47-414. Definitions. As used in article 4 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto: (a) “Person” means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation; (b) “livestock” means cattle, horses, mules or asses; (c) “brand” means any permanent identifying mark upon the surface of any livestock, except upon horns and hoofs, […]
47-414a. “Brand commissioner” and “livestock brand commissioner” mean animal health commissioner. Whenever in any statutes of this state the terms “livestock commissioner,” “livestock brand commissioner” or “brand commissioner” are used, or the term “commissioner” is used to refer to the livestock brand commissioner, such terms shall be construed to mean the animal health commissioner appointed […]
47-416. Animal health commissioner, duties; brand recording; inspectors, investigators, examiners and employees; contractual agreements with attorney general. It shall be the duty of the animal health commissioner to keep all books and records and to record all brands used for the branding or marking of livestock in Kansas. The commissioner shall receive applications for the […]
47-416a. Livestock special investigators; law enforcement powers; training requirements. Each special investigator, appointed by the animal health commissioner, pursuant to K.S.A. 47-416, and amendments thereto, shall have the authority to make arrests, conduct searches and seizures and carry firearms while investigating violations of the provisions of article 4 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes […]
47-417. Adoption of brands; registration of brands; registration and renewal fees; forfeited brands; abandonment; rules and regulations. (a) Any person may adopt a brand for the purpose of branding livestock in accordance with authorized rules and regulations of the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture division of animal health. Such person shall […]
47-417a. Brand inspection; fees; disposition; livestock brand fee fund; rules and regulations. (a) The animal health commissioner, when brand inspectors or examiners are available, may provide brand inspection. When brand inspection is requested and provided, the animal health commissioner shall charge and collect from the person making the request, a brand inspection fee of not […]
47-418. Branding; rules and regulations; identification brands for disease control purposes. Livestock may be branded in any way, or on any part of the animal, according to rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner, but livestock shall be branded so that they may be readily distinguished should they become intermixed with other herds. Livestock brands […]
47-419. Certified copies of record; fee. When any brand is recorded, as provided herein, the owner thereof shall be entitled to one certified copy of the record of such brand from the commissioner. Additional certified copies of such record may be obtained by anyone upon the payment of a fee in an amount fixed by […]
47-420. Unlawful use of brands; additional marking systems; feedlot brands. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use any brand for branding any livestock unless such brand has been duly registered in the office of the animal health commissioner, except: (1) The use of a single numeral digit, zero to nine, in conjunction […]
47-421. Unlawful branding or defacing of brands; penalty; venue of prosecutions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who willfully brands or causes to be branded any livestock in any manner other than as required or authorized by the laws of this state and the rules and regulations of the animal health commissioner […]
47-422. Effect of brand registering; recordation, fee; evidence; use by another prohibited. Any brand registered with the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture in compliance with the requirements of article 4 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be the property of the person causing such record […]
47-423. Livestock from another state. Any person who causes to be brought into the state from any other state for the purpose of grazing or feeding for a period of not to exceed 12 months, livestock which carry a brand or brands recorded in a recognized brand organization of any other state, shall be exempt […]
47-424. Publication of handbook and supplements; exchanges, sale and distribution. The commissioner shall from time to time cause to be published in book form or produce in electronic format, a list of all brands and marks on record at the time of such publication. Such lists may be supplemented from time to time. Such publication […]
47-425. Duty of attorney general. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to enforce the provisions of this act, and all acts amendatory thereto, together with the rules and regulations of the commissioner; and for such purposes the attorney general shall have original jurisdiction in investigations and prosecutions coextensive with that of local […]
47-426. Rules and regulations. The commissioner may make all the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of article 4 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and may by such rules and regulations make and provide for exceptions, in addition to those listed in K.S.A. 47-420, and amendments […]
47-427. Invalidity of part. The provisions of this act are severable, and if any part therein shall be held unconstitutional, or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion of this act. History: L. 1939, ch. 222, § 14; March 29.
47-428. Entry upon private lands; inspections; proof of ownership of livestock. The animal health commissioner and the commissioner’s deputies, assistants, special investigators, inspectors or examiners are hereby authorized to enter upon any private lands to make any inspections necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of article 4 of chapter 47 of the […]
47-429. Moneys received from sale of branded stray livestock. All moneys received from the sale of branded stray livestock shall be paid to the state animal health commissioner, notwithstanding article 2 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or any other provision of law relating to the disposition of the moneys […]
47-446. Feedlot brands; application; not evidence of ownership. Feedlot brands may be lawfully applied to livestock which are not branded with a registered brand of the owner and which are in the custody of, and upon the premises of, a feedlot operator licensed under the provisions of article 15 of chapter 47 of the Kansas […]
47-448. Reciprocity agreements with livestock commissioners or brand inspection agencies of other states; brand inspection fees, not limited by other laws. The animal health commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocity agreements with any livestock commissioner or brand inspection agency of any other state or the United States, for cooperation in the administration of brand […]
