§ 19-28,105 — Sports authority; definitions

As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein:
(a) "Urban area county" or "county" means any county designated an urban area by the legislature pursuant to section 17 of article 2 of the Kansas constitution;
(b) "Authority" or "county sports authority" means any special authority created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-28,106;
(c) "Board" means the board of county commissioners of an urban area county;
(d) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture or other association of persons;
(e) "Hotel, motel or tourist court" means any structure, or building, under one management, which contains rooms furnished for the accommodation or lodging of guests, with or without meals being so provided, and kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are sought for pay or compensation to transient guests or permanent guests and having more than eight (8) bedrooms furnished for the accommodation of such guests;
(f) "Transient guest" means a person who occupies a room in a hotel, motel or tourist court for* more than thirty-one (31) days;
(g) "Cafe, cafeteria, lunchroom and restaurant" means any premises, or any part thereof, in which food is prepared or further processed, and thereafter either is sold at retail to the general public by a person licensed by the state food service and lodging board or is furnished to the members and guests of a private club licensed pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2601 et seq.;
(h) "Food" shall mean and include all articles commonly used for food or drink, including alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages, as said terms are defined by K.S.A. 41-102 and K.S.A. 41-2701, respectively;
(i) "Taxpayers" means the person described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of K.S.A. 19-28,111.

Legislative History

L. 1972, ch. 84, § 1; March 13.