Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-10-33 - Livestock injured, disabled or unfit for sale
Definitions. As used in this act, these definitions shall apply.
(a) "Actinomycosis" means the
disease commonly known as lump jaw.
(b) "Livestock" or "animal" means animals as
defined by K.S.A. 1996 Supp.
47-1001(b), and
amendments thereto.
(c)
"Commissioner" means the Kansas livestock commissioner or a designated employee
of the Kansas animal health department, or a designated employee of the United
States department of agriculture veterinary services.
(d) "Department" means the Kansas animal
health department.
(e)
"Euthanasia" or "euthanize" refers to accomplishing the humane death of an
animal by a method appropriate for the species and the location.
(f) "Metastatic" or "metastasis" means the
invasion or infiltration of other structures or tissue by a neoplasm.
(g) "Neoplasia," "neoplasm," or
"neoplastic" means new, abnormal tissue growth deleterious to the animal's
health. Tumors and cancer are neoplasias.
(h) "Nonambulatory" means that the animal is
unable to rise to its feet and walk with minimal stimulus.
(i) "Owner" means the actual owner of the
livestock or the person who consigned the livestock for sale, or the owner's or
consignor's agent.
(j) "Urinary
calculi" means the condition commonly known as water belly.
(k) "Market veterinarian" means an accredited
veterinarian licensed to practice in Kansas and appointed by the commissioner
to perform the duties of a veterinarian at a specific livestock market.
Notes
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