Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-18-27 - Rescue networks
(a) An
application form for a rescue network manager license shall be provided by the
commissioner at the request of any individual seeking a license as a rescue
network manager. The individual shall submit the completed application and the
license fee to the commissioner.
(b) Except for stray dogs and cats, each dog
or cat in the care of a licensee, other than the personal pets of the licensee,
shall have been relinquished by an owner, transferred from another licensee, or
transferred from an animal shelter licensed in Kansas. Each rescue network
manager shall be responsible for the intake of all dogs or cats in the rescue
network. Each licensee that obtains a dog or cat from a veterinarian for the
purpose of adopting shall comply with
K.S.A.
47-1731, and amendments thereto. Stray dogs,
cats, puppies, or kittens may be placed with a rescue network only after the
requirements of
K.S.A.
47-1710, and amendments thereto, have been
met by a licensed animal shelter.
(c) Each rescue network manager wanting to
maintain or house more than 19 adult animals at any time at the premises of the
rescue network manager shall apply for and receive an animal shelter license
before accepting more than 19 adult animals. The limit of 19 adult animals
shall include the following:
(1) Any adult
animal that is a personal pet of the rescue network manager; and
(2) any adult animal owned by any other
individual or entity and maintained, housed, or harbored by the rescue network
manager.
(d) Any
licensee may offer any animal in its custody for adoption and may transfer
ownership of the animal pursuant to
K.S.A.
47-1731, and amendments thereto.
(e) Each rescue network manager shall arrange
to spay or neuter each cat and dog, or certify each animal as unable to be
spayed or neutered, within 10 business days of receipt of the dog or
cat.
(f) Each rescue network
manager shall process all documentation for each adoption of a dog or cat in
the custody of the rescue network and for all spay and neuter deposits required
by K.S.A.
47-1731, and amendments thereto. A copy of
each of these documents shall be kept at the premises of the rescue network
manager. Intact dogs, cats, puppies, or kittens may be adopted only from the
premises of the rescue network manager or a licensed animal shelter.
(g) Each rescue network manager shall comply
with K.A.R. 9-18-28 regarding adoption and transfer of ownership of each dog or
cat receiving temporary care in a pet animal foster home.
(h) Dogs or cats shall not remain in the
custody of a rescue network for more than 12 months without written permission
from the commissioner. Each licensee wanting to retain custody of a dog or cat
beyond 12 months shall send a written request to the commissioner, stating the
reasons for the request.
(i) Each
licensee accepting animals from out of state shall comply with the importation
and certificate of veterinary inspection requirements specified in K.A.R. 9-185
and K.A.R.
9-7-11. The original of each certificate of
veterinary inspection shall be maintained with the files of the licensed rescue
network manager or animal shelter. A copy of the health certificate shall be
available at the pet animal foster home.
(j) Rescue network manager licenses shall not
be transferable.
Notes
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