Kansas Statutes Chapter 50. Unfair Trade and Consumer Protection § 50-6,109e. Engaging in business, jurisdiction; administrative or civil action, venue

(a) Any person, whether or not a resident or citizen of this state, who in person or through an agent or an instrumentality, engages in business as a scrap metal dealer as defined in the scrap metal theft reduction act, thereby submits the person to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state as to any cause of action arising from such business.

(b) Every administrative or civil action pursuant to the scrap metal theft reduction act shall be brought in the district court of Shawnee county or in any other district where venue is otherwise authorized by law.