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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-22a - Veterinary testing fees

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Fees shall be
			 collected by the public livestock market operator for blood testing of
			 livestock for brucellosis detection. Brucellosis testing shall include the
			 following services:
(1) Collecting the blood
			 sample from the animal;
(2) Making
			 the agglutination test;
(3)
			 Recording of tests on official test chart and on official health certificate
			 when such certificate is required;
(4) Issuing of public livestock market
			 shipping permits; and
(5) Issuing
			 test cards on tested animals released for a Kansas destination.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-23 - Regulatory fees

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A regulatory fee of one cent per bird on all poultry over ten
				days old, and twenty-five cents per hundred, or a fraction thereof, on all
				poultry ten days old or under shall be collected by the operator of a public
				livestock market, from the consignor of all consigned poultry, which amounts
				shall be paid to the livestock sanitary commissioner.
When sow and suckling pigs, cow and suckling calf, mare and
				suckling colt, or ewe and suckling lamb, are offered for sale and sold as a
				unit, only one inspection fee, and one regulatory fee, shall be collected from
				the consignor for each such unit.
Inspection fees and regulatory fees shall be shown on the
				consignor's invoice as separate items, and such items shall not be included
				with charges made by the operator for yardage, insurance, or other items.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-24a - Backtagging procedures at public livestock markets

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Heifers, cows,
			 and bulls over test-eligible age shall be tagged with the uniform backtag. This
			 includes animals from other states, as well as from Kansas origin. The owner's
			 name, at the point of origin (farm location), shall be shown on the record
			 sheet for the animals which are backtagged. If the owner's name, as defined
			 here, cannot be determined, then the seller's name may be shown.
(b) The backtags, glue, and other adhesives
			 shall be furnished to the public livestock market operators at federal or state
			 expense. Backtags shall be applied by personnel of the public livestock market
			 operator under the supervision of the market veterinarian or the market
			 manager. The public livestock market operator shall be reimbursed for personnel
			 services in applying the backtags on the basis of fifteen cents (15¢) per
			 head for each animal backtagged when authorized by the livestock commissioner.
(c) The person doing the
			 backtagging shall keep a record showing the tag number used, the name and
			 address of the owner of the animal, and the county of origin for the animal
			 backtagged. A copy of this record shall be forwarded to the Kansas animal
			 health department when a sheet covering the listed backtag number is completed.
(d) A backtag shall be applied on
			 each animal, just behind the shoulder and below the mid line of the back; not
			 on hip.
(e) The backtag on animals
			 sold for slaughter without a test shall not be removed until time of slaughter.
(f) Backtagged animals which are
			 bled at markets shall have the backtag sprayed with yellow transparent lacquer.
			 This lacquer will be furnished by the Kansas animal health department. The
			 backtag shall remain on the animal and will help serve as rapid identification
			 should the animal be moved to another market or should there be any reason for
			 trace back.
(g) Any unauthorized
			 removal of a backtag from cows, which are moved for slaughter, shall be
			 reported to the livestock commissioner of Kansas or his authorized
			 representative. The buyer of the animals may be denied a release of backtagged
			 cattle for any purpose, unless the backtagged animal has been tested before
			 removal from the market.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-25a - Procedures for use of testing forms, blood samples; payment to market veterinarian for testing

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(a) The special
			 market brucellosis test chart shall be used at all markets. When completed, all
			 copies, together with blood samples, shall be forwarded immediately to the
			 state-federal laboratory.
(b) The
			 market veterinarian shall show on the test chart the eartag number, the backtag
			 number, the age, the sex, and the breed of each animal, together with the test
			 results, and the name and address of the seller (NOT the buyer), and the county
			 from which the animal was moved to the market. (This can be obtained from the
			 backtag record sheet.)
(c) The
			 brucellosis testing service of the veterinary inspector shall include the
			 collection of the blood sample; the completion of the agglutination test; the
			 completion of the forms supplied; the forwarding of blood samples and test
			 charts to the state-federal laboratory; the tagging and branding of reactors;
			 the issuing of shipping permits on reactors and suspects; and the issuing of
			 test cards on tested animals released to be moved to a Kansas destination.
(d) Fees for brucellosis testing
			 by the market veterinary inspector shall be collected by the public livestock
			 market operator and shall be paid by him to the veterinary inspector.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-26a - Brucellosis testing procedures and status determination for cattle; handling of exposed cattle

