(a)(1) "Certificate of free sale" and "certificate" shall mean a written document in English that states that the product described in the document was manufactured in Kansas by a business whose owner or operator meets the following requirements:

1. (A) Holds a license, registration, permit, or other authority issued by the Kansas department of agriculture for that business; and

2. (B) complies with the requirements of the Kansas laws for distribution of the product in Kansas and, where applicable, the United States.

   1. (2) "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, association of persons, corporation, or governmental agency.

   2. (3) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of agriculture or a designee of the secretary.

      (b)When used in a certificate of free sale, "U.S. regulations" shall mean those regulations promulgated by agencies of the federal government as follows:

   3. (1) Regulations that have been adopted by reference in regulations of the Kansas department of agriculture; or
   4. (2) regulations administered by the Kansas department of agriculture pursuant to a cooperative agreement with a federal agency.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 74-5,100; effective Jan. 1, 2009; amended Nov. 20, 2009.)