Legislative Reference Files
Creator: State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1992C-1995C
Level of Description: Series
Material Type: Government record
Call Number: Unavailable
Unit ID: 199234
Space Required/Quantity: 1.00 cubic feet
Title (Main title): Legislative Reference Files
Scope and Content
Scope and content: Files containing correspondence, memos, notes, clippings, and press releases regarding three legal cases or legislative bills: the Freedom to Farm Act of 1995, Atrazine, and a lawsuit Lynn Hellenbust et. al. vs. Sam Brownback et. al. challenging the constitutionality of the structure of the Board of Agriculture. The Freedom to Farm Act allows farmers to plant for the marketplace and removes government control from the farming industry. The files on Atrazine document discussion, studies, and protests in using the herbicide in Kansas, specifically its contamination of the groundwater. The files are organized by case.
Locators:
| Locator | Contents |
|---|---|
| 096-05-03-06 |
Index Terms
Subjects
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Kansas. State Board of Agriculture
United States -- Freedom to Farm Act
Brownback, Sam, 1956- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Atrazine -- Environmental aspects -- Kansas
Creators and Contributors
Agency Classification:
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Kansas State Agencies. State Board of Agriculture.
