Chapter 47 LIVESTOCK AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS
- Article 1 STOCK RUNNING AT LARGE
- 47-101
- 47-102
- 47-103
- 47-104. Freighters and drovers liable for damages.
- 47-105
- 47-106
- 47-107
- 47-108
- 47-109, 47-110
- 47-111
- 47-112 to 47-117
- 47-118
- 47-119
- 47-120. Driving swine along highway.
- 47-121. Penalty for unlawful driving of animals.
- 47-122. Unlawful for certain animals to run at large.
- 47-122a. Livestock running at large; taking up such livestock by county sheriff; notice; sale; disposition of proceeds of sale; consolidated law enforcement department.
- 47-123. Damages to person injured; lien.
- 47-124. Who may take animals into custody; procedure.
- 47-125
- Article 2 STRAYS
- 47-201
- 47-202
- 47-203
- 47-204
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- 47-210
- 47-211
- 47-212, 47-213
- 47-214
- 47-215
- 47-216
- 47-217, 47-218
- 47-219
- 47-220, 47-221
- 47-222
- 47-223, 47-224
- 47-225
- 47-226
- 47-227, 47-228
- 47-229. Definitions.
- 47-230. Taking up stray; notice, requirements; record of ownership and animal released, when; costs.
- 47-231
- 47-232. Certification to court where controversy between adverse claimants; affidavits; testimony; order determining ownership and disposition of sale proceeds.
- 47-233 to 47-235
- 47-236. Care of strays.
- 47-237. Penalties for unlawful acts.
- 47-238. Same; advertising stray by sheriff; delivery of animal to market; sale; conditions.
- 47-239. Same; publication notice for sale; contents; disposition of proceeds of sale; special stray fund; establishing of ownership within six months of sale.
- Article 3 HERD LAW
- Article 4 MARKS AND BRANDS
- 47-401
- 47-402
- 47-403
- 47-404
- 47-405
- 47-406 to 47-413
- 47-414. Definitions.
- 47-414a. "Brand commissioner" and "livestock brand commissioner" mean livestock commissioner; "board" means Kansas animal health board.
- 47-415
- 47-416. Livestock commissioner, duties; brand recording; assistant commissioner, inspectors, investigators, examiners and employees.
- 47-416a. Livestock special investigators; law enforcement powers; training requirements.
- 47-417. Adoption of brands; registration of brands; registration and renewal fees; delinquent brands; abandonment; rules and regulations.
- 47-417a. Brand inspection; fees; disposition; livestock brand fee fund.
- 47-418. Branding; rules and regulations; identification brands for disease control purposes.
- 47-418a. Same; unlawful acts, penalty.
- 47-419. Certified copies of record; fee, approval.
- 47-420. Unlawful use of brands; additional marking systems; feedlot brands; permits, fees.
- 47-421. Unlawful branding or defacing of brands; penalty; venue of prosecutions.
- 47-422. Effect of recording of brands; recordation, fee; evidence; use by another prohibited, penalty.
- 47-423. Livestock from another state; permit; damages for failure to comply.
- 47-424. Publication of handbook and supplements; exchanges, sale and distribution.
- 47-425. Duty of attorney general.
- 47-426. Rules and regulations.
- 47-427. Invalidity of part.
- 47-428. Entry upon private lands; inspections; proof of ownership of livestock.
- 47-429. Moneys received from sale of branded stray livestock.
- 47-430, 47-431
- 47-432. Livestock brand emergency revolving fund; purpose.
- 47-433. Livestock brand emergency revolving fund; use; employment of personnel; compensation.
- 47-434. Brand inspection areas; definitions.
- 47-435. Same; petition; resolution of county commissioners; basic brand inspection area designated; termination as area, procedure.
- 47-436. Same; duties of commissioner, brand inspectors and special investigators; rules and regulations.
- 47-437. Same; fees; collection; rules and regulations; increase or reduction in amount of fees; disposition of fees; county option brand fee fund.
- 47-438. Same; bill of sale required in inspection areas; unlawful acts.
- 47-439. Same; unlawful to fail or refuse to exhibit bill of sale, when.
- 47-440. Same; contents of bill of sale; unlawful acts.
- 47-441. Same; unlawful to remove cattle from area without inspection certificate; exceptions.
