The provisions of this act shall include all contagious or infectious diseases among all kinds of domestic animals, including, but not limited to, horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, goats, llamas, swine, dogs, cats, poultry, birds, nonhuman primates, ferrets, domesticated deer, as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1001, and amendments thereto, all creatures of the ratite family, including, but not limited to, ostriches, emus and rheas and exotic animals as defined by rules and regulations in 9 C.F.R. § 1.1, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 2131 et seq. The state animal health commissioner is given the same power over any domestic animal afflicted with rabies as is conferred upon the animal health commissioner in relation to other diseases of domestic animals.