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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-8 - Access to premises

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each licensee shall provide the commissioner or the
				commissioner's representatives with access to the licensee's premises Monday
				through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., in order to take any of the
				following actions:
(a) Enter the
			 licensee's place of business;
(b)
			 examine records required to be kept under K.A.R. 9-18-7;
(c) make copies of the records;
(d) inspect premises and animals as the
			 commissioner or the commissioner's representatives consider necessary to
			 enforce the provisions of the act and this article of the department's
			 regulations;
(e) document, by the
			 taking of photographs and other means, any conditions and areas of
			 noncompliance; and
(f) use a room,
			 table, or other facilities necessary for the examination of the records and
			 inspection.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-9 - Inspections of premises

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each
			 premises that is licensed or that the commissioner finds reasonable grounds to
			 believe is required to be licensed under the act shall be subject to routine
			 inspections by the commissioner or any of the commissioner's authorized
			 representatives to determine compliance with the act and all applicable
			 regulations.
(b) In addition to
			 routine inspections, any premises may be subject to one or more additional
			 inspections under any of the following circumstances:
(1) A violation was found in a previous
			 inspection.
(2) A complaint is
			 filed regarding the premises.
(3)
			 The ownership of the premises changed in the previous year.
(4) The license for the premises was not
			 renewed in a timely manner.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-10 - General requirements for housing facilities

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Construction. Each housing facility shall
			 be designed and constructed as follows:
(1)
			 In a manner that is structurally sound; and
(2) in a manner that protects animals from
			 injury, contains the animals securely, and restricts other animals from
			 entering.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-11 - Additional requirements for indoor housing facilities and sheltered housing facilities

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The requirements in this regulation shall be in addition to the
				requirements in K.A.R. 9-18-10.
(a)
			 Structure. The building or structure of each indoor housing facility and each
			 sheltered housing facility shall be constructed so that temperature and
			 humidity levels can be controlled and odors can be eliminated rapidly. The
			 building or structure shall have at least one door for entry and exit that can
			 be opened and closed. Any windows or openings that provide natural light shall
			 be covered with glass, hard plastic, or a similar hard, transparent
			 material.
(b) Heating, cooling, and
			 temperature. Each licensee operating an indoor housing facility or a sheltered
			 housing facility shall ensure that the facility is sufficiently heated and
			 cooled to protect and provide for the animals' health and well-being.
(1) Each licensee operating an indoor housing
			 facility or a sheltered housing facility shall ensure that, when dogs or cats
			 are present, the ambient temperature in the facility does not fall below
			 45°F or 7.2°C for more than four consecutive hours and does not exceed
			 85°F or 29.5°C for more than four consecutive hours.
(2) Each licensee shall provide dry bedding,
			 solid resting boards, or other means of conserving body heat whenever the
			 ambient temperature inside the facility is below 50°F or
			 10°C.
(3) Except as approved by
			 the attending veterinarian, a licensee operating an indoor housing facility or
			 a sheltered housing facility shall not permit the ambient temperature in the
			 facility to fall below 50°F or 10°C when any of the following dogs or
			 cats are present:
(A) Any dog or cat not
			 acclimated to lower temperatures;
(B) any dog or cat of a breed that cannot
			 tolerate lower temperatures without stress or discomfort, including
			 short-haired breeds; or
(C) any dog
			 or cat that is sick, infirm, or of a young or advanced age so that the dog or
			 cat cannot tolerate lower temperatures without stress or discomfort.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-12 - Additional requirements for outdoor housing facilities

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The requirements in this regulation shall be in addition to the
				requirements in K.A.R. 9-18-10.
(a)
			 Restrictions.
(1) A licensee shall not keep
			 any of the following categories of dogs or cats in outdoor housing facilities,
			 unless that practice is specifically approved in writing by the attending
			 veterinarian:
(A) Any dog or cat that is not
			 acclimated to the temperatures prevalent in the area or whose acclimation
			 status is unknown;
(B) any dog or
			 cat of a breed that cannot tolerate the prevalent temperatures of the area
			 without stress or discomfort, including short-haired breeds in cold climates;
			 and
(C) any dog or cat that is
			 sick, infirm, or of a young or advanced age so that the dog or cat cannot
			 tolerate the prevalent temperatures of the area without stress or
			 discomfort.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-13 - Primary enclosures

