Kansas Statutes 47-1711. Animal control officer; license as or employment by animal dealer or pet shop operator prohibited; record of taking custody and disposition
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 47-1711
- Animal: means any live dog, cat, rabbit, rodent, nonhuman primate, bird or other warm-blooded vertebrate or any fish, snake or other cold-blooded vertebrate. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
- Animal breeder: means any person who operates an animal breeder premises. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
- Animal control officer: means any person employed by, contracted with or appointed by the state, or any political subdivision thereof, for the purpose of aiding in the enforcement of this law, or any other law or ordinance relating to the licensing or permitting of animals, control of animals or seizure and impoundment of animals, and includes any state, county or municipal law enforcement officer, dog warden, constable or other employee, whose duties in whole or in part include assignments that involve the seizure or taking into custody of any animal. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
- Animal distributor: means any person who operates an animal distributor premises. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
- Commissioner: means the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
- Hobby breeder: means any person who operates a hobby breeder premises. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
- Pet shop: means any premises where there are sold, or offered or maintained for sale, at retail and not for resale to another:
(A) Any dogs or cats, or both; or
(B) any other animals except those that are produced and raised on such premises and are sold, or offered or maintained for sale, by a person who resides on such premises. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
- Retail breeder: means any person who operates a retail breeder premises. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
An animal control officer shall not be granted an animal distributor‘s, animal breeder‘s, retail breeder‘s, hobby breeder‘s or a pet shop operator’s license. Each application for any such license shall include a statement that neither the applicant nor any of the applicant’s employees is an animal control officer. An animal control officer, upon taking custody of any animal in the course of such officer’s official duties, shall immediately make a record which shall include the color, breed, sex, approximate weight and other description of the animal, the reason for seizure, the location of seizure, the owner’s name and address, if known, the animal license number, and any other identification number. Complete information relating to the disposition of the animal shall be shown on the record and shall be added immediately following the disposition of the animal. Such records shall be made available to the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized representative upon request.