Kansas § 55-422 - Petroleum products inspection law; definitions. K.S.A. 55-422 et seq., and amendments thereto, may be cited as the petroleum products inspe
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§ 55-422. Petroleum products inspection law; definitions. K.S.A. 55-422 et seq., and amendments thereto, may be cited as the petroleum products inspe
55-422. Petroleum products inspection law; definitions. K.S.A. 55-422 et seq., and amendments thereto, may be cited as the petroleum products inspection law. As used in the petroleum products inspection law:(a) "Director" means the director of taxation of the Kansas department of revenue, or the director's duly authorized deputy, agent, or representative.(b) "Secretary" means the secretary of agriculture or the secretary's authorized representative.(c) "Person" means an individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, joint stock company, company, corporation, or other legal entity.(d) "Motor fuel" means any refined or blended motor fuel products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, oxygenated fuel, or any other fuel used for generation of power in an internal combustion engine as specified by the secretary by rules and regulations adopted under the petroleum products inspection law.(e) "Petroleum product" includes gasoline, kerosene, motor-fuels and such other products as defined by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the petroleum products inspection law.(f) The terms "manufacturer," "distributor" and "importer" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the motor-fuel tax law.(g) "Dispensing device" means a motor-vehicle fuel or liquid fuel dispensing pump, meter or other similar measuring device and shall include any device which dispenses refined or blended gasoline or diesel fuel product. This definition shall not include liquefied petroleum meters.History: L. 1935, ch. 210, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 278, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 163, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 58, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 105, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 180, § 1; July 1.
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Section 55-422 ("Petroleum products inspection law; definitions. K.S.A. 55-422 et seq., and amendments thereto, may be cited as the petroleum products inspe") is part of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Kansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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