Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-10-46 - Quarantine of diseased and exposed livestock or exotic animals

(a) If a market veterinarian finds evidence of any contagious or infectious disease or finds evidence of livestock or exotic animals being exposed to any contagious or infectious disease, the market veterinarian shall place the entire consignment of the livestock or exotic animals under quarantine and shall immediately notify the public livestock market operator and the animal health commissioner of this action. Each public livestock market operator shall immediately notify the owner of the infected or exposed livestock or exotic animals that have been placed under quarantine.

(b) If the market veterinarian observes clinical signs consistent with a contagious or infectious disease leading to the quarantine or any other adverse health or welfare issue, the market veterinarian may prescribe and administer any necessary treatment. If treatment is administered, the market veterinarian shall submit a statement of cost that includes the cost of necessary treatment, feed, water, and care to the public livestock market that shall be paid by the owner.

(c) If the animal health commissioner believes that the owner is prepared to hold the infected or exposed livestock or exotic animals at the owners premises and the owner agrees to comply with all provisions of the quarantine, the animal health commissioner may permit the infected or exposed livestock or exotic animals to move from the public livestock market to the owner's premises.

(d) When infected or exposed livestock or exotic animals are removed from a public livestock market, the market veterinarian shall document each livestock or exotic animal on a "permit for movement of restricted animals," USDA VS form 1-27, or an equivalent form approved by the animal health commissioner, to accompany the livestock or exotic animals to the place of destination.

(e) If the animal health commissioner believes that the owner is not prepared to hold the infected or exposed livestock or exotic animals at the owner's premises or the owner does not agree to comply with all provisions of the quarantine, the animal health commissioner shall require each infected or exposed livestock or exotic animal to be placed in quarantine pens provided by the public livestock market operator and supervised by the market veterinarian. The market veterinarian shall submit a statement of cost of the necessary treatment and administrative fees to the public livestock market operator. The public livestock market operator shall feed, water, and care for livestock or exotic animals placed under quarantine on the public livestock market premises. Each owner shall pay the cost of necessary treatment, administrative fees, feed, water, and care incurred during the quarantine.

(f) If the market veterinarian finds that livestock or exotic animals consigned to the public livestock market originated outside the state of Kansas and did not enter the state as required by article 7 of the department's regulations, the market veterinarian shall hold the livestock or exotic animals under quarantine in quarantine pens provided by the public livestock market operator until released from quarantine by the animal health commissioner. If the livestock or exotic animals are bovine, each market veterinarian shall restrict the movement as required by K.A.R. 9-7-4a. The market veterinarian shall submit a statement of cost of the necessary treatment and administrative fees to the public livestock market operator. Each public livestock market operator shall feed, water, and care for all livestock or exotic animals placed under quarantine on the public livestock market premises. Each owner shall pay the cost of the necessary treatment, administrative fees, feed, water, and care incurred during the quarantine.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-10-46

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 47-610 and K.S.A. 47-1832; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 51; effective 1/3/2025.