Kansas Statutes 47-1704. Pound or animal shelter license; temporary care exception
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 47-1704
- 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
- Commissioner: means the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
- Person: means any individual, association, partnership, corporation or other entity. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
- pound: means a facility that is used or designed for use to house, contain, impound or harbor any seized stray, homeless, relinquished or abandoned animal or a person who acts as an animal rescuer, or who collects and cares for unwanted animals or offers them for adoption. See Kansas Statutes 47-1701
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a pound or animal shelter, except a licensed veterinarian who operates such pound or animal shelter from such licensed veterinarian’s clinic, unless a license for such pound or shelter has been obtained from the commissioner. Application for such license shall be made on a form provided by the commissioner. The license period shall be for the license year ending on September 30 following the issuance date.
(b) The Kansas department of agriculture shall not require any individual to be licensed who has written and signed an agreement to provide temporary care for one or more dogs or cats owned by an animal shelter. Any such animal shelter shall keep a current list of such individuals who have written and signed an agreement to provide such temporary care.