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KS Stat § 47-852 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 8 - Registration Of Veterinarians|47-852 Employer retribution for reporting; prohibition; remedy.

47-852. Employer retribution for reporting; prohibition; remedy. (a) No employer shall discharge or otherwise discriminate against any employee for making any report pursuant to K.S.A. 47-847 or 47-848, and amendments thereto.(b) Any employer who violates the provisions of subsection (a) shall be liable to the aggrieved employee for damages for any wages or other benefits lost due to the discharge or discrimination plus a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding the amount of such damages. Such damages and civil penalty shall be recoverable in an individual action brought by the aggrieved employee. If the aggrieved employee substantially prevails on any of the allegations contained in the pleadings in an action allowed by this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the employee reasonable attorney fees as part of the costs.History: L. 1989, ch. 155, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 47-853 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 8 - Registration Of Veterinarians|47-853 Purpose of reporting impaired veterinarians; status of entities conducting programs; antitrust immunity.

47-853. Purpose of reporting impaired veterinarians; status of entities conducting programs; antitrust immunity. (a) The legislature of the state of Kansas recognizes the importance and necessity of protecting the public from impaired veterinarians to help insure the provision of quality veterinary services. The provisions of this act effectuate this policy.(b) Veterinarians, review, executive or impaired veterinarian committees performing duties under this act for the purposes expressed in subsection (a) shall be considered to be state officers engaged in a discretionary function and all immunity of the state shall be extended to such persons and committees, including that from the federal and state antitrust laws.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require veterinarians or review, executive or impaired veterinarian committees to be subject to or comply with any other law relating to or regulating state agencies, officers or employees.History: L. 1989, ch. 155, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 47-854 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 8 - Registration Of Veterinarians|47-854 Act supplemental to existing law.

47-854. Act supplemental to existing law. K.S.A. 47-846 to 47-853, inclusive, shall be supplemental to and a part of the Kansas veterinary practice act.History: L. 1989, ch. 155, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 47-855 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 8 - Registration Of Veterinarians|47-855 Institutional license; eligibility; scope of practice.

47-855. Institutional license; eligibility; scope of practice. (a) There is hereby created a designation of institutional license to practice veterinary medicine, which may be issued by the board to a person employed by a school of veterinary medicine within this state.(b) On or after July 1, 2016, any person who practices veterinary medicine on client-owned animals in direct association with such person's employment at a school of veterinary medicine within this state must be a licensed veterinarian or possess an institutional license to practice veterinary medicine, except that, on or after June 1, 2016, interns beginning employment at a school of veterinary medicine shall possess a veterinary license or an institutional license prior to the practice of veterinary medicine pursuant to such employment, and such license shall not expire until July 1 of the following year. The term of an institutional license for the year in which a resident's employment ends shall be extended to and expire on July 31, without the necessity of renewal. Residents whose employment ends in 2016 shall not be required to obtain a veterinary or institutional license to practice veterinary medicine at a school of veterinary medicine.(c) An institutional license permits a holder thereof to practice veterinary medicine only as it relates to the holder's regular function within the school of veterinary medicine. Persons holding only an institutional license within this state shall be remunerated for the practice of veterinary medicine within the state solely from state, federal or institutional funds and not from the patient-owner beneficiary of their practice efforts. Practicing veterinary medicine beyond the scope of an institutional license shall be the equivalent of practicing veterinary medicine without a license, and shall be grounds for discipline in accordance with the provisions of this act.(d) A license issued under this section shall be canceled by the board upon receipt of information that the holder of the license has left or has otherwise been discontinued from employment at a school of veterinary medicine within this state.(e) A license issued pursuant to this section may be revoked or suspended or the licensee may be otherwise disciplined in accordance with the provisions of this act.(f) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas veterinary practice act.History: L. 2015, ch. 61, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 47-856 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 8 - Registration Of Veterinarians|47-856 Same; application; qualifications.