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(a) Testing
			 procedures.
(1) Backtagged animals, cows,
			 heifers, and bulls of test-eligible age and from non-quarantined herds shall be
			 tested for brucellosis before being released from the market, unless they:
(A) Have a negative brucellosis test within
			 thirty (30) days of sale;
(B) Are
			 from a certified brucellosis-free herd;
(C) Are "S" branded because they originated
			 from a quarantined herd or a licensed feed lot; or
(D) Originated from a Class C state or a
			 state designated by the livestock commissioner as having a high incidence of
			 brucellosis.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-27a - Procedures for handling brucellosis reactors and suspects

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
1. Reactors. When
			 reactors are found in animals tested, the reactor animals shall be tagged and
			 branded, and indemnity papers shall be completed by the market veterinarian.
			 The owner (seller or consignor) shall be eligible to collect indemnity (1) if
			 subsequent testing procedures are followed for the remainder of the herd of
			 origin, and (2) if all other requirements are met.
2. Suspects. When one or more suspects are
			 found in the brucellosis test and no reactors are found, the suspects may be
			 (1) quarantined to the owner for a 30 to 60 day brucellosis test at the owner's
			 expense, or (2) sold for slaughter and released on a shipping permit.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-30 - Swine rejected by the veterinary inspector

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Swine rejected by the veterinary inspector for regular sale
				purposes may be released to be (1) returned to the farm of origin under
				quarantine, until released by the livestock commissioner or sold for slaughter;
				or (2) shipped direct to slaughter on an official shipping permit. Such swine
				must be identified by the veterinary inspector by an eartag and with a paint
				mark applied on top of the shoulders. The eartag number shall be shown on the
				quarantine or shipping permit issued by the veterinary inspector.
Any inspection and release of these swine by the livestock
				commissioner, or his authorized representative, shall be only upon request by
				the owner and, in no case, shall they be released in less than thirty (30) days
				following the return of the swine to the farm of origin.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-31 - Occasional livestock sale fees

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The annual fee for an occasional livestock sales license shall
				be as follows:
(a) 1-2 sales per year
			 $25.00
(b) 3-5 sales per year
			 $50.00
(c) 6-9 sales per year
			 $75.00
(d) 10-12 sales per year
			 $100.00
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-32 - Exemption from occasional livestock sale requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Occasional livestock sales held in conjunction with a county,
				district, regional, or state exhibition for junior exhibitors shall not be
				required to apply for or obtain an occasional livestock sale license.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-33 - Livestock injured, disabled or unfit for sale

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Definitions. As used in this act, these definitions shall
				apply.
(a) "Actinomycosis" means the
			 disease commonly known as lump jaw.
(b) "Livestock" or "animal" means animals as
			 defined by K.S.A. 1996 Supp.
			 47-1001(b), and
			 amendments thereto.
(c)
			 "Commissioner" means the Kansas livestock commissioner or a designated employee
			 of the Kansas animal health department, or a designated employee of the United
			 States department of agriculture veterinary services.
(d) "Department" means the Kansas animal
			 health department.
(e)
			 "Euthanasia" or "euthanize" refers to accomplishing the humane death of an
			 animal by a method appropriate for the species and the location.
(f) "Metastatic" or "metastasis" means the
			 invasion or infiltration of other structures or tissue by a neoplasm.
(g) "Neoplasia," "neoplasm," or
			 "neoplastic" means new, abnormal tissue growth deleterious to the animal's
			 health. Tumors and cancer are neoplasias.
(h) "Nonambulatory" means that the animal is
			 unable to rise to its feet and walk with minimal stimulus.
(i) "Owner" means the actual owner of the
			 livestock or the person who consigned the livestock for sale, or the owner's or
			 consignor's agent.
(j) "Urinary
			 calculi" means the condition commonly known as water belly.
(k) "Market veterinarian" means an accredited
			 veterinarian licensed to practice in Kansas and appointed by the commissioner
			 to perform the duties of a veterinarian at a specific livestock market.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-33a - Electronic auctions; health certificates

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
For each electronic auction, the costs associated with issuance
				of the health certificate required under
				K.S.A.
				47-1008, and amendments thereto, shall be
				paid by the consignor. Each of these health certificates shall meet the
				requirements of
				K.A.R.
				9-10-3.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-34 - Notice