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(a)
			 Construction. Each primary enclosure shall be designed and constructed of
			 suitable materials so that the primary structure is structurally sound. Each
			 licensee shall keep the primary enclosure in good repair.
(b) Maintenance. Each primary enclosure shall
			 be constructed and maintained so that the primary enclosure meets the following
			 conditions:
(1) Provides all the animals with
			 shelter and protection from extreme temperatures and weather conditions that
			 could be uncomfortable or hazardous;
(2) provides sufficient shade to protect from
			 direct sun all the animals housed in the primary enclosure
			 simultaneously;
(3) has floors that
			 are constructed in a manner that protects the animals' feet and legs from
			 injury. If the floor is constructed of mesh or slats, the floor shall not allow
			 the animals' feet to pass through any openings in the floor. If any metal
			 strands are used to construct a suspended floor for the primary enclosure, the
			 metal strands shall be nine-gauge wire or wire that is greater than 1/8 of an
			 inch in diameter or shall be coated with plastic, fiberglass, or a comparable
			 material. If any suspended floor is used in a primary enclosure, that floor
			 shall be strong enough that the floor does not sag or bend between structural
			 supports; and
(4) if stacked cages
			 are used to house animals, provides an impervious barrier between the levels of
			 stacked cages. The barrier may be removed as needed for cleaning.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-14 - Cleaning, sanitization, and pest control

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(a) Each licensee shall spot-clean daily all
			 surfaces with which the animals come into contact. These surfaces shall be
			 sanitized as necessary to avoid excessive accumulation of excreta, reduce
			 disease hazard, avoid animal contact with excreta, and prevent or eliminate
			 odors, insects, pest, and vermin infestation. If steam or water is used to
			 clean the primary enclosure, whether by hosing, flushing, or other methods, the
			 licensee shall first remove the animals, unless the enclosure is large enough
			 to ensure that the animals will not be harmed, wetted, or distressed in the
			 process.
(b)
(1) Each licensee shall clean and sanitize
			 each used primary enclosure and each used food and water receptacle using one
			 of the methods prescribed in paragraph (b)(3) before the primary enclosure or
			 food and water receptacle is used to house, feed, or water another dog, cat, or
			 social grouping of animals.
(2) The
			 licensee shall sanitize all used primary enclosures and food and water
			 receptacles for animals at least once every two weeks using one of the methods
			 prescribed in paragraph (b)(3), and more often if necessary to prevent an
			 accumulation of dirt, debris, food waste, excreta, and other disease
			 hazards.
(3) Each licensee shall
			 sanitize the surfaces of primary enclosures and the food and water receptacles
			 using one of the following methods:
(A)
			 Spraying all surfaces with steam under pressure;
(B) washing all surfaces with hot water that
			 is at least 180°F or 82.2°C and with soap or detergent, using a
			 mechanical cage washer or similar device; or
(C)
(i)
			 Washing all soiled surfaces with appropriate detergent solutions and
			 disinfectants or with a product that is a combination of a detergent and a
			 disinfectant that accomplishes the same purpose;
(ii) thoroughly cleaning the surfaces to
			 remove all organic material and mineral buildup and to provide sanitization;
			 and
(iii) rinsing with clean
			 water.
(4)
			 Each licensee shall remove any contaminated material that cannot be sanitized
			 using the methods specified in paragraph (b)(3), including gravel, sand, grass,
			 earth, or absorbent bedding, as often as necessary to prevent odors, diseases,
			 pests, insects, and vermin infestation.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-15 - Compatible grouping

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
No licensee shall house any animals in groups that are
				incompatible, including incompatibility due to age, sexual status, aggressive
				disposition, breed, species, contagious disease, or any other
				reasons.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-16 - Separation of animals by gender

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
All sexually intact adult animals shall be housed separately
				from all other sexually intact adult animals of the opposite sex within an
				animal shelter, rescue network, or pet animal foster home.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-17 - Feeding and watering

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(a)
(1) Each licensee shall meet the "adequate
			 feeding" requirements as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 47-1701, and amendments thereto. Each
			 licensee shall feed all animals as appropriate to species and age. All cats and
			 dogs shall be fed at least once each day, unless restricted by written order by
			 the attending veterinarian. The food shall be uncontaminated, wholesome,
			 palatable, and of sufficient quantity and nutritive value to maintain the
			 normal condition and weight of the animal. The diet shall be appropriate for
			 each animal's age and condition.
(2) Each licensee shall provide a sufficient
			 number of food receptacles for animals, which shall meet the following
			 requirements:
(A) Be easily accessible to all
			 animals being fed;
(B) be located
			 so as to minimize contamination by excreta and pests;
(C) be protected from rain and snow;
			 and
(D) either be discarded after
			 one use or be easily cleaned and sanitized.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-18 - Contingency planning