- 47-442. Same; unlawful to move cattle within area without inspection; exceptions.
- 47-443
- 47-444
- 47-445. Same; act supplemental.
- 47-446. Feedlot brands; application; conditions.
- 47-447. Penalty for violation of 47-420, 47-446.
- 47-448. Reciprocity agreements with livestock commissioners or brand inspection agencies of other states; brand inspection fees, not limited by other laws.
- Article 5 LIVESTOCK REMEDIES
- Article 6 PROTECTION OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
- 47-601
- 47-602
- 47-603
- 47-604. Penalty for violating quarantine.
- 47-605. Oaths and affirmations.
- 47-606
- 47-607. Unlawful to transport uninspected animals into state; certificates of health required; rules and regulations of livestock commissioner; special quarantine.
- 47-607a. Transportation of uninspected animals into state; special permit may be required to cross state line.
- 47-607b
- 47-607c. Same; penalties for violations.
- 47-607d. Same; rules and regulations.
- 47-608. Livestock commissioner to cooperate with federal officers.
- 47-609
- 47-610. State quarantine, sanitary and other regulations; veterinarian; compensation.
- 47-611. Quarantine and other regulations; notice of quarantine; proclamation by governor; enforcement; direction by governor; assistance of any state agency.
- 47-612. Delivery of animals into quarantine; payment of fees, costs and expenses; sale.
- 47-613. Quarantine duties of sheriff.
- 47-614. Killing unconfined, diseased or exposed animals.
- 47-615. Killing of condemned animals; inventory and appraisal; duties of commissioner; payment or indemnity to owner.
- 47-616. Same; right of indemnity.
- 47-617. Animals killed by order of commissioner; certificate; payment or indemnity to owner; specific disease procedures.
- 47-618. Execution of orders of commissioner; fees of officers; arrests; prosecutions.
- 47-619. Stockyard inspector; compensation; duties.
- 47-620. Prohibiting entrance of stock from other states where disease has become epidemic.
- 47-621. Duties of railway corporations; penalty.
- 47-622. Report of diseases to livestock commissioner.
- 47-623
- 47-624. Unlawful acts; civil penalties.
- 47-625
- 47-626. Employees and materials for enforcement of act.
- 47-627. Treatment for itch or mange; order of commissioner.
- 47-628
- 47-629. Injection of virulent hog-cholera virus into hogs without permit unlawful; permit issued, when.
- 47-629a. Sale of virulent hog-cholera virus by unauthorized vendors unlawful.
- 47-629b. Sale of virulent hog-cholera virus to unauthorized purchasers unlawful.
- 47-629c. Penalty for violating 47-629 to 47-629c.
- 47-630
- 47-631. Rules for tuberculin test.
- 47-632. Animals affected with tuberculosis; condemning of animal and quarantine of herd; sale of animal; payment to owner.
- 47-632a. Same; commissioner not required to examine records.
- 47-633
- 47-633a. Same; condemnation of herd; payment for animals condemned; appraisal animals.
- 47-634. Disinfection of premises; costs.
- 47-635. Construction of 47-610 to 47-635.
- 47-636. Petition for reimbursement for horses killed on account of glanders; limitation.
- 47-637. Cattle afflicted with fever; penalty for unlawful acts.
- 47-638. Liability for damages from such disease.
- 47-639. Joint and several liability.
- 47-640
- 47-641. Prosecutions.
- 47-642. Penalty for transporting diseased sheep.
- 47-643. Diseased sheep at large or sale thereof; penalty.
- 47-644. Recovery of damages in civil actions.
- 47-645. Liability of owner of dog for damages.
- 47-646. Killing dog lawful, when.
- 47-646a. Same; unconfined dogs in violation of quarantine.
- 47-647. Unlawful acts where animal diseased with glanders.
- 47-648. Penalty for violating 47-647.
- 47-649. Determination of existence of glanders.
- 47-650. Petition to livestock commissioner; hog-cholera-control organization.
- 47-651. Deputy state livestock commissioner.
- 47-652. Pay of officers of control organization.
- 47-653. Compensation and expenses of deputy livestock commissioner.
- 47-653a. Sale or use of hog cholera vaccines unlawful, when.
- 47-653b. Same; rules and regulations of livestock commissioner.