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(a) Every operator
			 of a public livestock market in Kansas shall post and maintain signs at the
			 livestock market that state the following notice specified in subsection (b).
			 Such signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location at the check-in dock,
			 in the sale ring, and in the market office area available for public access.
			 The notice specified in subsection (b) shall appear on the sign in black
			 letters, and each letter shall be a minimum of one inch in height.
(b) The signs required in subsection (a)
			 shall contain the following notice:
NOTICE To: All livestock owners, consignors, or agents. Any
				animal that is injured, disabled, or deemed unfit for sale shall be examined by
				the market veterinarian. After examination of the animal, the market
				veterinarian has sole discretion to determine whether the animal will be sold,
				removed from the livestock market, or euthanized in accordance with K.S.A. 1996
				Supp. 47-1008, and amendments thereto.
A copy of the statute and its regulations is available at the
				market office or from the Kansas Animal Health Department, 708 S.W. Jackson,
				Topeka, Kansas 66603. The statute and regulations are enforced by the Kansas
				Livestock Commissioner and not the livestock market.
(c) By consigning the animal to a public
			 livestock market, the owner, consignor or agent consents to the following:
(1) to have the animal examined;
(2) to abide by the market veterinarian's
			 determination of the disposition of the animal;
(3) to pay any cost incurred for the removal
			 of the animal from the livestock market; and
(4) to pay any costs incurred for euthanasia
			 and disposal of the animal.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-35 - Procedures

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(a) Each animal
			 presented to the livestock market for public sale shall be inspected by the
			 market veterinarian.
(b)
			 Veterinary inspection shall occur before sale, with a determination made by the
			 market veterinarian as to whether or not the animal presented possesses any of
			 the diseases or injuries specified in K.A.R. 9-10-36 or K.A.R. 9-10-37.
(c) After examination of the
			 animal, the market veterinarian shall have sole discretion to determine whether
			 the animal will be sold, removed from the livestock market, or euthanized in
			 accordance with K.S.A. 1996 Supp.
			 47-1008, as amended by
			 L.
			 1997, Ch. 129, Sec. 2
			 and amendments thereto.
(d) If the
			 market veterinarian determines that a disease or injury identified in K.A.R.
			 9-10-36 or K.A.R. 9-10-37 exists, the market veterinarian shall make a
			 reasonable effort to contact the owner by phone or in person to discuss the
			 disposition of the animal.
(e)
			 Within 12 hours after notification, the owner may remove from the livestock
			 market any animal identified by the market veterinarian pursuant to K.A.R.
			 9-10-36 and K.A.R. 9-10-37 or may direct the market veterinarian to euthanize
			 this animal.
(f) Animals deemed
			 not fit for sale and removed live from the market shall be accompanied by a
			 United States department of agriculture VS1-27 form.
(g) If the market veterinarian is
			 unsuccessful in contacting the owner, the market veterinarian shall have sole
			 discretion in determining whether or not the animal identified pursuant to
			 K.A.R. 9-10-36 and K.A.R. 9-10-37 should be euthanized to prevent further pain
			 or suffering.
(h) Any animal
			 identified by the market veterinarian pursuant to K.A.R. 9-10-36 and K.A.R.
			 9-10-37 that is not removed from the livestock market 14 hours after the
			 initial veterinary inspection may be euthanized, at the sole discretion of the
			 market veterinarian.
(i) All costs
			 associated with removal or euthanasia of the animal shall be paid by the owner.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-36 - Diseases or conditions that shall render livestock unfit for sale at public livestock markets

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The following diseases or conditions shall render an animal
				unfit for sale at a public livestock market:
(a) Ocular neoplasia, which is commonly known
			 as "cancer eye," unless the neoplasitc lesions show no signs of metastasis and
			 have not destroyed the eye or the eyelid. Livestock with cancer eye will be
			 deemed unfit for sale if any of these conditions is met:
(1) the neoplastic lesions affect the eye,
			 eyelids, or both and have destroyed the affected organ to the point that the
			 affected area cannot be surgically removed;
(2) the neoplastic lesions show signs of
			 local metastatic invasion from the primary site to the bone of the orbit; or
(3) there are marked signs of
			 swelling, discoloration, draining necrotic lesions, deformation of tissue, or
			 odor;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-37 - Injuries that shall render livestock unfit for sale at public livestock markets

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Injuries rendering livestock unfit for sale at public markets
				shall include any of the following:
(a) A fracture of the long bone, open
			 fractures, or other fractures or dislocations of a joint that render the animal
			 unable to bear weight on the affected limb without that limb collapsing;
(b) any injury that has not
			 responded to treatment and has resulted in emaciation of the animal; or
(c) any injury resulting in the
			 presentation of a nonambulatory animal.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-38 - Euthanasia

