6a48, 65-6a49, 65-6a50 and 65-6a51 are hereby re-
pealed.
 Sec.  6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved April 7, 1999.
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