Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-18-23 - Transfer, movement, adoption, or other permanent relocation of feline immunodeficiency virus-positive cats

(a) The transfer, movement, adoption, or other permanent relocation of any feline immunodeficiency virus-positive cat (FlV-positive cat) from a licensed animal shelter or rescue network to another licensed animal shelter or rescue network and to a foster home or a member of the public shall be allowed if a veterinarian who has a veterinary-client-patient relationship with the animal shelter or rescue network where the FlV-positive cat is currently located performs the following:

(1) Confirms that the FIV-positive cat to be transferred, moved, adopted, or otherwise permanently relocated is a nonsymptomatic FIV-positive cat; and

(2) provides a written statement to the animal shelter or rescue network and to the new owner or holder authorizing the transfer, movement, adoption, or other permanent relocation of the FIV-positive cat that states the symptoms, the risks, and the recommendations of how the cat should be housed to minimize the spread of the virus.

(b) All notifications and statements created under this regulation shall be maintained as a part of the record-keeping requirements under K.A.R. 9-18-7.

(c) If the commissioner determines that the continued transfer, movement, adoption, or other permanent relocation of FIV-positive cats endangers the health of any other domestic animals, this regulation may be temporarily suspended by order of the commissioner.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-18-23

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 47-610 and K.S.A. 47-1712; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 38, No. 49; effective 12/20/2019.