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each licensee shall develop, document, and follow a written
				contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation,
				housing, and care of the animals on the premises if an emergency or natural
				disaster occurs. The plan shall be updated annually, be made available to the
				commissioner or the commissioner's representatives upon request, and at minimum
				include the following:
(a)
			 Identification of potential known risks, including power failures, fires,
			 natural disasters, and faulty heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
			 systems;
(b) an outline of specific
			 tasks required to be carried out in response to the identified emergency;
			 and
(c) identification of the
			 individual or individuals responsible for carrying out the plan, along with
			 contact information for each individual.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-19 - Employees and volunteers

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each licensee shall employ enough individuals to provide the
				level of husbandry practices and care required by the act and this article of
				the department's regulations. Each employee or volunteer who provides husbandry
				and care or who handles animals shall be supervised by an individual who has
				the knowledge, background, and experience in proper husbandry and care of
				animals to supervise others. The licensee shall ensure that the supervisor,
				other employees, and volunteers perform to these standards.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-20 - Age of animal

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A licensee shall not sell, exchange, or adopt any animal if the
				animal is at an age at which doing so would be detrimental to the animal's
				health or well-being. No puppy or kitten may be sold, exchanged, or adopted
				until the animal is at least eight weeks of age and has been weaned, which
				shall mean eating solid food and not nursing, for at least five days.
For the purposes of this regulation, weight and other factors
				may be used to approximate the age of an animal of unknown
				age.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-21 - Adequate veterinary medical care

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each licensee shall have an attending veterinarian who provides
				the licensee's animals with "adequate veterinary medical care," as defined in
				K.S.A.
				47-1701 and amendments
				thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-22 - Exercise

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each licensee
			 shall develop, document, and follow a plan to provide dogs over 12 weeks of
			 age, except bitches with litters, with the opportunity for exercise. The plan
			 shall include written standard procedures. Forced exercise devices shall be
			 strictly prohibited. If a dog is without sensory contact with another dog, the
			 dog shall be provided with positive physical contact with humans at least
			 daily. The opportunity for exercise may be provided in a number of ways, which
			 may include the following:
(1) Providing
			 group housing in cages, pens, or runs that provide at least 100 percent of the
			 required space for each dog under the minimum floor space requirements of
			 K.A.R. 9-18-13;
(2) maintaining
			 individually housed dogs in cages, pens, or runs that provide at least twice
			 the minimum floor space required by K.A.R. 9-18-13; and
(3) providing access to a run or open area at
			 the frequency and duration prescribed by the attending veterinarian.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-23 - Transfer, movement, adoption, or other permanent relocation of feline immunodeficiency virus-positive cats

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The transfer, movement, adoption, or
			 other permanent relocation of any feline immunodeficiency virus-positive cat
			 (FlV-positive cat) from a licensed animal shelter or rescue network to another
			 licensed animal shelter or rescue network and to a foster home or a member of
			 the public shall be allowed if a veterinarian who has a
			 veterinary-client-patient relationship with the animal shelter or rescue
			 network where the FlV-positive cat is currently located performs the following:
(1) Confirms that the FIV-positive cat to be
			 transferred, moved, adopted, or otherwise permanently relocated is a
			 nonsymptomatic FIV-positive cat; and
(2) provides a written statement to the
			 animal shelter or rescue network and to the new owner or holder authorizing the
			 transfer, movement, adoption, or other permanent relocation of the FIV-positive
			 cat that states the symptoms, the risks, and the recommendations of how the cat
			 should be housed to minimize the spread of the virus.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-24 - Animal breeders and animal distributors