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(a) Euthanasia
			 shall be accomplished by or under the direction of the public market
			 veterinarian.
(b) The cost of the
			 euthanasia shall be posted at the livestock market and the commissioner
			 notified of the cost at each market. The cost of euthanasia shall be paid by
			 the owner.
(c) For each animal
			 euthanized in accordance with K.A.R. 9-10-34 through K.A.R. 9-10-38, the market
			 veterinarian shall provide written notice to the owner of the animal,
			 indicating the reason for the euthanasia and the cost of the euthanasia. A copy
			 of this notice shall be sent to the commissioner.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-39 - Disposal of euthanized carcasses

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The owner may
			 request the return of the carcass and may retrieve the carcass within six hours
			 after euthanasia occurs.
(b) If
			 the owner does not retrieve the carcass within six hours after euthanasia, the
			 carcass shall be disposed of pursuant to K.S.A. 1996 Supp.
			 47-1219, and amendments thereto.
			 Any disposal fee shall be paid by the owner.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 10 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 9-10-40 - License fees and renewals

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) As
			 part of the application for a public livestock market license, each owner or
			 operator shall pay a license application fee of $375 to the
			 commissioner.
(b)
(1) Each owner or operator of a public
			 livestock market shall pay an annual license fee of $250 on or before June
			 30.
(2) Each owner or operator of
			 an electronic auction shall pay an annual license fee of $250 on or before June
			 30, except as specified in this paragraph. If the owner or operator of an
			 electronic auction is also the owner or operator of a public livestock market,
			 the annual fee for the electronic auction license shall be $125.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 11 - TUBERCULOSIS › Section 9-11-10 - Tuberculosis: uniform methods and rules

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
"Bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules,"
				adopted and approved by the United States department of agriculture, animal and
				plant health inspection service, veterinary services, effective January 1,
				2005, is hereby adopted by reference.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-1 - Definitions

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(a) SPF Specific
			 Pathogen Free Means swine which are free of certain specific diseases. SPF
			 swine shall be free from virus pig pneumonia, infectious atrophic rhinitis,
			 external parasites, vibrio coli dysentery, and any other disease or condition
			 spread by direct contact.
Swine, Specific Pathogen Free Regulations
(b) Licensed laboratory. A licensed
			 laboratory shall be licensed under a patent held by the university of Minnesota
			 and shall be in good standing with the national swine repopulation association.
(c) Primary SPF herd. A primary
			 herd means a closed swine herd that originates solely from a licensed
			 laboratory. Any additions to this herd must be laboratory swine from a licensed
			 laboratory. The exchange of male stock between primary herds may be permitted,
			 if completed under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
(d) Secondary SPF herd. A secondary SPF herd
			 means a closed swine herd which originates from a licensed laboratory, primary
			 SPF herd, or a secondary SPF herd. Any additions to a secondary herd must be
			 from an accredited SPF herd. All swine added to the herd must be accompanied by
			 individual SPF accreditation certificates issued by the national SPF swine
			 accrediting agency, incorporated.
(e) Accredited SPF herd. An accredited SPF
			 herd means a swine herd which has met all the standards for health, as
			 determined by records, observation on the farm, and inspection at slaughter.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-2 - Laboratory SPF swine

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Laboratory SPF pigs shall be derived only as follows:
(a) By the conventional hysterectomy
			 pro-cedure;
(b) By laparotomy or
			 caesarian section, in which:
(1) There is
			 accepted practice of strict surgical asepsis; and
(2) This pig's first breath is taken in an
			 area protected from the expired area of the non-SPF dam. The latter may be
			 accomplished by:
(A) Passing the pig from the
			 uterus into a separate room with a separate air supply;
(B) Passing the pig from the uterus through a
			 disinfectant water lock into a receptacle; or
(C) The closed method which is the removal of
			 the uterus and placing same in a sterile receptacle, where the pigs are
			 removed.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-3 - Licensed laboratory approval

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A licensed laboratory for the production of SPF pigs shall be
				inspected and approved periodically by the national SPF advisory committee, and
				shall be on record with the national swine repopulation association as having
				been so approved.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-4 - Slaughter examinations

