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Agricultural Exemption Certificate

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Purchaser Name(Required)
Purchaser Address(Required)

Part A - QUALIFYING EXEMPTIONS (check all that apply)

Please read the descriptions for each category below, which explain what is Exempt and what is Taxable. Check the box under any category in which your purchase meets the definition of Exempt.

Ingredient or Component Part

[K.S.A. 79-3606(m)]

Exempt: wheat, corn, milo, soybean, sunflower seed used to produce these crops; feed for beef or dairy cattle, sheep, and hogs; ground grain for chickens in a poultry or egg-laying operation; food for aquatic plants and animals (fish); baler twine, baler wire, and bale wrap which is used on hay that will be resold or used in a livestock production operation.

Taxable: bedding plants and seeds for a home garden; or food for pets and pleasure animals.

Check here if your purchase is an ingredient or component part:

Consumed in Production

[K.S.A. 79-3606(n)]

Exempt: insecticide, herbicides, fungicides, fumigants, germicides, pesticides, and other chemicals used in growing agricultural crops for resale or used in the processing or storage of fruit, vegetables, feeds, seeds, and grains; antibiotics, biologicals, pharmaceuticals, vitamins, minerals, and like products which are fed, injected, or otherwise applied to livestock for sale; off-road diesel fuel, oil, and oil additives consumed by farm machinery and equipment; LP gas for agricultural use.

Taxable: insecticides and the like purchased for use in a home garden; antibiotics, vitamins purchased for pets or pleasure animals; fuels, oils, for passenger vehicles, vehicles tagged for road or highway use, and all-terrain vehicles (ATV).

Check here if your purchase is consumed in production:

Farm, Ranch, or Aquaculture Machinery and Equipment

[K.S.A. 79-3606(t)]

Note: to qualify for the farm, ranch, or aquaculture machinery and equipment exemption, the machinery or equipment must be used exclusively in farming, ranching, or aquacultural production. Farming or ranching includes the operation of a feedlot, nursery, or Christmas tree farm, and farm or ranch work for hire. The exemption applies to the rental, lease, or purchase of the machinery or equipment, as well as the parts and labor purchased to repair or maintain the machinery or equipment.

Exempt: combines, discs, farm tractors, harrows, hay balers, irrigation and milking equipment, planters, plows, tillers, qualifying work-site utility vehicles, and precision farming equipment.

Taxable: air compressors, tanks, passenger vehicles, vehicles tagged for road or highway use, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), barn ventilators, building and electrical materials, bulldozers, garden hoses, grain bins, hand tools, lawnmowers, silos, water and gas wells, welding equipment, and any equipment that becomes a part of a building, facility, or land improvement.

Check here if your purchase is for farm, ranch, or aquaculture machinery and equipment:
Is the equipment a Work-Site Utility Vehicle?(Required)

Explanation: The retail sale of a "work-site utility vehicle" may be exempt from Kansas sales tax, if it meets all statutory requirements. To be considered a "work-site utility vehicle", the vehicle must be equipped with a bed or cargo box for hauling materials. Additionally, the vehicle must be used exclusively in farming, ranching, or aquaculture production. If the vehicle is used for any purpose other than farming, ranching or aquaculture production, such as, hunting, trail riding, fishing, mudding, transporting persons, or any recreational purpose, the purchase of the vehicle is subject to Kansas sales tax.

Part C: Work-site Utility Vehicles - You must complete ALL questions below about your vehicle:

Confirm that the purchased vehicle has all the following specifications.(Required)
All five boxes must be checked for the vehicle to qualify for the agricultural exemption.
Select all activities the vehicle will be used for:(Required)
Part C - Certification:(Required)

Prevention of Soil Erosion

[K.S.A. 79-3606(mm)]

Exempt: seeds and tree seedlings, fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, germicides, pesticides, fungicides, and services, purchased and used for the purpose of producing plants in order to prevent soil erosion on land devoted to agricultural use.

Check here if your purchase is for the prevention of soil erosion:

Fencing for Agricultural Land

[K.S.A. 79-3606d(b)]

Effective July 1, 2022, purchasers, which includes contractors, may use this certificate to purchase tangible personal property necessary to construct, reconstruct, repair, or replace any fence used to enclose land devoted to agriculture use exempt from Kansas sales tax. The location of the agricultural land is the location of the land where the fence will be constructed, reconstructed, repaired, or replaced.

Exempt: barbed wire, T-posts, concrete mix, post caps, T-post clips, screw hooks, nails, staples, gates, electric fence posts, electric insulators, and electric fence chargers.

Check here if your purchase is for fencing of agricultural land:

Part B: Fencing - You must complete ALL questions below:

Location of agriculture land:(Required)
Name of agricultural landowner or operator:(Required)
Part B - Certification:(Required)

PART D - CERTIFICATION FOR ALL PURCHASERS INCLUDING CONTRACTORS

Instructions

By signing this part of the form, you are declaring that under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Kansas that the information provided in the form is true and correct and that you have read these instructions and further understand that in the event the property or service so purchased is not used in accordance with the exemption claimed, you may be liable for any Kansas sales tax owed and any applicable penalties and interest. Contractors are considered purchasers and must sign this form.

Part D - Certification(Required)
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