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K.A.R. 9-18-10 through 9-18-15, K.A.R. 9-18-17, K.A.R. 9-18-19,
				and K.A.R. 9-18-22 shall not apply to animal breeders and animal distributors.
				Each animal breeder and each animal distributor shall comply with
				9 C.F.R.
				3.1 through
				3.4 and
				3.6 through
				3.12, as in effect on January 1,
				2015. These sections are hereby adopted by reference, with the following
				modifications and deletions:
(a) All
			 references to "the administrator," "APHIS," "pertinent funding federal agency,"
			 and "USDA officials" shall be deemed to refer to the commissioner.
(b) All references to "dealer" or "dealers"
			 and to "exhibitor" or "exhibitors" shall be deemed to refer to animal breeders
			 and animal distributors.
(c) All
			 references to "research facility," "research facilities," "federal research
			 facilities," and "research needs" shall be deleted.
(d) In
			 9 C.F.R.
			 3.6, paragraphs (b)(5) and (c)(3) shall be
			 deleted.
(e) In
			 9 C.F.R.
			 3.8, paragraphs (b)(1) and (d)(2) shall be
			 deleted.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-25 - Prohibiting the sale or gift of certain animals by pet shops

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(a) A pet shop shall not sell any reptiles,
			 offer any reptiles for sale, or offer any reptiles as a gift or promotional
			 consideration unless a notice regarding safe reptile-handling practices meeting
			 the requirements of subsection (b) is prominently posted or displayed at each
			 location in the pet shop where the reptiles are displayed, housed, or
			 held.
(b) Each notice regarding
			 safe reptile-handling practices shall be the notice provided at no charge by
			 the Kansas department of agriculture upon the request of any pet shop, any
			 notice created by the centers for disease control and prevention, or any other
			 notice that meets the following requirements:
(1) The dimensions of each notice shall be at
			 least 8.5 inches by 11 inches. The notice shall use one or more typefaces or
			 fonts that are clearly visible and readily draw attention to the
			 notice.
(2) At a minimum, the
			 notice shall contain the following statements:
"As with many other animals, reptiles carry salmonella
				bacteria, which can make people sick. To reduce the chance of infection, follow
				these safe reptile-handling steps:
"Always wash your hands thoroughly after you handle your pet
				reptile, its food, and anything it has touched.
"Keep your pet reptile and its equipment out of the kitchen or
				any area where food is prepared.
"Don't nuzzle or kiss your pet reptile.
"Keep reptiles out of homes where there are children less than
				one year of age or people with weakened immune systems. Children less than five
				should handle reptiles only with adult or parental guidance, and they should
				wash their hands afterwards."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-26 - Animal research facilities

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each animal research facility shall meet all requirements of
				K.A.R. 9-1810 through 9-18-15, K.A.R. 9-18-17, K.A.R. 9-18-20, and K.A.R.
				9-18-22, unless differing conditions are needed for legitimate research
				reasons. These differing conditions and legitimate research reasons shall be
				documented in a specific research protocol and shall be made available to the
				commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representatives upon
				request.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-27 - Rescue networks

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) An
			 application form for a rescue network manager license shall be provided by the
			 commissioner at the request of any individual seeking a license as a rescue
			 network manager. The individual shall submit the completed application and the
			 license fee to the commissioner.
(b) Except for stray dogs and cats, each dog
			 or cat in the care of a licensee, other than the personal pets of the licensee,
			 shall have been relinquished by an owner, transferred from another licensee, or
			 transferred from an animal shelter licensed in Kansas. Each rescue network
			 manager shall be responsible for the intake of all dogs or cats in the rescue
			 network. Each licensee that obtains a dog or cat from a veterinarian for the
			 purpose of adopting shall comply with
			 K.S.A.
			 47-1731, and amendments thereto. Stray dogs,
			 cats, puppies, or kittens may be placed with a rescue network only after the
			 requirements of
			 K.S.A.
			 47-1710, and amendments thereto, have been
			 met by a licensed animal shelter.
(c) Each rescue network manager wanting to
			 maintain or house more than 19 adult animals at any time at the premises of the
			 rescue network manager shall apply for and receive an animal shelter license
			 before accepting more than 19 adult animals. The limit of 19 adult animals
			 shall include the following:
(1) Any adult
			 animal that is a personal pet of the rescue network manager; and
(2) any adult animal owned by any other
			 individual or entity and maintained, housed, or harbored by the rescue network
			 manager.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-28 - Pet animal foster homes