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A minimum of two examinations each year, showing negative
				results for virus pig pneumonia and atrophic rhinitis, shall be required for
				pigs farrowed on a farm, in order to maintain SPF accreditation status. The
				examinations shall be conducted by a pathologist designated by the livestock
				sanitary commissioner.
Permission may be granted by the livestock sanitary
				commissioner or his authorized representative for an annual slaughter
				examination when the owner is farrowing only once each year. The slaughter
				examination shall consist of a minimum of seven animals per inspection;
				provided, that in small herds, a lesser number may be submitted for slaughter
				examination. Specific permission for slaughter examination for a lesser number
				shall be required from the livestock sanitary commissioner of Kansas, or his
				authorized representative.
One slaughter inspection showing negative results, shall be
				considered as a qualifying inspection for SPF accreditation; provided such pigs
				are those actually farrowed on the farm. Slaughter inspection dates and
				locations shall be designated by the livestock sanitary commissioner of Kansas,
				or his authorized representative.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-5 - Health inspections

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
All health and disease inspections shall be made by a licensed
				accredited veterinarian before accreditation for the swine herd, is issued. If,
				after this inspection, gross evidence of disease is established, further
				laboratory analysis shall be made before the swine herd can be accredited.
Health and disease inspection reports shall be filed in the
				office of the livestock sanitary commissioner of Kansas, or his representative,
				on a quarterly basis.
All veterinarian visits and contacts with swine herds on the
				farm, during the quarterly periods, between required reports, shall be reported
				in the current quarterly report, including complete diagnostic reports. Due
				date for the required quarterly reports shall be for the period ending on
				January 10, April 10, July 10, or October 10, of each year. A producer member
				delinquent in his reports or inspections, for longer than three months after
				report due date, shall have his accreditation suspended by the livestock
				sanitary commissioner of Kansas; provided, he shall have been first duly
				notified by such commissioner, or his authorized representative. He may have
				his accreditation renewed when his required reports and inspections are brought
				to date.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-6 - Parasites

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
External parasites in a Specific Pathogen Free swine herd will
				be cause for suspending accreditation status until the parasitic condition is
				eliminated. Reinstatement shall be subject to regulation 9-12-8.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-7 - Herd validation

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The SPF swine herd shall be validated as brucellosis-free,
				according to existing state-federal brucellosis regulations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-8 - Accreditation suspension or termination

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A positive diagnosis or atrophic rhinitis, virus pig pneumonia,
				or vibrio coli dysentery, shall be cause for disqualification of SPF swine herd
				accreditation. The presence of any other disease may cause temporary suspension
				of such accreditation, for a minimum of 30 days after the disease is
				eliminated, and until the livestock sanitary commissioner of Kansas has passed
				favorably on the herd.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-9 - Accreditation status

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The status of SPF swine herd accreditation or reaccreditation
				shall be determined by the livestock sanitary commissioner of Kansas or his
				authorized representative. In instances of problems, a committee made up of one
				state veterinarian, one extension veterinarian, and one veterinarian from the
				Kansas state university diagnostic laboratory, shall determine favorably the
				health of the swine herd for accreditation. A copy of the committee
				determination and recommendation shall be submitted to the livestock sanitary
				commissioner of Kansas and to the national association. The livestock sanitary
				commissioner shall then rule on the accreditation status of the herd.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 12 - SWINE, SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE REGULATIONS › Section 9-12-10 - Inspection personnel

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
All inspections, reports, tests, vaccinations, surgical
				procedures, accreditation, reaccreditation, or any other methods or procedures
				necessary to accredit, and maintain accreditation of, SPF swine herds, shall be
				done by a veterinarian, or by some other appropriate individual who shall not
				have any financial interest in the swine herd involved; except when special
				permission to perform any of these acts is granted by the livestock sanitary
				commissioner or his authorized representative.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 14 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS REGISTRATION › Section 9-14-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation,
				administration and enforcement of Article 14:
(a) "Commissioner" means the livestock
			 commissioner of the state of Kansas.
(b) "Livestock" means cattle, swine, horses,
			 sheep, goats, and poultry.
(c)
			 "Livestock dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying or
			 selling livestock in commerce, either on that person's own account or as the
			 employee or agent of the seller or purchaser, or any person engaged in the
			 business of buying or selling livestock in commerce on a commission basis. It
			 shall not include any person who buys or sells livestock as part of that
			 person's own breeding, feeding, or dairy operation, nor any person who receives
			 livestock exclusively for immediate slaughter.
(d) "Person" means any individual,
			 partnership, corporation, company, firm, or association. "Person" does not
			 include any public livestock market operator licensed under
			 K.S.A.
			 47-1001,
et seq.
, or any
			 feed lot operator licensed under
			 K.S.A.
			 47-1501,
et seq.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 14 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS REGISTRATION › Section 9-14-2 - Registration; application; fee

