Kan. Admin. Regs. § 4-16-1a - Definitions

Each of the following terms, as used in the act and in the portions of the code of federal regulations adopted by reference in K.A.R. 4-16-1c, shall have the meaning specified in this subsection:

(1) "The act," "act," and "federal meat inspection act" shall mean K.S.A. 65-6a18 et seq. and amendments thereto.

(2) "Administrator" shall mean the secretary of the department of agriculture or the secretary's designee.

(3) "Secretary," "national supervisor," "area supervisor," "inspection service supervisor," "inspection program supervisor," "circuit supervisor," and "station supervisor" shall mean the secretary of the department of agriculture or the secretary's designee.

(4) "U.S." and "the United States" shall mean Kansas or the state of Kansas, as appropriate.

(5) "U.S.D.A." and "USDA" shall mean Kansas department of agriculture or KDA, as appropriate.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 4-16-1a

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-6a20, K.S.A. 65-6a25, K.S.A. 65-6a30, and K.S.A. 65-6a44; implementing K.S.A. 65-6a20, K.S.A. 65-6a21, K.S.A. 65-6a22, K.S.A. 65-6a23, K.S.A. 65-6a25, and K.S.A. 65-6a30; effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1986; amended Jan. 1, 1989; amended Jan. 21, 1991; amended Jan. 25, 1993; amended Dec. 12, 1994; amended Sept. 5, 1997; amended Sept. 1, 2006; amended Dec. 5, 2008; amended May 10, 2013; amended by Kansas Register Volume 44, No. 12; effective 4/4/2025.