- 47-653c. Unlawful use of hog cholera vaccines; penalty for violation.
- 47-653d. Hog cholera; destruction of swine; appraisal of animals.
- 47-653e. Same; disposal of animals; unlawful acts.
- 47-653f. Same; payment of owner; limitations, conditions and procedure.
- 47-653g. Same; commissioner may cooperate with federal agencies and officers.
- 47-653h. Same; vehicle used in transporting animals to be disinfected.
- 47-654. Unlawful transportation and sale; fumigation.
- 47-655. Same; unlawful sale; secondhand sacks.
- 47-656. Penalty for violating 47-654 to 47-656.
- 47-657. Rules for approved tests for brucellosis; quarantine and other regulations.
- 47-658
- 47-658a. Brucellosis; identification of reactor animals.
- 47-658b. Same; sale of reactor animals; shipping permit.
- 47-659
- 47-660. Right of entry to inspect and examine, when.
- 47-661. Same; duty of persons to assist officials; notice.
- 47-662. Same; penalty for violating act.
- 47-663. Sale of cattle as tuberculosis tested unlawful.
- 47-664. Same; sale as brucellosis or Bang's tested.
- 47-665. Same; penalty.
- 47-666. Killing animals affected with vesicular exanthema; right of indemnity.
- 47-667. Definitions.
- 47-668. Certain acts concerning swine unlawful without prior accreditation from commissioner.
- 47-669. Accreditation of swine as being specific pathogen free; regulations and standards.
- 47-670. Accreditation of service as being specific pathogen free; withholding, suspending or revoking accreditation; notice and hearings; enforcement of requirements, regulations and standards.
- 47-671. Unlawful acts concerning accreditation; penalties for violations of 47-667 to 47-671.
- 47-672. Equipment for control and eradication of scabies; fees for use; disposition.
- 47-673. Pseudorabies infected herd of swine; duties of livestock commissioner; indemnity; rules and regulations.
- 47-674. Program for registering premises where animals located; voluntary premises registration and animal identification and tracking system; development and implementation by livestock commissioner.
- Article 7 REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND ADVERTISING STALLIONS
- Article 8 REGISTRATION OF VETERINARIANS
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- 47-813
- 47-814. Purpose of act.
- 47-815. Short title.
- 47-816. Definitions.
- 47-817. Practice without license prohibited; exceptions.
- 47-818. State board of veterinary examiners; appointment; terms; vacancies; qualifications; removal by governor.
- 47-818a
- 47-819. State board of veterinary examiners; meetings; quorum; officers, election and duties; compensation and expenses.
- 47-820. Disposition of moneys; veterinary examiners fee fund.
- 47-821. Powers of board.
- 47-822. Fees for examinations, registrations, inspections, licenses and renewals.
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- 47-824. Application for license; issuance of license; qualifications.
- 47-825. Examinations; rules and regulations; notice of results; recordation and issuance of license.
- 47-826
- 47-827
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- 47-829. Licenses; expiration; renewal; continuing education requirements.
- 47-830. Grounds for refusal to issue or revocation or suspension of license or other restrictions.
- 47-831
- 47-832. Reinstatement of revoked or suspended license.
- 47-833
- 47-834. Prohibition against practice without license; unlawful practice of veterinary medicine; unlawful operation or management by a person of veterinary premises; criminal penalties; remedies of boa
- 47-835. Abandonment of animals; notice to owner; relief from liability for disposal; "abandoned" defined.
- 47-836. Lien for veterinary services; preference.
- 47-837. Savings clause.
- 47-838. Severability.
- 47-839. Confidentiality; exceptions; waiver.
- 47-840. Registration of veterinary premises; application; inspections; renewals; fees.
- 47-841. Veterinarian not liable for good faith volunteer actions.
- 47-842. Authority of board to assess fines; grounds; proceedings conducted in accordance with Kansas administrative procedure act.
- 47-843. Violation of act; civil citation; penalties.
- 47-844. Civil citation; notice to contest; procedures; disciplinary actions and civil penalties.
- 47-845. Construction of act.
- 47-846. Definitions.
- 47-847. Reports relating to impaired veterinarians; board or committee investigation.
- 47-848. Same; board agreement with committee; responsibilities; evaluations; restricted license; immunity from civil liability for report or investigation; diagnostic examination.