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each person operating as a livestock dealer in Kansas shall
				register with the Kansas animal health department on an application form
				approved by the commissioner. An annual fee of $75.00 shall accompany each
				application for registration or renewal of registration.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 14 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS REGISTRATION › Section 9-14-3 - Recordkeeping; violations

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each livestock dealer shall keep records and accounts of all
				livestock purchased for resale that are sufficient to enable the commissioner
				to trace individual animals back to the herd of origin, to the point of
				destination or both. These records and accounts shall be kept for a minimum of
				two years after livestock were purchased for resale. The commissioner or the
				commissioner's employees or agents shall have the authority to examine the
				records and accounts during normal working hours. After notice and hearing, the
				commissioner may deny any application for registration or suspend or revoke any
				registration in force, if formal findings are made that the person has failed
				repeatedly to maintain records and accounts that are sufficient to allow the
				commissioner to trace animals back to the herd of origin, to the point of
				destination or both.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 15 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS › Section 9-15-2 - Ear marks; limited recognition

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Ear marks are not acceptable for registration as livestock
				brands. Applicants may record ear marks in conjunction with the registration of
				a lawful brand, at the time of the original registration without additional
				cost, and subsequent to the original registration of a lawful brand upon the
				payment of a handling charge of one dollar.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 15 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS › Section 9-15-3 - Brand locations

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Certificate of brand title shall not be issued upon original
				application for registration except for the shoulder, rib and hip locations on
				either side of the animal;
Provided
, That certificate of brand
				title may be issued for the branding of sheep with paint or tar on the back.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 15 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS › Section 9-15-4 - Brand registration and renewal fees

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each person desiring to register a livestock brand in
				accordance with the laws of the state of Kansas shall forward to the livestock
				commissioner a fee of $45.00. Upon receipt of a notice of renewal from the
				livestock commissioner, each person who wishes to renew the registration of a
				livestock brand shall submit to the livestock commissioner a renewal fee of
				$45.00 before the registration period expires.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 15 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS › Section 9-15-5 - Brand inspection fees

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
(1) Each owner or seller of cattle or sheep
			 that are in a brand inspection area shall pay a fee of $.50 per head of cattle
			 inspected by the livestock commissioner's brand inspectors and a fee of $.05
			 per head of sheep inspected. The total minimum fee charged for each brand
			 inspection area shall be the sum of $20.00 plus a mileage charge per mile
			 traveled by the brand inspector between the inspection site and the inspector's
			 residence. The mileage charge shall be based on the schedule of charges for use
			 of central motor pool vehicles established under
			 K.S.A.
			 75-4607, and amendments thereto.
(2) If one or more of the livestock
			 commissioner's brand inspectors provide on-site inspection of cattle or sheep
			 that are not in a brand inspection area or a public livestock market, the owner
			 or seller shall pay the fee established under paragraph (a)(1).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 17 - PSEUDORABIES IN SWINE › Section 9-17-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) "Herd" means
			 all swine on the premises of any person owning or possessing swine.
(b) "Negative herd test" means all
			 breeding-age animals are negative to an approved pseudorabies test or tests
			 conducted by an approved diagnostic laboratory.
(c) "Monitored herd test" means a herd in
			 which an approved percentage or qualifying number of breeding animals in the
			 herd have been tested and are negative to an approved pseudorabies test.
(d) "Pseudorabies infected herd"
			 means any herd that has been determined to be infected with pseudorabies by an
			 official pseudorabies test or diagnosed by a veterinarian as having
			 pseudo-rabies.
(e) "Exposed
			 animal" means any animal that has been in contact with an animal infected with
			 pseudorabies.
(f) "Exhibition
			 swine" means swine that are to be exhibited in public view.
(g) "Swine slaughter show" means a show at
			 which all swine on the premises are slaughtered immediately following their
			 exhibition and swine may exhibit without a negative pseudorabies test.
(h) "Breeding herd" means all
			 swine on the premises six months of age and older maintained for breeding
			 purposes and which shall be kept separate and apart from all other swine except
			 their progency less than eight weeks of age.
(i) "Pseudorabies monitored qualified
			 feedlot" means a licensed premise that feeds swine originating from a qualified
			 pseudorabies negative tested herd or a monitored pseudorabies negative herd.
(j) "Swine feedlot" means licensed
			 premises that purchase, grow and/or finish swine. They may be animals of
			 unknown status from either intra or interstate sources.
(k) "Quarantine swine feedlot" means premises
			 that may feed swine from a known infected or exposed quarantined herd located
			 in Kansas.
(l) "Circle testing"
			 means testing all swine including those in feedlots within a 1.5 mile radius of
			 infected premises by either testing of all breeding swine or by a monitored
			 herd test for pseudorabies.
(m)
			 "Mandatory infected herd plan" means any herd owner that has been determined to
			 be infected with pseudorabies shall develop an acceptable herd plan to
			 eradicate the virus from the owner's premises.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 17 - PSEUDORABIES IN SWINE › Section 9-17-2 - Qualified pseudorabies negative herd

