55-607. Penalty for violations of K.S.A. 55-601 through 55-609. In addition to any penalty that may be imposed by the corporation commission, any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, directly or indirectly, violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine in any sum not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
History: L. 1931, ch. 226, ยง 7; May 28.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Section applies only to production, not to sales or transportation. State, ex rel., v. Sinclair Pipe Line Co., 180 Kan. 425, 437, 438, 304 P.2d 930.
2. Act cited and construction thereof discussed in construing Natural Gas Act (K.S.A. 55-703 et seq.); (dissent opinion). Northern Natural Gas Co. v. State Corporation Commission, 188 Kan. 355, 367, 368, 362 P.2d 599. Rehearing denied: 188 Kan. 624, 364 P.2d 668.
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