Chapter 47 — LIVESTOCK AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

47-442. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 9; L. 1965, ch. 331, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 189, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 10; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 28; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 51, § 16; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LC…

47-443. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 10; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 2, § 36; July 1.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…

47-444. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 11; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 90, § 11; July 1.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 U…

47-445. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 13; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 51, § 16; July 1.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 U…

47-446. Feedlot brands; application; not evidence of ownership. Feedlot brands may be lawfully applied to livestock which are not branded with a registered brand of the owner and which are in the custody of, and upon the premises of, a feedlot operator licensed under the provisio…

47-447. History: L. 1973, ch. 212, § 3; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 51, § 16; July 1. Revisor's Note: This act, see also, 47-420, 47-446. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Se…

47-448. Reciprocity agreements with livestock commissioners or brand inspection agencies of other states; brand inspection fees, not limited by other laws. The animal health commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocity agreements with any livestock commissioner or brand i…

47-449. Abolishment of livestock brand emergency revolving fund and county option brand fee fund. On July 1, 2016, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the livestock brand emergency revolving fund and the county option brand fee fund to the livestock …

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

47-501. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 228, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 231, § 5; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-501. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Regulation by state as affecting interstate commerce. Corn Products Ref…

47-502. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 2; L. 1931, ch. 222, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 228, § 2; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 2; R.S. 1923, 47-502. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documen…

47-503. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 3; L. 1945, ch. 228, § 3; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 3; R.S. 1923, 47-503. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meeting…

47-504. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 4; L. 1945, ch. 228, § 4; L. 1973, ch. 2, § 21; L. 1982, ch. 4, § 13; L. 1994, ch. 336, § 9; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 162; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 4; R.S. 1923, 47-504. Previous | Next LEGISLAT…

47-505. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 8; L. 1931, ch. 222, § 2; L. 1945, ch. 228, § 5; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 5; R.S. 1923, 47-505. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documen…

47-506. History: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 6; R.S. 1923, 47-506; Repealed, L. 1925, ch. 194, § 11; May 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

47-507. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 5; L. 1985, ch. 9, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 68; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 7; R.S. 1923, 47-507. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Document…

47-508. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 6; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 8; R.S. 1923, 47-508. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES A…

47-509. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 7; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 9; R.S. 1923, 47-509. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES A…

47-510. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 9; L. 1931, ch. 222, § 3; L. 1945, ch. 228, § 6; L. 1973, ch. 106, § 10; L. 1978, ch. 105, § 14; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 187, § 10; R.S. 1923, 47-510. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING C…

47-513. History: L. 1925, ch. 194, § 10; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 25, § 4; 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…

47-601. History: L. 1905, ch. 495, § 15; R.S. 1923, 47-601; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 299, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1884, ch. 2, § 12. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 47-623. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Ar…

47-602. History: L. 1905, ch. 495, § 16; R.S. 1923, 47-602; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 300, § 4; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 299, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1884, ch. 2, § 13; L. 1895, ch. 352, § 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived…

47-603. History: L. 1905, ch. 495, § 17; R.S. 1923, 47-603; Repealed, L. 1943, ch. 199, § 4; April 1. Source or prior law: L. 1884, ch. 2, § 14; L. 1901, ch. 101, § 7. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 47-624. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Notice; section applied to sale of hogs affected with…

47-604. Penalty for violating quarantine. Any person who knowingly and intentionally violates, disregards or evades, or attempts to violate, disregard or evade any order establishing or regulating a quarantine issued pursuant to article 6 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Anno…

47-605. Oaths and affirmations. For the purpose of this act, the animal health commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths and affirmations. History: L. 1905, ch. 495, § 25; R.S. 1923, 47-605; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 12; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 31; July 1. Source …

47-606. History: L. 1905, ch. 495, § 26; R.S. 1923, 47-606; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 258, § 12; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1901, ch. 101, § 8. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Similar provisions of former act construed and applied. The State v. Railway Co., 71 Kan. 613, 617, 81 P. 212. 2. …

47-607. Unlawful to transport uninspected animals into state; certificates of health required; rules and regulations of animal health commissioner; special quarantine. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to bring, drive or transport any cattle, calves, sheep, swine…

