(a) Knowingly employing an alien illegally within the territory of the United States is the employment of such alien within the state of Kansas by an employer who knows such person to be illegally within the territory of the United States.
(b) Knowingly employing an alien illegally within the territory of the United States is a class C misdemeanor.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to aliens who have entered the United States illegally and thereafter are permitted to remain within the United States, temporarily or permanently, pursuant to federal law.