Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 47-1726

  • Animal: means any live dog, cat, rabbit, rodent, nonhuman primate, bird or other warm-blooded vertebrate or any fish, snake or other cold-blooded vertebrate. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
  • Commissioner: means the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
  • sold: include transfers by sale or exchange. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-1701 through 47-1721, Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-1723 through 47-1727, 47-1731, and Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-1732 through 47-1736, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas pet animal act. This act shall license, permit and regulate the conditions of certain premises and facilities within the state of Kansas where animals are maintained, sold or offered or maintained for sale. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any farm, kennel or other premises registered with and inspected by the national greyhound association which is used solely for the purposes of breeding, maintaining, training or selling greyhound dogs, as greyhound is defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-8802, and amendments thereto. The commissioner shall have the authority to enter into agreements with the national greyhound association pertaining to the aforementioned greyhound premises. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, any agreements between the commissioner and the national greyhound association may contain terms allowing the commissioner to access records, complete inspections of such premises and other related matters.