47-607a. Transportation of uninspected animals into state; special permit may be required to cross state line. When the animal health commissioner of this state determines that a special permit is required to move any or all kinds or species of livestock into or through the state…

47-607b. History: L. 1947, ch. 301, § 3; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 315, § 4; April 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

47-607c. Transportation of uninspected animals into state; criminal and civil penalties for violations; submission of records to commissioner for review. (a) Any person who intentionally or knowingly violates or intentionally or knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of th…

47-607d. Same; rules and regulations. The animal health commissioner may adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. History: L. 1951, ch. 315, § 3; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 14; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 34; July 1. Revisor's Note: "This act" see als…

47-608. Animal health commissioner to cooperate with federal officers. The animal health commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with the secretary of agriculture of the United States or any officer or authority of the general government, in the suppression an…

47-609. History: R.S. 1923, 47-609; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 298, § 12; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1919, ch. 228, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…

47-610. State quarantine, sanitary and other regulations; veterinarian; compensation. The state animal health commissioner is hereby directed to protect the health of domestic animals of the state from all contagious or infectious diseases and for this purpose is hereby authorize…

47-611. Quarantine and other regulations; notice of quarantine; proclamation by governor; enforcement; direction by governor; assistance of any state agency. (a) When the animal health commissioner determines that a quarantine and other regulations are necessary to prevent the sp…

47-612. Delivery of animals into quarantine; payment of fees, costs and expenses; sale. Whenever the animal health commissioner determines that certain animals within the state are capable of communicating infectious or contagious disease, the commissioner may issue an order to t…

47-613. Quarantine duties of sheriff. The sheriff to whom the existence of any contagious or infectious disease of domestic animals is reported shall proceed without delay to the place where such domestic animal or animals are and examine the same, and shall report immediately th…

47-614. Killing unconfined, diseased or exposed animals. When in the opinion of the commissioner it shall be necessary to prevent the spread of any contagious or infectious diseases among the domestic animals of this state, to destroy animals affected with or which have been expo…

47-615. Killing of condemned animals; inventory and appraisal; duties of commissioner; payment or indemnity to owner. Whenever the commissioner directs the killing or disposition of any domestic animal or animals, except dogs, it shall be the duty of the commissioner and the owne…

47-616. Same; right of indemnity. When any animal or animals are killed under the provisions of this act by order of the commissioner, the owner of such animal or animals shall be paid for such animal or animals such proportion of the appraised value as fixed by the appraisement …

47-617. Animals killed by order of commissioner; certificate; payment or indemnity to owner; specific disease procedures. When any domestic animal, other than dogs and animals affected with foot-and-mouth disease, is killed by order of the commissioner, the commissioner shall iss…

47-618. Execution of orders of commissioner; fees of officers; arrests; prosecutions. The animal health commissioner shall have power to call upon any sheriff, undersheriff or deputy sheriff to execute the commissioner's orders. Such officers shall obey the orders of the commissi…

47-619. Animal health commissioner; stockyard duties. It shall be the duty of the animal health commissioner or the commissioner's designee to work in conjunction with the United States government authorities to prohibit and prevent any stock affected with any contagious or infec…

47-620. Prohibiting entrance of stock from other states where disease has become epidemic. Whenever the state animal health commissioner has good reason to believe that any contagious or infectious disease has become epidemic in certain localities in other states, territories or …

47-621. History: L. 1911, ch. 312, § 12; R.S. 1923, 47-621; Repealed, L. 2012, ch. 125, § 43; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1884, ch. 2, § 8; L. 1905, ch. 495, § 11. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meeti…

47-622. Report of diseases to animal health commissioner. It shall be the duty of the owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals who discovers, or has reason to believe that any domestic animal owned by such person or in such person's charge or keeping is affecte…

47-623. History: L. 1911, ch. 312, § 14; R.S. 1923, 47-623; L. 2001, ch. 163, § 3; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 88, § 6; May 2. Source or prior law: 47-601. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF ST…

47-624. Unlawful acts; civil penalties. (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who has in such person's possession any domestic animal affected with any contagious or infectious disease, knowing such animal to be so affected, may incur a civil penalty im…

47-625. History: L. 1911, ch. 312, § 16; R.S. 1923, 47-625; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 300, § 4; April 10. Source or prior law: 47-602. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Ses…