47-856. Same; application; qualifications. (a) Any person desiring to practice veterinary medicine while employed by a school of veterinary medicine in this state, and who is not a licensed veterinarian, shall make written application to the board for an institutional license on forms provided for that purpose, or in a format otherwise acceptable to the board. The board shall issue an institutional license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who:(1) Has obtained the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent;(2) has passed the Kansas veterinary legal practice examination, which may be completed in person, by mail or by electronic means;(3) is a person of good moral character;(4) has paid the license application fee;(5) provides proof of employment with a school of veterinary medicine within this state. This proof shall be provided by an authorized administrative official of the school of veterinary medicine;(6) certifies that such person understands and agrees that the institutional license is valid only for the practice of veterinary medicine associated with such person's employment as a faculty member, intern, resident or locum of the school of veterinary medicine where employed; and(7) provides other information and proof as the board may establish by rules and regulations.(b) A school of veterinary medicine located within this state may, at its option, submit the applications of its employees desiring an institutional license in a compiled format acceptable to the board, with a single form of payment of the corresponding license application fees.(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas veterinary practice act.History: L. 2015, ch. 61, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 47-1001a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1001a License required to operate market; application form; fee; bond.

47-1001a. License required to operate market; application form; fee; bond. No person shall conduct or operate a public livestock market unless and until such person has a license therefor, upon which the current annual market license fee has been paid. Any person making application for an original market license shall do so to the commissioner in writing, verified by the applicant, in the form as prescribed by the commissioner showing the following:(a) The name and address of the applicant, with a statement of the names and addresses of all persons having any financial interest in the business of the applicant and the amount of such interest.(b) A statement of all assets and liabilities of the applicant.(c) A legal description of the real estate and a complete description of the facilities proposed to be used in connection with such public livestock market.(d) A detailed statement of the facts upon which the applicant relies showing the general confines of the trade area proposed to be served by such public livestock market, the benefits to be derived by the livestock industry and the services proposed to be rendered.Such application shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount set by the Kansas animal health board and adopted by rules and regulations of the commissioner of not more than $375, which shall not be refundable if the application is denied or withdrawn. Each applicant shall furnish a bond in the manner required by K.S.A. 47-1002, and amendments thereto. The application fee established by this section on the day preceding the effective date of this act shall continue in effect until a different application fee is set as provided under this section.History: L. 1965, ch. 333, § 2; L. 1969, ch. 264, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 152, § 9; L. 1993, ch. 167, § 1; April 22.
KS Stat § 47-1001b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1001b Application for market license; notice and hearing; removal of market to another location within county; notice; finding of commissioner or board.

47-1001b. Application for market license; notice and hearing; removal of market to another location within county; notice; finding of commissioner or board. Upon the filing of such application, the commissioner shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. The commissioner shall serve notice and a copy of the application in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act upon the owners of all public livestock markets within a fifty-mile radius of the applicant's proposed location and within this state. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act to the contrary, any holder of a market license who is operating a public livestock market may move such market to other premises in the same county without securing a new license or filing a new application. However, the licensee shall give the commissioner at least thirty days' notice of the removal of the market to such other location which notice shall include a legal description of the real estate and its exact location and a complete description of the facilities to be used at such new location in connection with such public livestock market and the commissioner or board shall find that such facilities are adequate to permit the performance of the proposed market services.History: L. 1965, ch. 333, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 77; July 1, 1985.
KS Stat § 47-1001c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1001c Hearing on application for market license; issuance of license, when; matters considered.

47-1001c. Hearing on application for market license; issuance of license, when; matters considered. A hearing may be conducted by the board and the commissioner. After a hearing upon such application the application, conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, if the board finds from the evidence presented that such public livestock market for which a market license is sought would beneficially serve the livestock economy, such market license shall be issued by the commissioner to the applicant. In determining whether or not the application should be granted or denied, the board shall give reasonable consideration to:(a) The financial stability and fiduciary responsibility of the applicant.(b) Character references to be supplied in writing by at least three persons selected by the applicant.(c) The livestock industry marketing benefits to be derived from the establishment and operation of the public livestock market proposed in the application.(d) The adequacy of the proposed facilities to permit the performance of proposed market services.(e) The present market services elsewhere available to the trade area proposed to be served.(f) Whether the proposed public livestock market would be continuous.(g) The economic feasibility of the proposed market services.History: L. 1965, ch. 333, § 4; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 78; July 1, 1985.
KS Stat § 47-1001d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1001d Occasional livestock sales; exemptions; license.

