Kansas Statutes 47-1001d. Occasional livestock sales; exemptions; license
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 47-1001d
- Commissioner: means the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 47-1001
- Livestock: means and includes cattle, bison, swine, sheep, goats, horses, mules, domesticated deer, camelids, domestic poultry, domestic waterfowl, all creatures of the ratite family that are not indigenous to this state, including, but not limited to, ostriches, emus and rheas, and any other animal as deemed necessary by the commissioner established through rules and regulations. See Kansas Statutes 47-1001
- Occasional livestock sale: means livestock auctions or sales, that receive on consignment, or solicits from the producer or consignor thereof, or holds in trust or custody for another, any livestock for sale or exchange, on behalf of such producer or consignor at such auction or sale, or sells, or offers for sale, at such auction or sale, for the account of the producer or consignor thereof, any livestock or directly or indirectly owns, conducts or operates such auction or sale and such auctions or sales are held 12 or less times per year. See Kansas Statutes 47-1001
(a) The animal health commissioner, through rules and regulations, may exempt occasional livestock sales or issue a license for such occasional livestock sales at a fee of not more than $100 without a hearing.
(b) All livestock consigned and delivered on the premises of any licensed occasional livestock sale, before being offered for sale, shall be inspected by a licensed veterinarian who shall visually examine each animal consigned to such sale, for the purpose of determining its condition of health and freedom of clinical signs of infectious or contagious animal diseases that are determined to be reportable by the animal health commissioner. Such veterinarian may issue certificates of inspections, on a form to be approved by the commissioner.
(c) Licensed occasional livestock sales shall not: (1) Collect a fee per head pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1011, and amendments thereto; (2) collect an inspection fee per head pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1008, and amendments thereto; or (3) be required to furnish a bond in the manner required by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1002, and amendments thereto.