Attorney General Opinion No.

The Honorable Michael R. O'Neal State Representative, One Hundred Fourth District Box 2977 Hutchinson, Kansas 67504

Dear Representative O'Neal:

As representative for the one hundred fourth district you inquire whether K.S.A. 74-7003(k)(3), the definition of the practice of land surveying, creates an exclusive right in land surveyors to prepare original descriptions.

In pertinent part the practice of land surveying is defined to include:

"(3) the preparation of the original descriptions of real property for the conveyance of or recording thereof and the preparation of maps, plats and field note…