2017 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Article 51 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
75-5118 Director and division of alcoholic beverage control; transfer of powers, duties, functions.
75-5118. Director and division of alcoholic beverage control; transfer of powers, duties, functions. (a) All of the powers, duties and functions of the existing office of the state director of alcoholic beverage control and the existing state director of alcoholic beverage control are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed, respectively, upon the division of alcoholic beverage control and the director of alcoholic beverage control created by this act, except as is hereby otherwise provided.
(b) The division of alcoholic beverage control and the director of alcoholic beverage control created by this act shall be the successors in every way, respectively, to the powers, duties and functions of the office of state director of alcoholic beverage control and the state director of alcoholic beverage control in which they were vested prior to the effective date of this act, except as herein otherwise provided. Every act performed under the authority of the division of alcoholic beverage control or the director of alcoholic beverage control created by this act, respectively, shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the office of state director of alcoholic beverage control or the state director of alcoholic beverage control, respectively, in which such functions were vested prior to the effective date of this act.
(c) Whenever the office of state director of alcoholic beverage control is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the division of alcoholic beverage control created by this act.
(d) Whenever the state director of alcoholic beverage control is referred to or designated by law, contract or other document, such reference shall be deemed to apply to the director of alcoholic beverage control created by this act.
(e) All orders and directives of the state director of alcoholic beverage control or the office of the state director of alcoholic beverage control in existence on the effective date of this act, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be orders and directives of the director of alcoholic beverage control or the division of alcoholic beverage control created by this act, respectively, until revised, amended or nullified pursuant to law.
(f) The division of alcoholic beverage control and the director of alcoholic beverage control created by this act, respectively shall be continuations of the office of state director of alcoholic beverage control and the state director of alcoholic beverage control created by K.S.A. 41-201 and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1972, ch. 342, § 18; L. 1985, ch. 170, § 24; July 1.
