Kansas Statutes 47-1013. Inspectors, contract with; reports; fees
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 47-1013
- Commissioner: means the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 47-1001
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Livestock: means and includes cattle, bison, swine, sheep, goats, horses, mules, domesticated deer, camelids, domestic poultry, domestic waterfowl, all creatures of the ratite family that are not indigenous to this state, including, but not limited to, ostriches, emus and rheas, and any other animal as deemed necessary by the commissioner established through rules and regulations. See Kansas Statutes 47-1001
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) The commissioner shall contract with inspectors and such other persons as in the commissioner’s judgment may be necessary to properly administer the provisions of this act. Such persons shall be under the direct supervision of the commissioner. The commissioner shall also contract with state brand inspectors as in the commissioner’s judgment may be necessary to curtail livestock thefts and assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this act.
(b) The state brand inspectors shall file a report of such inspector’s inspections of brands and marks of identification of each sale inspected at the place of inspection, which copy shall be kept for a period of one year from date of filing by the organization conducting such sale.
(c) Fees paid to the state brand inspectors shall be paid out of the fees to be collected as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1011a, and amendments thereto.