Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 32-1308

• Local animal control authority: means an agency of the county or city that is responsible for animal control operations in such governmental entity's jurisdiction and includes the animal control officer, as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 32-1301
• Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, municipality or other business entity. See Kansas Statutes 32-1301
• Wildlife sanctuary: means a not-for-profit organization exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501 (c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as in effect on July 1, 2006, that:

  (1) Operates a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned or displaced dangerous regulated animals are provided care for such animal's lifetime;

  (2) does not conduct any commercial activity with respect to any dangerous regulated animal possessed by the organization;

  (3) does not sell, trade, auction, lease or loan dangerous regulated animals, or parts thereof, which the organization possesses;

  (4) does not breed any dangerous regulated animal of which the organization possesses, except as an integral part of the species survival plan of the American zoo and aquarium association;

  (5) does not conduct any activity that is not inherent to the dangerous regulated animal's nature;

  (6) does not use the dangerous regulated animal for any type of entertainment purposes; and

  (7) operates a refuge in compliance with regulations promulgated by the United States department of agriculture for dangerous regulated animals, except non-native, venomous snakes, under the animal welfare act, public law 89-544, as amended and in effect on July 1, 2006, and the regulations and standards adopted under such act in effect on July 1, 2006, relating to operations, animal health and husbandry. See Kansas Statutes 32-1301