47-414. Definitions. As used in article 4 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto: (a) "Person" means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation; (b) "livestock" means cattle, horses, mules or asses; (c) "brand" means any permanent identifying mark upon the surface of any livestock, except upon horns and hoofs, made by a hot iron or cryogenic branding; (d) "commissioner" means the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture; (e) "cryogenic branding" means a brand produced by application of extreme cold temperature. History: L. 1939, ch. 222, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 298, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 311, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 34, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 11; L. 2016, ch. 51, § 2; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: County planning and zoning; agricultural purposes; greyhound operations. 90-68. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act construed and held constitutional. State v. Morton, 158 Kan. 503, 504, 148 P.2d 760. 2. Brand not recorded; title to or mortgage on cattle not affected. Citizens State Bank v. Farmers Union Livestock Co-operative Co., 165 Kan. 96, 101, 193 P.2d 636. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026