- (a) Any person performing inspections for evidence of wood destroying insects, at the request of a buyer, seller, real estate broker, real estate salesperson, relocation company or financial institution, in connection with a real estate transaction or a loan secured by an interest in real estate shall hold, at the time of inspection, a valid certification, issued pursuant to the Kansas pesticide law, which authorizes the person to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides in the control of wood destroying insects.
- (b) Any person who performs an inspection specified in subsection (a) and who fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a), shall be guilty of a deceptive act or practice in violation of K.S.A. 50-626, and amendments thereto.
- (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee of the Kansas department of agriculture who performs an inspection for evidence of wood destroying insects as a part of such employee's duties pursuant to the Kansas pesticide law.
- (d) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas consumer protection act.
L. 2007, ch. 64, § 1; July 1.