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47-1802.Same; unlawful acts; payment by check, requirements; penalty.    (a) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the owner and the purchaser or their respective agent or representative for each transaction, it shall be unlawful for any person who purchases livestock for slaughter, whether acting individually or as an agent or representative of another, to fail or refuse to make payment by check or wire transfer of funds to the owner of such livestock, owner's representative, agent or assignee, for such livestock on the business day within which the ownership of said livestock is transferred within the state of Kansas, except that if the transfer of ownership is accomplished after normal banking hours said payment shall be made in the manner herein provided not later than the close of the first business day following the transfer of ownership. For the purposes of this section, where livestock is sold and purchased on a "grade and yield" basis, the transfer of ownership shall be deemed to have occurred on the day when the grade and yield is determined.

(b) Whenever payment for livestock purchased for slaughter is made by check, such check shall be drawn on a banking institution within the same federal reserve district in which the transaction takes place, unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the owner and the purchaser or their respective agent or representative.

(c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

History: L. 1975, ch. 279, § 2; July 1.



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