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Qualified
			 pseudorabies negative herd status shall be attained by subjecting all swine
			 over six months of age to an official pseudorabies test and finding all swine
			 so tested to be negative. Each herd shall not have been a known infected herd
			 within the last 30 days before the test. Ninety percent of the swine in the
			 herd shall have been on the premises for at least 50 days prior to testing.
(b) Each qualified pseudorabies
			 negative herd status shall be maintained by subjecting all swine in the herd
			 over six months of age to an official pseudorabies test at least once each
			 year. This shall be accomplished by:
(1)
(A) testing 25 per cent of the swine over six
			 months of age, every 80-105 days with negative results for all tested; or
(B) testing 10 per cent of the
			 herd each month with negative results for all tested; and
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 17 - PSEUDORABIES IN SWINE › Section 9-17-3 - Eradication of pseudorabies from infected swine herds

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The herd owner
			 of a pseudorabies infected herd shall submit a mandatory infected herd plan
			 within 60 days after discovery of the infection.
(b)
(1) Any
			 swine may be fed out for slaughter, or moved to a quarantined feed lot after
			 approval for direct movement and a shipping permit by the Kansas animal health
			 department for direct movement.
(2) Swine shall not be eligible for
			 exhibition if they originate from a known infected herd.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 17 - PSEUDORABIES IN SWINE › Section 9-17-4 - Exhibition swine

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
All swine shall pass an official pseudorabies test approved by
				the livestock commissioner within 60 days before the opening date of
				exhibition, except:
(a) Swine from a
			 qualified pseudorabies negative herd;
(b) Swine qualifying for slaughter shows
			 where all swine on the premises are slaughtered immediately following
			 exhibition and no other species of animals are on the premises; or
(c) Suckling pigs accompanying tested and
			 negative dams.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 17 - PSEUDORABIES IN SWINE › Section 9-17-5 - Swine slaughter show

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Swine
			 originating from a herd or premises known to have had pseudorabies in any
			 animal within the preceding 12 months shall not be exhibited in Kansas, except
			 at a slaughter show.
(b) Shows of
			 any animals except poultry, rabbits or horses shall not be on the same premises
			 within 14 days following a swine slaughter show.
(c) Swine from a herd in which pseudorabies
			 vaccine has been used shall not be exhibited, except in a swine slaughter show.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 17 - PSEUDORABIES IN SWINE › Section 9-17-6 - Change of ownership

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
All breeding swine that are offered for sale shall be tested
				for pseudorabies or originate from a qualified pseudorabies negative herd. The
				seller shall be responsible for the testing.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 17 - PSEUDORABIES IN SWINE › Section 9-17-7 - Monitored qualified feedlot breeding swine

