Chapter 47 — LIVESTOCK AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

47-101. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 1; L. 1886, ch. 159, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-101; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1864, ch. 34, § 1; L. 1867, ch. 41, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Prohibitions against driving certain cattle through the state. Kansas …

47-102. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 2; R.S. 1923, 47-102; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1864, ch. 34, § 2; L. 1867, ch. 41, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetin…

47-103. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 3; L. 1886, ch. 159, § 2; R.S. 1923, 47-103; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1864, ch. 34, § 3; L. 1867, ch. 41, § 3. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Railroad not liable for death or injury to such animals. Cent. Branch …

47-104. Freighters and drovers liable for damages. All damages done by stock owned by freighters or drovers to crops adjacent to roads along which the trains or droves may be passing or herded shall be paid by the owners of the stock to the owners of the crops so damaged, without…

47-105. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 38; L. 1872, ch. 194, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-105; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Bull on unenclosed railroad not deemed running at large. Gooding v. A.T.&S.F. Rld. Co., 32 Kan. 150, 152, 4 P. 136. 2. Bull on another…

47-106. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 39; R.S. 1923, 47-106; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1867, ch. 133, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUT…

47-107. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 33; R.S. 1923, 47-107; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 43; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned in dissenting opinion discussing laws relating to loose stock. Abbott v. Howard, 169 Kan. 305, 317, 219 P.2d 696. Previous …

47-108. History: R.S. 1923, 47-108; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. Source or prior law: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, §§ 34, 37. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessio…

47-111. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 43; R.S. 1923, 47-111; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 257, § 3; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1863, ch. 59, § 3; L. 1866, ch. 107, § 4. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned in dissenting opinion discussing laws relating to loose stock. Abbott v. Howard, …

47-118. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 52; R.S. 1923, 47-118; L. 1969, ch. 257, § 1; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session D…

47-119. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 53; R.S. 1923, 47-119; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

47-120. Driving livestock along highway. (a) Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent drovers or other persons from driving livestock from one place to another along any public highway, the owner or owners being responsible for all damages that any person or p…

47-121. Penalty for unlawful driving of livestock. That any person or persons other than the owner or such owner's authorized agent who shall willfully drive or cause to be driven any livestock further from their usual and customary range than the nearest corral obtainable withou…

47-122. Unlawful for livestock to run at large. It shall be unlawful for any livestock to run at large. History: L. 1929, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 195, § 6; L. 2012, ch. 125, § 5; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Kansas Fence Laws and Trespassing Livestock," Sam …

47-122a. Livestock running at large; taking up such livestock by county sheriff; notice; sale; disposition of proceeds of sale; consolidated law enforcement department. (a) Whenever the owner or the owner's authorized agent allows any livestock to run at large, in violation of K.…

47-123. Damages to person injured; lien. Any owner whose livestock shall run at large, in violation of K.S.A. 47-122 shall be liable to the person injured for all damages resulting therefrom, and the person so damaged shall have a lien on said livestock for the amount of such dam…

47-124. Who may take animals into custody; procedure. Any person sustaining damages as provided in K.S.A. 47-123, may take the trespassing livestock into custody, and may retain the same until such damages and all reasonable charges are paid. It shall be the duty of the person ta…

47-125. History: L. 1974, ch. 222, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 222, § 1; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 26, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

47-201. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 5; R.S. 1923, 47-201; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 1. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 47-229 through 47-237. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Animals may be taken up although ownership known to taker-u…

47-202. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 6; R.S. 1923, 47-202; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 2. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Bond based on value as determined; when to be given. Culbert v. Taylor, 7 Kan. 243, 244. Previous | Next LEGISLAT…

47-203. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 7; R.S. 1923, 47-203; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUT…

47-204. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 8; L. 1887, ch. 229, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-204; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 4. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Mee…

47-205. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 9; L. 1874, ch. 127, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-205; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 5. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Mee…

47-206. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 10; L. 1874, ch. 127, § 2; R.S. 1923, 47-206; L. 1929, ch. 210, § 1; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 6. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Do…

47-207. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 11; L. 1874, ch. 127, § 3; R.S. 1923, 47-207; L. 1929, ch. 210, § 2; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 7; L. 1867, ch. 153, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Polici…

47-208. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 12; L. 1874, ch. 127, § 4; R.S. 1923, 47-208; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 8. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Me…

47-209. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 13; R.S. 1923, 47-209; L. 1927, ch. 236, § 1; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 9; L. 1866, ch. 106, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Do…

47-210. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 14; R.S. 1923, 47-210; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 10. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STAT…

47-211. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 15; L. 1870, ch. 114, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-211; L. 1929, ch. 210, § 3; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 11. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC D…

47-214. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 18; L. 1870, ch. 114, § 2; R.S. 1923, 47-214; L. 1929, ch. 210, § 4; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 14. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC D…

47-215. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 19; L. 1874, ch. 127, § 5; R.S. 1923, 47-215; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC M…

47-216. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 20; R.S. 1923, 47-216; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 16. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Complaining witness cannot be adjudged to pay costs; imprisonment illegal. In re Walker, Petitioner, 1 Kan. App…

47-219. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 23; R.S. 1923, 47-219; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 19; L. 1866, ch. 106, § 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC M…

47-222. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 26; R.S. 1923, 47-222; L. 1929, ch. 210, § 5; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 22. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC M…

47-225. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 29; L. 1874, ch. 127, § 6; R.S. 1923, 47-225; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 22; L. 1866, ch. 106, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC D…

47-226. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 30; L. 1874, ch. 127, § 7; R.S. 1923, 47-226; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 226, § 10; June 28. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 83, § 26. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC M…

47-229. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Domestic animals," shall include all domestic animals except dogs and cats. (b) "Stray" or "strays" shall mean any domestic animal which is found running at large, contrary to law, or which may be found in any enclosure other than th…

47-230. Taking up stray; notice, requirements; record of ownership and animal released, when; costs. (a) Any person may take up any stray found upon such person's premises or upon any public thoroughfare adjoining thereto. Within 24 hours after taking up the stray, such person sh…

47-231. History: L. 1945, ch. 226, § 3; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 205, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

47-232. Certification to court where controversy between adverse claimants; affidavits; testimony; order determining ownership and disposition of sale proceeds. In the event that there are more than one claimant to any stray, and if a contest or controversy ensues as a result of …

47-236. Care of strays. Any person taking up a stray as hereinbefore provided, shall feed and care for said stray and not injure or abuse it, and if any stray shall die while in the possession of the taker-up without fault of said taker-up, he shall not be responsible for said de…

47-237. Penalties for unlawful acts. If any person shall unlawfully take up any stray or fails to comply with the provisions of this act or uses or works such stray before giving notice or shall drive the same on any premises for the purpose of unlawfully taking up the same, or s…