- 47-849. Same; contents of; reports, records and proceedings confidential and privileged.
- 47-850. Immunity from civil liability for report or investigation, limits.
- 47-851. Failure to report; immunity from civil liability.
- 47-852. Employer retribution for reporting; prohibition; remedy.
- 47-853. Purpose of reporting impaired veterinarians; status of entities conducting programs; antitrust immunity.
- 47-854. Act supplemental to existing law.
- Article 9 STOCKYARDS
- Article 10 PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS
- 47-1001. Definitions.
- 47-1001a. License required to operate market; application form; fee; bond.
- 47-1001b. Application for market license; notice and hearing; removal of market to another location within county; notice; finding of commissioner or board.
- 47-1001c. Hearing on application for market license; issuance of license, when; matters considered.
- 47-1001d. Occasional livestock sales; exemptions; license.
- 47-1001e. Annual renewal fee; license period; electronic auction license; renewal; fees.
- 47-1001f. When license transferable; renewable, when.
- 47-1002. Bond, conditions; expiration date of license; damage actions; issuance of license after bond given.
- 47-1002a. Release of surety on bond; notice to principal.
- 47-1003. Investigations; arrests; access.
- 47-1004. Investigation, examination, inspection; hearing; suspension or revocation of license.
- 47-1005. Grounds for refusal, revocation or suspension of license.
- 47-1005a
- 47-1005b. Board findings; suspension or revocation of license.
- 47-1005c. Per diem for board members; expenses.
- 47-1005d
- 47-1006
- 47-1007. Report of sales; remittance.
- 47-1008. Prohibition on sale of certain infected or injured livestock; euthanasia or order to remove from market, expenses; inspection by accredited veterinarian; contracts for service and filing cert
- 47-1009. Dealer to keep books and records; reports to commissioner.
- 47-1010. Penalties for unlawful acts.
- 47-1010a. Inapplicability of act to certain businesses.
- 47-1011. Fees for sale of livestock; disposition of moneys.
- 47-1011a. Brand inspection fees; additional fees collected, when; disposition of fees; livestock market brand inspection fee fund.
- 47-1012. Invalidity of part.
- 47-1013. Inspectors, contract with; reports; fees.
- Article 11 DELIVERIES IN MOTOR VEHICLES
- Article 12 DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS
- 47-1201. Definitions.
- 47-1202. Disposal of dead animals, license for; transportation, permit for.
- 47-1203. Application for license; fee.
- 47-1204. Investigation and inspection.
- 47-1205. Findings by commissioner, notice to applicant; license and permit fees; posting of permits.
- 47-1206. Rejection of application; notice; fee not refunded.
- 47-1207. Vehicle permits; application; fee; posting on vehicles.
- 47-1208. Duration and renewal of licenses and permits.
- 47-1209. Transportation of carcasses of domestic animals and packing house refuse; conditions and limitations.
- 47-1210. Buildings and disposal plants; specifications.
- 47-1211. Disposal of carcasses and refuse; requirements; release of portions of carcasses.
- 47-1212. Animal inspection.
- 47-1213. Suspension and revocation of licenses; notice and hearing.
- 47-1214. Declaration of construction; "refuse" defined.
- 47-1215. Rules and regulations; filing.
- 47-1216. Judicial review of commissioner's actions.
- 47-1217. Penalties for violations; actions.
- 47-1218. Disposition of moneys received under article.
- 47-1219. Unlawful disposal; penalty.
- 47-1220. Act inapplicable to movement of certain farm animals; exception.
- Article 13 GARBAGE RESTRICTIONS
- 47-1301. Garbage defined.
- 47-1302. Unlawful to feed unprocessed garbage to animals; exceptions.
- 47-1303. Unlawful acts.
- 47-1304. Rules and regulations by livestock commissioner.
- 47-1305. Penalty for violation of act.
- 47-1306. Moving garbage or refuse on public street; restrictions.
- 47-1307. Registration as garbage feeding operator, limitations; fees; certificate of registration, expiration and revocation; disposition of moneys.
- Article 14 HUMANE SLAUGHTER
- Article 15 FEEDLOTS
- 47-1501. Definitions.
- 47-1502. Feeding livestock as agricultural pursuit; zoning.