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Animals for breeding purposes originating in a pseudorabies
				monitored qualified feedlot shall be separated 21 to 45 days prior to being
				tested for pseudorabies. A positive test shall result in the loss of
				pseudorabies monitored qualified feedlot status.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 17 - PSEUDORABIES IN SWINE › Section 9-17-8 - Swine feedlot restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Sale of animals from a swine feedlot are restricted to sale for
				slaughter only or for sale to another approved swine feedlot.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-4 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
For purposes of this article of the department's regulations,
				each of the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this
				regulation:
(a) "Act" means Kansas pet
			 animal act,
			 K.S.A.
			 47-1701 et seq., and amendments
			 thereto.
(b) "Adult animal" means a
			 dog or cat that is four months of age or older.
(c) "Housing facility" has the meaning
			 specified in
			 K.S.A.
			 47-1701, and amendments thereto, and shall
			 include any land or area housing or intended to house animals.
(d) "Indoor housing facility" means any
			 structure or building with environmental controls that houses or is intended to
			 house animals and that is an enclosure created by the continuous connection of
			 a roof, walls, and floor.
(e)
			 "Licensee" means the individual, group of individuals, or entity to whom a
			 license is issued by the Kansas department of agriculture, animal health
			 division's animal facility inspection program.
(f) "Outdoor housing facility" means any
			 facility that houses or is intended to house animals and does not meet the
			 definition of indoor housing facility or sheltered housing facility. The
			 temperatures for outdoor housing facilities typically cannot be
			 controlled.
(g) "Pet animal foster
			 home" means the licensed premises of an individual who has a written and signed
			 agreement to provide temporary care for one or more dogs or cats owned by an
			 animal shelter or a rescue network that is licensed by the state of
			 Kansas.
(h) "Rescue network" means
			 the premises of a rescue network manager and all pet animal foster homes
			 organized under that rescue network manager that provide temporary care for one
			 or more dogs or cats not owned by an animal shelter that maintains a central
			 facility for keeping animals.
(i)
			 "Rescue network manager" means the person designated by a rescue network to be
			 responsible for the following functions:
(1)
			 Approving the membership of each pet animal foster home in the rescue
			 network;
(2) carrying out the
			 duties of the rescue network manager under K.A.R. 9-18-27, including the intake
			 of all dogs and cats in the care of the rescue network;
(3) maintaining on that person's premises all
			 documentation required by K.A.R. 9-18-27 and 9-18-28, including records
			 pertaining to the adoption, placement, or other disposition of each dog and cat
			 receiving temporary care from the rescue network; and
(4) ensuring compliance with this regulation
			 and K.A.R. 9-18-28 by each pet animal foster home belonging to the rescue
			 network.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-5 - Importing dogs and cats

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Dogs and cats shall not be imported into Kansas unless the dogs
				and cats are accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by a
				licensed veterinarian, stating that each dog and cat meets the following
				requirements:
(a) Is free from
			 symptoms of any communicable disease;
(b) has not been exposed to rabies;
			 and
(c) has been vaccinated against
			 rabies with a product licensed by the U.S.D.A., with the duration of immunity
			 and method of administration in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines.
			 Dogs and cats under three months of age shall not be required to be vaccinated
			 against rabies.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-6 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant for a license or permit and each applicant,
				licensee, or permittee requesting an inspection pursuant to
				K.S.A.
				47-1701 et seq., and amendments thereto,
				shall pay the applicable fee or fees, as follows:
(a) License for animal breeder premises of a
			 person licensed under 7
			 U.S.C. §
									2131 et
			 seq...........................................................................$200.00
(b) License for an animal shelter:
(1) First-class city, as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 13-101, and amendments thereto, or any entity
			 contracting with a first-class
			 city............................$300.00
(2) Second-class city, as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 14-101, and amendments thereto, or any entity
			 contracting with a second-class city.......................$250.00
(3) Third-class city, as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 15-101, and amendments thereto, or any entity
			 contracting with a third-class city..........................$200.00
(4) License for a rescue network
			 manager..................$125.00
(5) License for a pet animal foster home
			 under a licensed animal shelter or rescue network
			 manager........................................................................$10.00
(6) All other types of animal shelter
			 licenses..............$200.00
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT › Article 18 - ANIMAL FACILITY INSPECTION PROGRAM-LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES › Section 9-18-7 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each licensee
			 shall maintain records for each animal purchased, acquired, held, transported,
			 sold, or disposed of in any other manner.
(1)
			 Each cat or dog of weaning age and older shall be individually identified. The
			 records shall include the following:
(A) The
			 name and address of the person from whom each animal was acquired;
(B) the date each animal was acquired;
			 and
(C) a description of each
			 animal, including the following:
(i) The
			 animal's age, size, color markings, sex, species, and breed;
(ii) any available information regarding
			 vaccinations;
(iii) any other
			 significant identification for each animal, including any official tag number,
			 microchip, or tattoo; and
(iv) the
			 name and address of the person to whom any animal is sold, given, bartered, or
			 otherwise delivered or euthanized, and the date on which the action took place.
			 The record shall show the method of disposition.