Kansas Statutes Chapter 2. Agriculture § 2-3911. Effective disposal of industrial hemp; requirements; criminal history record check

(c)(1) In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the department is authorized to perform any action necessary to ensure that effective disposal of industrial hemp occurs, including, but not limited to:

(2) The state or local law enforcement agency shall approve in advance any such action taken by the department or any person under the department's direction or supervision.

(d)(1) The secretary may require any employee or agent of the department who participates in the effective disposal of industrial hemp to be fingerprinted and to submit to a state and national criminal history record check annually. The secretary may use the information obtained from fingerprinting and the criminal history record check to verify the identity of the employee or agent and determine whether the employee or agent has been convicted of a felony violation of article 57 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or a substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction, within the 10 years immediately preceding submission of such criminal history record check. The department is authorized to submit the fingerprints to the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation for a state and national criminal history record check.

(2) Local and state law enforcement officers and agencies shall assist in the taking and processing of fingerprints of such employee or agent of the department. Local law enforcement officers and agencies may charge a fee as reimbursement for expenses incurred in the taking and processing of fingerprints under this subsection. The department shall pay the costs of fingerprinting and the state and national criminal history record check.