Kansas § 16-1505 - Contract language required concerning mediation or arbitration. Any swine purchasing contract, swine marketing contract or swine production

Full text of Kansas Kansas Statutes Annotated § 16-1505 — Contract language required concerning mediation or arbitration. Any swine purchasing contract, swine marketing contract or swine production, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 16-1505. Contract language required concerning mediation or arbitration. Any swine purchasing contract, swine marketing contract or swine production

16-1505. Contract language required concerning mediation or arbitration. Any swine purchasing contract, swine marketing contract or swine production contract between a contractor and a swine production facility owner or swine marketing pool or swine producer shall contain language providing for resolution of contract disputes by either mediation or arbitration. If there is a contract dispute the parties may submit the disputed issue to an arbitrator or mediator selected by the parties pursuant to the contract provisions. All arbitration proceedings held pursuant to this act shall follow the procedures set forth in K.S.A. 5-201 et seq., and amendments thereto. If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator or arbitrator, either party may make a written request to the secretary of agriculture for mediation or arbitration services to facilitate resolution of the dispute.History: L. 1994, ch. 130, § 12; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 66; July 1.

Source: official Kansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 16-1505 ("Contract language required concerning mediation or arbitration. Any swine purchasing contract, swine marketing contract or swine production") 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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