Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-32-3 - Movement of scrapie-infected or scrapie-exposed sheep and goats

(a) No sheep or goat known to be or suspected of being infected with scrapie and no exposed animal from any flock that is not in compliance with a flock plan shall be imported into Kansas.

(b) No sheep or goat from a Kansas premises that is known to be or suspected of being infected with scrapie and no sheep or goat from a flock that is not in compliance with a flock plan shall be allowed to be moved from the premises without being individually identified with official identification recorded on a shipping permit issued by the Kansas livestock commissioner or the commissioner's deputy. All movement of these sheep and goats shall be only for the purpose of direct movement to slaughter or to a designated facility for euthanasia or research purposes.

(c) Scrapie-exposed sheep and goats from out-of-state flocks that are in compliance with a flock plan in the state of origin shall be allowed to be imported into Kansas, moved to a Kansas livestock market, or slaughtered at a licensed Kansas slaughter facility if the animals are individually identified with official identification and a special permit number issued by the Kansas animal health department is obtained before movement. The official identification numbers of all sheep and goats in each consignment shall be listed on the certificate of veterinary inspection or the owner statement, along with a statement that the animals listed are known to have been exposed to scrapie.

(d) Any scrapie-exposed sheep or goats from Kansas flocks that are in compliance with a flock plan may be sold privately, moved within the state to a licensed livestock market, or moved to a licensed Kansas slaughter facility if the sheep or goats are individually identified with official identification and are accompanied by an owner statement or certificate of veterinary inspection identifying them as exposed animals and listing the official identification numbers of the sheep or goats in the consignment.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-32-3

Authorized by K.S.A. 47-607, 47-607d, and 47-610; implementing K.S.A. 47-607, 47-608, and 47-610; effective, T-9-1-9-06, Jan. 9, 2006; effective April 21, 2006.