47-1001d. Occasional livestock sales; exemptions; license. (a) The  animal health commissioner, through rules and regulations, may exempt occasional livestock sales or issue a license for such occasional livestock sales at a fee of not more than $100 without a hearing.(b) All livestock consigned and delivered on the premises of any licensed occasional livestock sale, before being offered for sale, shall be inspected by a licensed veterinarian who shall visually examine each animal consigned to such sale, for the purpose of determining its condition of health and freedom of clinical signs of infectious or contagious animal diseases that are determined to be reportable by the  animal health commissioner. Such veterinarian may issue certificates of inspections, on a form to be approved by the commissioner.(c) Licensed occasional livestock sales shall not: (1) Collect a fee per head pursuant to K.S.A. 47-1011, and amendments thereto; (2) collect an inspection fee per head pursuant to K.S.A. 47-1008, and amendments thereto; or (3) be required to furnish a bond in the manner required by K.S.A. 47-1002, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1965, ch. 333, § 5; L. 1996, ch. 133, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 82; July 1.
KS Stat § 47-1001e (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1001e Annual renewal fee; license period; electronic auction license; renewal; fees.

47-1001e. Annual renewal fee; license period; electronic auction license; renewal; fees. (a) Each livestock market operator shall pay annually, on or before September 30, a renewal market license fee in an amount set by the Kansas animal health board and adopted by rules and regulations of the commissioner of not more than $250 to the commissioner for each public livestock market operated by such operator, which payment shall constitute a renewal until September 30 of the following year. The renewal market license fee established by this section on the day preceding the effective date of this act shall continue in effect until a different renewal market license fee is set as provided under this section.(b) Any person who owns or operates an electronic auction that is simulcast into the state of Kansas and at which livestock located in the state of Kansas are offered for sale, shall apply to the animal health commissioner for an electronic auction license. A license shall be granted to such person upon a showing that such person meets the bond requirements, as established in K.S.A. 47-1002, and amendments thereto, and has paid an annual fee in an amount set by the Kansas animal health board and adopted by rules and regulations of the commissioner of not more than $250. Any such license shall expire on September 30 of each year.History: L. 1965, ch. 333, § 6; L. 1970, ch. 206, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 152, § 10; L. 1993, ch. 167, § 2; L. 2000, ch. 111, § 7; L. 2010, ch. 105, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 83; L. 2021, ch. 99, § 1; May 27.
KS Stat § 47-1001f (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1001f When license transferable; renewable, when.

47-1001f. When license transferable; renewable, when. Each market license is personal to the holder and to the facilities covered thereby, and transferable only upon application in the same form and manner as new applications for such market licenses, except when an owner shall sell and convey a market to a bona fide purchaser who is to continue the market at the same location, the market license shall be transferred to the new owner upon application therefor, without a hearing before the commissioner, upon the furnishing of the required bond and without payment of any additional fee; and the license so transferred shall be renewable upon payment of required fees and otherwise complying with the law for renewal of market licenses.History: L. 1965, ch. 333, § 7; June 30.
KS Stat § 47-1002 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1002 Bond, conditions; expiration date of license; damage actions; issuance of license after bond given.

