Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-10-57 - Sheep and goats

(a) Each public livestock market operator, public livestock market operator's representative, occasional livestock sale operator, or occasional livestock sale operator's representative shall ensure that each sheep or goat offered for sale at the public livestock market or occasional livestock sale regardless of age, breed, or sex, is identified with one of the following means of official identification:

(1) USDA approved scrapie tags;

(2) USDA animal identification number 840 tags which is an eartag that consists of 15 digits, with the first three digits being the United States country code of 840; or

(3) any other means approved in advance by the USDA or the animal health commissioner.

(b) Each public livestock market operator, public livestock market operator's representative, occasional livestock sale operator, or occasional livestock sale operator's representative shall identify each sheep or goat not identified before arrival at the public livestock market or occasional livestock sale as required by subsection (a) at the consignor's expense.

(c) When an animal is officially identified as required by subsection (b), the public livestock market operator or occasional livestock sale operator shall maintain a record that includes the following for a period of five years:

(1) The sheep's or goat's official identification number;

(2) the date the official identification was applied; and

(3) the name, address, and phone number of the consignor.

(d) Each public livestock market operator, public livestock market operator's representative, occasional livestock sale operator, or occasional livestock sale operator's representative shall ensure that any sheep or goat sold through a public livestock market or an occasional livestock sale complies with requirements in article 32 of the department's regulations.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-10-57

Authorized by K.S.A. 47-610; implementing K.S.A. 47-610 and K.S.A. 47-1009; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 51; effective 1/3/2025.