Chapter 47 — LIVESTOCK AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

47-238. Same; advertising stray by sheriff; delivery of stray to market; sale; conditions. After the sheriff has received notice of the taking up of any stray, and the ownership not having been established, the sheriff shall advertise such stray in the area where taken up, and sh…

47-239. Same; publication notice for sale; contents; disposition of proceeds of sale; special stray fund; establishing of ownership within six months of sale. (a) The notice for the sale of the stray shall be published for one issue in a publication or publications having general…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

47-301. History: L. 1872, ch. 193, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-301; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Evidence must show that herd law has been put in operation. Wingrove v. Williams, 6 Kan. A. 262, 265, 51 P. 52. 2. Wanton trespass not intended to be protected …

47-302. History: L. 1872, ch. 193, § 2; R.S. 1923, 47-302; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 64; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Publication of order; when order goes into effect. Hoover v. Mear, 16 Kan. 11. 2. Order must be published; number of insertions; computa…

47-303. History: L. 1872, ch. 193, § 3; R.S. 1923, 47-303; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Lien on cattle taken as estrays. Yandle v. Crane, 13 Kan. 344, 347. 2. Parties equally at fault cannot recover under herd law. Cent. Branch Rld. Co. v. Lea, 20 …

47-304. History: L. 1872, ch. 193, § 4; R.S. 1923, 47-304; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Replevin for cattle held under herd law, lies when. Johns v. Head, 41 Kan. 282, 286, 21 P. 236. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policie…

47-305. History: L. 1872, ch. 193, § 5; L. 1915, ch. 353, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-305; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Injured party must prove that owner failed to exercise due care in keeping animal enclosed. Walborn v. Stockman, 10 Kan. App. 2d 597, 599…

47-309. History: L. 1874, ch. 128, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-309; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Sufficiency of petition, names; presumption of validity. St. L.& S.F. Rly. Co. v. Mossman, 30 Kan. 336, 343, 2 P. 146. 2. Constitutionality of act questioned bu…

47-310. History: L. 1874, ch. 128, § 2; R.S. 1923, 47-310; L. 1969, ch. 257, § 2; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1.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 Docu…

47-313. History: L. 1917, ch. 235, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-313; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 65; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 195, § 9; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Laws relating to loose stock discussed in construing K.S.A. 47-122. Wilson v. Rule, 169 Kan. 296, 300, 219 P.2d 690; Abbott v. Howard, 1…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

47-401. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 55; R.S. 1923, 47-401; Repealed, L. 1939, ch. 222, § 15; March 29. Source or prior law: L. 1864, ch. 82, § 1; L. 1866, ch. 67, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Me…

47-402. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 56; R.S. 1923, 47-402; Repealed, L. 1939, ch. 222, § 15; March 29. Source or prior law: L. 1864, ch. 82, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STAT…

47-403. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 57; R.S. 1923, 47-403; Repealed, L. 1939, ch. 222, § 15; March 29. Source or prior law: L. 1864, ch. 82, § 3; L. 1866, ch. 67, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Me…

47-404. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 105, § 58; R.S. 1923, 47-404; Repealed, L. 1939, ch. 222, § 15; March 29. Source or prior law: L. 1864, ch. 82, § 4. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STAT…

47-405. History: L 1901. ch. 351, § 1; R.S. 1923, 47-405; Repealed, L. 1939, ch. 222, § 15; March 29. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…

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 …

47-414a. "Brand commissioner" and "livestock brand commissioner" mean animal health commissioner. Whenever in any statutes of this state the terms "livestock commissioner," "livestock brand commissioner" or "brand commissioner" are used, or the term "commissioner" is used to refe…

47-415. History: L 1939, ch. 222, § 2; L. 1947, ch. 298, § 2; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 258, § 12; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

47-416. Animal health commissioner, duties; brand recording; inspectors, investigators, examiners and employees; contractual agreements with attorney general. It shall be the duty of the animal health commissioner to keep all books and records and to record all brands used for th…

47-416a. Livestock special investigators; law enforcement powers; training requirements. Each special investigator, appointed by the animal health commissioner, pursuant to K.S.A. 47-416, and amendments thereto, shall have the authority to make arrests, conduct searches and seizu…