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
			 Rescue networks and animal shelters may utilize pet animal foster homes. Rescue
			 networks and animal shelters shall require each of their prospective pet animal
			 foster homes to sign a pet animal foster home agreement with the supervising
			 rescue network or animal shelter.
(1) Each
			 pet animal foster home utilized by a rescue network or animal shelter shall
			 receive an initial on-site inspection as well as an annual on-site inspection
			 by the rescue network manager or animal shelter representative. During the
			 on-site inspection, the rescue network manager or animal shelter licensee shall
			 determine the pet animal foster home's compliance with applicable housekeeping,
			 sanitation, and husbandry standards pursuant to training provided by the
			 commissioner. The pet animal foster home agreement and documentation of on-site
			 inspections shall be kept by the rescue network manager or animal shelter
			 licensee and shall be made available to the commissioner or the commissioner's
			 representatives upon request.
(2)
			 Each rescue network manager and animal shelter licensee shall keep records of
			 all pet animal foster homes utilized by the rescue networks and animal shelter.
			 At the beginning of each license year, each rescue network and animal shelter
			 that utilizes pet animal foster homes shall submit an application and license
			 fee for each pet animal foster home being utilized. All license fees submitted
			 at the beginning of a license year shall be submitted as a single payment.
			 During the license year, each rescue network manager and animal shelter
			 licensee shall submit an application and license fee for any pet animal foster
			 home to be utilized for which an application with the license fee was not
			 submitted at the beginning of each license year. No rescue network or animal
			 shelter shall utilize a pet animal foster home until the pet animal foster home
			 has been issued a license.
(3) Each
			 rescue network manager and each animal shelter licensee shall ensure that all
			 pet animal foster homes utilized by the rescue network or animal shelter comply
			 with the Kansas pet animal act and all applicable regulations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-29 - Mobile adoption facilities

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Once an animal shelter license or rescue network manager
				license has been obtained, the animal shelter licensee or the rescue network
				manager may host adoption events at a location other than the licensed premises
				if the requirements of all applicable statutes and regulations are met at the
				licensee's other locations. The animal shelter licensee or rescue network
				manager shall provide notice to the commissioner or the commissioner's
				authorized representative of the date and location of each adoption event at
				least five business days before the adoption event.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-30 - Tethering of animals by boarding or training kennel operators

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The tethering of dogs by boarding or training kennel operators
				for training purposes may be permitted for periods not to exceed two hours per
				interval and never to exceed a total of four hours per day. This tethering
				shall not adversely affect the welfare of the animal.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 26 - EUTHANASIA › Section 9-26-1 - Euthanasia methods

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Adoption by
			 reference. The report entitled "2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia,"
			 in the journal of the American veterinary medical association (JAVMA), vol.
			 218, no. 5, pages 669-696, including all tables, references, and appendices, as
			 published on March 1, 2001, is adopted by reference.
(b) Acceptable methods of euthanasia. Each
			 licensee shall use only those methods of euthanasia identified in the "2000
			 Report of the AVMA Panel of Euthanasia" as "acceptable" forms of euthanasia for
			 the species of animal that is to be euthanized.
(c) Proper handling of animals during
			 euthanasia procedure. Each licensee and permit holder who euthanizes animals
			 shall follow the recommendations and guidelines for the handling and care of
			 animals during the euthanasia process, as set out in the "2000 Report of the
			 AVMA Panel on Euthanasia."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 27 - REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 9-27-1 - Designation of infectious or contagious diseases

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The following diseases shall be designated as reportable
				infectious or contagious animal diseases and shall be reported in accordance
				with K.S.A. 47-622, and amendments
				thereto:
(a) Anthrax;
(b) all species of brucellosis;
(c) equine infectious anemia;
(d) classical swine fever, which is also
			 known as hog cholera;
(e)
			 pseudorabies;
(f) psoroptic
			 mange;
(g) rabies;
(h) tuberculosis;
(i) vesicular stomatitis;
(j) avian influenza;
(k) pullorum;
(l) fowl typhoid;
(m) psittacosis;
(n) viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle
			 disease, which is also known as exotic Newcastle disease;
(o) foot and mouth disease;
(p) rinderpest;
(q) African swine fever;
(r) piroplasmosis;
(s) vesicular exanthema;
(t) Johne's disease;
(u) scabies;
(v) scrapie;
(w) bovine leukosis;
(x) other diseases that the livestock
			 commissioner determines to be immediately reportable due to an animal health
			 emergency situation; and
(y)
			 trichomoniasis.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 28 - BRUCELLA OVIS › Section 9-28-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
As used in these regulations, the terms below shall have the
				following definitions.
(a) "Brucella
			 ovis" means an infectious, contagious disease of sheep characterized by ram
			 epididymitis.
(b) "Brucella
			 ovis-free flock" means a flock of sheep in which all test-eligible rams
			 annually have two negative serology tests 45 to 120 days apart.
(c) "Individual identification" means any of
			 the following:
(1) an official United States
			 department of agriculture metal ear tag; or
(2)
(A) a
			 microchip;
(B) a tattoo;
(C) a physical description; or
(D) any other means that clearly
			 identifies the animal.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 28 - BRUCELLA OVIS › Section 9-28-2 - Brucella ovis tests

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any owner of a
			 flock of sheep may apply for a certificate certifying that flock as a brucella
			 ovis-free flock when the flock meets the following requirements.
(1) Each ram in the flock shall have an
			 individual identification.
(2)
			 Each test-eligible ram shall test negative on two official serology tests 45 to
			 120 days apart. Each ram shall be exempt from testing in the year of its birth.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 30 - EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 9-30-1 - Notification

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Each testing laboratory approved by the United States
				department of agriculture (USDA) shall notify the livestock commissioner of the
				test results for each equidae of Kansas origin that is tested for equine
				infectious anemia and that is bled within the state of Kansas. The testing
				laboratory shall report positive test results within 48 hours.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 30 - EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 9-30-2 - Testing positive for equine infectious anemia

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(a) Each equidae
			 testing positive for equine infectious anemia shall be quarantined. Each owner
			 of a quarantined equidae shall take one of the following actions:
(1) confine the equidae no fewer than 200
			 yards from any other equidae;
(2)
			 confine the equidae in a screened stall;
(3) slaughter the equidae in a slaughter
			 plant that has been inspected and approved by the animal and plant health
			 inspection service of the United States department of agriculture (USDA); or
(4) euthanize the equidae and bury
			 or incinerate the carcass.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 30 - EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 9-30-3 - Infected equidae moving to another state

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(a) If an equidae
			 located in Kansas is known to be infected with equine infectious anemia and is
			 to be moved to another state, the livestock commissioner or the commissioner's
			 designee shall brand the equidae on the left side of the neck by hot iron or by
			 freeze branding with the Kansas code "48," followed by the letter "A." The
			 number "48" and the letter "A" shall be at least two inches in height and shall
			 not be obscured by the equidae's mane.
(b) Each equidae branded in this manner shall
			 be individually identified on and be accompanied by a USDA veterinary services
			 form 1-27 for interstate movement of restricted equidae.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 32 - SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 9-32-1 - Definitions

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(a) Only the
			 following terms and their definitions from part I of "scrapie eradication:
			 uniform methods and rules," publication APHIS 91-55-079 of the United States
			 department of agriculture's animal and plant health inspection service
			 (USDA/APHIS), dated June 1, 2005, are hereby adopted by reference, except as
			 modified in this regulation:
(1) "Accredited
			 veterinarian";
(2)
			 "administrator";
(3) "animal";
(4) "APHIS";
(5) "APHIS representative";
(6) "approved test";
(7) "breed associations and registries";
(8) "breeding sheep and goats";
(9) "certificate";
(10) "commingled, commingling";
(11) "direct movement to slaughter";
(12) "electronic implant";
(13) "exposed animal";
(14) "exposed flock";
(15) "female animal";
(16) "flock or herd";
(17) "flock of origin";
(18) "flock plan";
(19) "high-risk animal";
(20) "infected flock";
(21) "interstate commerce";
(22) "male animal";
(23) "noncompliant flock";
(24) "official eartag";
(25) "official identification";
(26) "owner";
(27) "owner statement";
(28) "permit";
(29) "postexposure management and monitoring
			 plan (PEMMP)";
(30) "premises";
(31) "premises identification";
(32) "premises identification
			 number";
(33) "premises number";
(34) "scrapie";
(35) "scrapie-positive animal";
(36) "slaughter channels";
(37) "source flock";
(38) "state";
(39) "state representative";
(40) "state veterinarian";
(41) "suspect animal";
(42) "terminal feedlot"; and
(43) "trace."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 32 - SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 9-32-2 - Identification requirements

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(a) Before any
			 change of ownership, the following categories of sheep and goats shall be
			 individually identified with official identification sufficient to trace the
			 sheep and goats to the premises of origin:
(1) All sexually intact animals, except any
			 lamb or kid under eight weeks of age accompanied by its dam;
(2) all animals for exhibition purposes,
			 except any lamb or kid under eight weeks of age accompanied by its dam; and
(3) all sheep and goats over 18
			 months of age, as evidenced by the presence of the second set of permanent
			 incisors.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 32 - SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 9-32-3 - Movement of scrapie-infected or scrapie-exposed sheep and goats

