1. (a) Each application for or renewal of a license to own or maintain outdoor advertising required by K.S.A. 68-2236 shall be accompanied by a performance bond in favor of the secretary of transportation conditioned that the applicant shall well and truly abide by the laws of Kansas; including the provisions of the highway advertising control act of 1972, all amendments thereof and all regulations made pursuant thereto. The amount of the performance bond shall be based on the number of signs owned or maintained in the state in accordance with the following schedule:

   (1) One to ten signs $500.00 (2) Eleven to fifty signs $2,000.00 (3) Fifty-one or more signs $2,500.00

   License renewals need not be accompanied by a new performance bond if a continuing bond has previously been submitted.

2. (b) Each license application or renewal shall include an inventory of the applicants signs on forms provided by the secretary.
3. (c) Failure of a sign owner to obtain a license or comply with the other provisions of the highway advertising control act of 1972 or the regulations made pursuant thereto shall subject the owner's signs to removal without compensation unless brought into compliance.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 68-2236; effective, E-72-16, July 1, 1972; effective Jan. 1, 1973; amended May 1, 1978.)