47-1002. Bond, conditions; expiration date of license; damage actions; issuance of license after bond given. (a) The bond required by K.S.A. 47-1001a, and amendments thereto, shall be in the minimum amount of $20,000 for each license year or fraction thereof, but may be a continuous bond. Each license year shall expire on September 30. Such bond shall be conditioned upon compliance by the principal with the provisions of this act and upon the prompt, faithful and honest handling by the principal of such livestock and the prompt remittance of the proceeds from the sale, purchase or exchange thereof to the lawful owner of such livestock. Such bond shall be to the state for the use and benefit of such person or persons as may suffer loss or damage by breach of the condition thereof. If the commissioner is the trustee and custodian of a surety bond or bond equivalent wherein such public livestock market operator is the principal and is operating under the provisions of the packers and stockyards act of 1921 of the United States, the commissioner may accept such bond or bond equivalent in lieu of the one herein otherwise required.(b) For the purposes of this section, a bond equivalent shall be in one of the following forms:(1) A trust fund agreement governing funds actually deposited or invested in fully negotiable obligations of the United States of federally-insured deposits or accounts in the name of and readily convertible to currency by a trustee; or(2) a trust agreement governing funds that may be drawn by a trustee, under one or more irrevocable, transferable, standby letters of credit, issued by a federally-insured bank or institution and physically received and retained by the trustee.(c) Any producer, consignor or purchaser of livestock claiming to be injured by the breach of any public livestock market operator of any of the terms and provisions of such bond may bring action thereon in district court to recover the damages caused by such breach.(d) When such bond shall have been given, the commissioner shall thereupon issue to such applicant a license entitling the applicant, if a public livestock market operator, to conduct the business described in the application at the place named therein for a period expiring on September 30 following date of issuance, and for such additional license year periods as the public livestock market operator may be entitled to by reason of the operator's having paid the annual application fee and the proof of the operator's having paid the annual premium upon such continuous bond, or until such license shall have been revoked for cause.History: L. 1937, ch. 262, § 2; L. 1939, ch. 224, § 2; L. 1947, ch. 304, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 256, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 333, § 8; L. 1970, ch. 206, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 125, § 12; L. 2021, ch. 99, § 2; May 27.
KS Stat § 47-1002a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1002a Release of surety on bond; notice to principal.

47-1002a. Release of surety on bond; notice to principal. Any surety on a bond furnished by any community sale dealer, or applicant for community sale dealer's license, shall be released and discharged from any and all liability under said bond accruing on such bond after the expiration of sixty days from the date upon which such surety shall have filed with the commissioner a written request to be released and discharged, but this provision shall not operate to relieve, release, or discharge the surety from any liability already accrued or which shall accrue before the expiration of the sixty-day period. The commissioner, upon receipt of such request, shall promptly notify the principal who furnished the bond and unless the principal shall on or before the expiration of the sixty-day period file with the commissioner a new bond fully complying with the provisions of this act, the commissioner shall forthwith revoke and cancel such community sale dealer's license and notify such dealer.History: L. 1947, ch. 304, § 2; Aug. 1.
KS Stat § 47-1003 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1003 Investigations; arrests; access.

47-1003. Investigations; arrests; access. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this act, the commissioner shall have power to make investigations and arrest any persons found violating this act and shall have, at all reasonable times, free and uninterrupted access to any and all buildings, yards, pens, chutes, or scales in or upon which any of such livestock may be kept, quartered, weighed or handled by any dealer.History: L. 1937, ch. 262, § 3; L. 1939, ch. 224, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 79; July 1, 1985.
KS Stat § 47-1004 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 47 - Livestock And Domestic Animals|Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets|47-1004 Investigation, examination, inspection; hearing; suspension or revocation of license.

47-1004. Investigation, examination, inspection; hearing; suspension or revocation of license. The commissioner may investigate, examine or inspect any transaction or happening which may involve a violation or alleged violation of this act or any rule and regulation or order lawfully issued and promulgated by the commissioner thereunder. In the furtherance of any such examination, investigation or inspection, the commissioner may examine that part of the ledgers, books, accounts, memoranda or other documents, scales, measures, livestock and other articles and things used in connection with the business of such person relating to the transactions involved.The commissioner shall hear the parties in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, to such complaint and after the conclusion of any hearing, the commissioner shall enter in the office of the commissioner at Topeka a decision, either dismissing such complaint or specifying the facts established on such hearing, and give notice thereof to the interested parties. If the commissioner determines from the facts specified that the licensee has violated any provisions of this act, the commissioner shall, unless the offender has already made reparation to the person offended, suspend or revoke the license of the licensee.History: L. 1937, ch. 262, § 4; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 80; July 1, 1985.