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(a) No sheep or
			 goat known to be or suspected of being infected with scrapie and no exposed
			 animal from any flock that is not in compliance with a flock plan shall be
			 imported into Kansas.
(b) No sheep
			 or goat from a Kansas premises that is known to be or suspected of being
			 infected with scrapie and no sheep or goat from a flock that is not in
			 compliance with a flock plan shall be allowed to be moved from the premises
			 without being individually identified with official identification recorded on
			 a shipping permit issued by the Kansas livestock commissioner or the
			 commissioner's deputy. All movement of these sheep and goats shall be only for
			 the purpose of direct movement to slaughter or to a designated facility for
			 euthanasia or research purposes.
(c) Scrapie-exposed sheep and goats from
			 out-of-state flocks that are in compliance with a flock plan in the state of
			 origin shall be allowed to be imported into Kansas, moved to a Kansas livestock
			 market, or slaughtered at a licensed Kansas slaughter facility if the animals
			 are individually identified with official identification and a special permit
			 number issued by the Kansas animal health department is obtained before
			 movement. The official identification numbers of all sheep and goats in each
			 consignment shall be listed on the certificate of veterinary inspection or the
			 owner statement, along with a statement that the animals listed are known to
			 have been exposed to scrapie.
(d)
			 Any scrapie-exposed sheep or goats from Kansas flocks that are in compliance
			 with a flock plan may be sold privately, moved within the state to a licensed
			 livestock market, or moved to a licensed Kansas slaughter facility if the sheep
			 or goats are individually identified with official identification and are
			 accompanied by an owner statement or certificate of veterinary inspection
			 identifying them as exposed animals and listing the official identification
			 numbers of the sheep or goats in the consignment.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 32 - SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 9-32-4 - Movement into Kansas of sheep and goats intended for breeding

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(a)
(1) All sheep and goats imported into Kansas
			 for breeding purposes, except those moving directly to a licensed Kansas
			 livestock market, shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary
			 inspection issued by a veterinarian licensed and accredited in the state of
			 origin stating that the consigned animals show no clinical signs of, and are
			 not known to be infected with or exposed to, any infectious or contagious
			 disease. The certificate of veterinary inspection shall state the full name and
			 complete physical address of the premises from which the consignment
			 originated, as well as the full name and complete physical address of the
			 premises of destination in Kansas.
(2) If a special permit number from the
			 Kansas animal health department is required before movement of any sheep or
			 goats, the special permit number shall be included on the certificate of
			 veterinary inspection.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 32 - SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 9-32-5 - Movement into Kansas of sheep and goats intended for slaughter

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) All sheep and
			 goats moving interstate into Kansas directly to a licensed slaughter facility
			 shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection or by an owner
			 statement as defined in K.A.R. 9-32-1. In addition, all sheep and goats in the
			 consignment, except wethers under 18 months of age as evidenced by the absence
			 of the second set of permanent incisors, shall be identified in one of the
			 following ways to enable the animals to be traced to the flock of origin:
(1) Have official identification, with the
			 type of identification listed on the owner statement or certificate of
			 veterinary inspection; or
(2) be
			 maintained as a separate and distinct group, without commingling, from the time
			 the sheep and goats leave the premises of origin until they arrive at the
			 licensed slaughter facility within Kansas if the slaughter facility performs
			 the following:
(A) Keeps these sheep or
			 goats, or both, separate and apart from all other animals;
(B) slaughters the sheep or goats, or both,
			 consecutively as a group to maintain their identity; and
(C) maintains records sufficient to trace the
			 sheep or goats, or both, from the consignment to the premises of origin.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 32 - SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 9-32-6 - Exhibition sheep and goats

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
All exhibition sheep and goats in Kansas, except any lamb or
				kid under two months of age accompanying its dam, shall be individually
				identified by a means of official identification, regardless of their sex or
				premises of origin.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 32 - SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 9-32-7 - Sheep and goats consigned to Kansas livestock markets

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any sheep or
			 goat originating outside Kansas may be consigned to a Kansas livestock market
			 if the sheep or goat is accompanied by an owner statement.
(b) All sexually intact sheep and goats and
			 all wethers over 18 months of age, as evidenced by the presence of the second
			 set of permanent incisors, shall be individually identified with official
			 identification before being sold. All sheep and goats requiring official
			 identification that have not been identified before movement to the market
			 shall be identified at the market, which shall maintain records sufficient to
			 trace these animals back to the flock of origin.
(c) Wethers less than 18 months of age, as
			 evidenced by the absence of the second set of permanent incisors, shall not be
			 required to be identified.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 32 - SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 9-32-8 - Recordkeeping requirements