47-417. Adoption of brands; registration of brands; application, registration and renewal fees; forfeited brands; abandonment; rules and regulations. (a) Any person may adopt a brand for the purpose of branding livestock in accordance with authorized rules and regulations of the …

47-417a. Brand inspection; fees; disposition; livestock brand fee fund; rules and regulations. (a) The animal health commissioner, when brand inspectors or examiners are available, may provide brand inspection. When brand inspection is requested and provided, the animal health co…

47-418. Branding; rules and regulations; identification brands for disease control purposes. Livestock may be branded in any way, or on any part of the animal, according to rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner, but livestock shall be branded so that they may be readi…

47-418a. History: L. 1961, ch. 254, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 17; 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 Sessio…

47-419. Certified copies of record; fee. When any brand is recorded, as provided herein, the owner thereof shall be entitled to one certified copy of the record of such brand from the commissioner. Additional certified copies of such record may be obtained by anyone upon the paym…

47-420. Unlawful use of brands; additional marking systems; feedlot brands. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use any brand for branding any livestock unless such brand has been duly registered in the office of the animal health commissioner, except: (1) The use of a sin…

47-421. Unlawful branding or defacing of brands; penalty; venue of prosecutions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who willfully brands or causes to be branded any livestock in any manner other than as required or authorized by the laws of this state and the ru…

47-422. Effect of brand registering; recordation, fee; evidence; use by another prohibited. Any brand registered with the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture in compliance with the requirements of article 4 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annot…

47-422a. History: L. 1939, ch. 222, § 9; L. 1971, ch. 186, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 152, § 6; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 19; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 133, § 37; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF …

47-423. Livestock from another state. Any person who causes to be brought into the state from any other state for the purpose of grazing or feeding for a period of not to exceed 12 months, livestock which carry a brand or brands recorded in a recognized brand organization of any …

47-424. Publication of handbook and supplements; exchanges, sale and distribution. The commissioner shall from time to time cause to be published in book form or produce in electronic format, a list of all brands and marks on record at the time of such publication. Such lists may…

47-425. Duty of attorney general. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to enforce the provisions of this act, and all acts amendatory thereto, together with the rules and regulations of the commissioner; and for such purposes the attorney general shall have original juris…

47-426. Rules and regulations. The commissioner may make all the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of article 4 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and may by such rules and regulations make and provide for exceptions,…

47-427. Invalidity of part. The provisions of this act are severable, and if any part therein shall be held unconstitutional, or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion of this act. History: L. 1939, ch. 222, § 14; March 29. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Ac…

47-428. Entry upon private lands; inspections; proof of ownership of livestock. The animal health commissioner and the commissioner's deputies, assistants, special investigators, inspectors or examiners are hereby authorized to enter upon any private lands to make any inspections…

47-429. Moneys received from sale of branded stray livestock. All moneys received from the sale of branded stray livestock shall be paid to the state animal health commissioner, notwithstanding article 2 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or a…

47-432. History: L. 1959, ch. 25, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 6; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 22; 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 …

47-433. History: L. 1959, ch. 25, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 199, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 345, § 8; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 23; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 51, § 16; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STA…

47-434. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 7; L. 2000, ch. 111, § 4; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 24; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 51, § 16; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF ST…

47-435. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 285, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 258, § 9; L. 1996, ch. 90, § 6; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 25; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 51, § 16; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC …

47-436. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 3; L. 1969, ch. 258, § 10; L. 1984, ch. 196, § 3; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 8; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 51, § 16; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Law enforcement powers of special investigators, see 47-416a. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE C…

47-437. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 4; L. 1962, ch. 36, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 331, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 2, § 20; L. 1975, ch. 281, § 3; L. 1982, ch. 223, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 196, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 152, § 7; L. 2000, ch. 111, § 5; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 161; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 26; Repealed, L…

47-438. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 5; 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 US…

47-439. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 6; 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 US…

47-440. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 7; 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 US…

47-441. History: L. 1959, ch. 228, § 8; L. 1965, ch. 331, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 189, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 9; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 27; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 51, § 16; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC…