Kansas Department of Agriculture Launches New Online Business License Renewals

TOPEKA, Kan. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Restaurants and lodging establishments now have easier access to renew their state licenses. The Kansas Department of Agriculture partnered with Kansas.gov to launch online business license renewal services at http://www.kansas.gov/lodging and http://www.kansas.gov/restaurant. These businesses now have 24/7 access to renew and securely pay for their license renewals online.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is responsible for licensing and inspecting more than 10,000 restaurants and nearly 900 lodging establishments statewide. To accomplish the annual license renewal process the department has had to hire temporary help. Now, by providing businesses the option to renew licenses online, the department hopes to minimize the impact the annual license renewal has on its staff.

Restaurant and lodging establishment licenses expire December 31 each year, and online renewals will be available from November 1 through January 31. Business owners who need a new license, or who want to renew between February 1 and October 31, must contact Nancy Anderson at the Kansas Department of Agriculture at (785) 296-5193.

About Kansas Department of Agriculture

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is a regulatory agency that serves all Kansans. It is charged by law to ensure: a safe food supply; responsible and judicious use of pesticides and nutrients; the protection of Kansas' natural and cultivated plants; integrity of weighing and measuring devices in commerce; and, that the state's waters are put to beneficial use.

About Kansas.gov

Kansas.gov is the official Web site for the state of Kansas. The portal operates through a public-private partnership between the Information Network of Kansas, and the Kansas Information Consortium, LLC, to help Kansas government entities Web-enable their information services. The Kansas Information Consortium builds, operates, maintains and markets Kansas.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC's (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About NIC

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Lisa Taylor
Communications Director
Kansas Department of Agriculture
(785) 296-2653
or
Lisa Jones
General Manager
Kansas.gov
1-800-4KANSAS