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(a) Each individual
			 who applies official identification to an animal shall maintain the associated
			 records for a minimum of five years from the date of application. These records
			 shall be made available upon request during normal business hours to any
			 authorized employee of the USDA or the Kansas animal health department upon
			 presentation of the employee's official agency credentials. Each record shall
			 show the following:
(1) The official
			 identification number applied;
(2)
			 the number of animals identified, by species;
(3) the type of official identification; and
(4) the date on which the official
			 identification was applied.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 10 - KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION › Article 9 - DEFINITIONS › Section 10-9-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
As used in these regulations, the following words and phrases
				shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein.
(a) "Disposition" means information
			 disclosing that criminal proceedings have been concluded, including information
			 disclosing that a law enforcement officer has elected not to refer a matter to
			 a prosecutor or that a prosecutor has elected not to commence criminal
			 proceedings and also disclosing the nature of the termination in the
			 proceedings; or information disclosing that proceedings have been indefinitely
			 postponed and also disclosing the reasons for such postponement. Dispositions
			 shall include, but not be limited to, acquittal, not guilty by reason of
			 insanity, charge dismissed, guilty plea, nolle prosequi, nolo contendere plea,
			 convicted, deceased, dismissed civil action, pardoned, mistrial defendant
			 discharged, placed on probation, paroled, or released from correctional
			 supervision.
(b) "Conviction"
			 means all pleas of guilty, nolo contendere, or finding of guilty by a court or
			 jury.
(c) "Non-conviction" means
			 all acquittals, dismissals and releases authorized pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 22-2406 or that a prosecutor has elected not
			 to commence criminal proceedings.
(d) "Pending proceeding" refers to that
			 period of time between arrest and disposition.
(e) "Direct access" means having the
			 authority to access the criminal history record data base, whether by manual or
			 automated means.
(f) "Criminal
			 history record information" has the meaning ascribed to it at K.S.A. 1980 Supp.
			 22-4701(b). All
			 information defined at K.A.R. 10-1-1(b), (c), and (d) is considered within this
			 definition.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 10 - KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION › Article 10 - COLLECTION AND REPORTING › Section 10-10-2 - Reporting time frame

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each criminal justice agency required to report criminal
				history record information to the central repository shall do so within 14 days
				of the reportable event to which the information relates, unless otherwise
				specified by law.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 10 - KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION › Article 10 - COLLECTION AND REPORTING › Section 10-10-4 - Reporting of dispositions

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District attorneys, county attorneys, city attorneys and
				special prosecutors shall report the disposition of all cases in which an
				arrest was made within his or her jurisdiction to the central repository,
				except in those cases where the disposition has been reported by another
				criminal justice agency.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 10 - KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION › Article 10 - COLLECTION AND REPORTING › Section 10-10-5 - Electronic reporting by district courts

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each district court shall electronically report all case
				filings and dispositions for all violations of
				K.S.A.
				8-1567, K.S.A. 2013 Supp.
				8-1025, K.S.A. 2013 Supp.
				21-5426, K.S.A. 2013 Supp.
				21-6419, K.S.A. 2013 Supp.
				21-6420, K.S.A. 2013 Supp.
				21-6421 or K.S.A. 2013 Supp.
				21-6422, and amendments thereto,
				to the central repository. The case filings and dispositions shall be
				electronically submitted by a method approved by the director.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 10 - KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION › Article 11 - SECURITY › Section 10-11-1 - Personnel security; direct access

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Direct access to criminal history record information is
				prohibited except by employees of a criminal justice agency. Physical security
				of criminal history record information shall be maintained by a criminal
				justice agency by storing such information in a way as to prevent direct access
				by anyone not authorized in this section. In addition, reasonable steps shall
				be taken by a criminal justice agency to insure that criminal history record
				information will be secure from theft, sabotage, fire, wind, and other natural
				or man-made disasters.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 10 - KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION › Article 11 - SECURITY › Section 10-11-2 - Transmission of non-conviction criminal history record information

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Except when necessary to protect human life, non-conviction
				criminal history record information shall not be transmitted by any means which
				may be lawfully intercepted by a person not authorized to have direct access to
				such information.