- 47-1503. Feedlot operator's license; fees; disposition of moneys.
- 47-1504. Meetings of commission; calling, notice, minutes.
- 47-1505. Standards of operations for feedlots.
- 47-1506. Powers and duties of the livestock commissioner.
- 47-1507. Review of actions of commissioner and board.
- 47-1508. Compensation of board members.
- 47-1509. Unlawful acts; penalty.
- 47-1510. Invalidity of part.
- 47-1511. Planning assistance for feedlots.
- Article 16 REGISTRATION OF SYRINGE TRANQUILIZER PROJECTORS
- Article 17 PET ANIMAL ACT
- 47-1701. Definitions.
- 47-1702. Animal distributor license.
- 47-1703. Pet shop operator license.
- 47-1704. Pound or animal shelter license.
- 47-1705
- 47-1706. Refusal to issue or renew or suspension or revocation of license or permit; grounds; judicial review; seizure and disposition of animals, when.
- 47-1706a. Bond to prevent disposition of animals seized or impounded; approval; additional bond; notice.
- 47-1707. Penalties for violations of act; judicial review; seizure and disposition of animals, when.
- 47-1707a
- 47-1708. Judicial review of commissioner's actions.
- 47-1709. Inspections and investigations; confidentiality of complaints; records of inspections; training of inspectors and owners of pet animal facilities.
- 47-1710. Release or disposition of animals from pound or animal shelter; use of proceeds from sale of animals.
- 47-1711. Dog warden; license as or employment by animal dealer or pet shop operator prohibited; record of taking custody and disposition.
- 47-1712. Rules and regulations.
- 47-1713. Prohibiting sale or gift of certain animals.
- 47-1714
- 47-1715. Violation of act or rules and regulations; penalty; seizure and disposition of animals, when.
- 47-1716
- 47-1717. Invalidity of part.
- 47-1718. Euthanasia, approved methods.
- 47-1719. Hobby breeder license.
- 47-1720. Research facility license.
- 47-1721. License and permit fees; costs of inspection; disposition of moneys.
- 47-1722
- 47-1723. Kennel operator license.
- 47-1724. Unlawful to purchase from person not licensed or permitted.
- 47-1725. Kansas pet animal advisory board; duties and powers.
- 47-1726. Citation and purpose of act.
- 47-1727. Injunctive relief to commissioner.
- 47-1728 to 47-1730. Reserved.
- 47-1731. Dogs and cats; spaying or neutering required, when.
- 47-1732. Temporary closing permit; application; effective date; renewal.
- 47-1733. Animal breeder license.
- 47-1734. Out-of-state distributor permit.
- 47-1735. Unlawful to interfere with a representative of the animal health department.
- 47-1736. Retail breeder license.
- 47-1737. Severability clause.
- Article 18 MISCELLANEOUS
- 47-1801. Payment for livestock purchased for slaughter; definitions.
- 47-1802. Same; unlawful acts; payment by check, requirements; penalty.
- 47-1803. Disposition of injured or diseased animals.
- 47-1804. Registration of livestock dealers; definitions.
- 47-1805. Livestock dealer; registration; fees; disposition of moneys.
- 47-1806. Livestock dealer; records and accounts; denial of application or suspension or revocation of registration, hearings.
- 47-1807. Penalties.
- 47-1808. Bonding of livestock dealers; exceptions; amount of bond; who bond benefits; additional bond may be required; attorney fees assessed as costs in certain actions; penalties.
- 47-1809. Feral swine; prohibited acts related to such swine; penalties; appeals; destruction of such swine; duties of livestock commissioner.
- 47-1810 to 47-1824. Reserved.
- 47-1825. Short title.
- 47-1826. Definitions.
- 47-1827. Prohibited acts; criminal penalties.
- 47-1828. Recovery of damages.
- 47-1829, 47-1830. Reserved.
- 47-1831. Livestock commissioner authorized to register original veterinary certificates and provide official calfhood vaccination tags.
- 47-1832. Livestock commissioner to establish rules and regulations on farm and exotic animals.
- Article 19 AQUACULTURE
- Article 20 KANSAS SHEEP COUNCIL
- Article 21 DOMESTICATED DEER
- Article 22 OSTRICHES
- Article 23 KANSAS DAIRY COMMISSION