Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-32-5 - Movement into Kansas of sheep and goats intended for slaughter

(a) All sheep and goats moving interstate into Kansas directly to a licensed slaughter facility shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection or by an owner statement as defined in K.A.R. 9-32-1. In addition, all sheep and goats in the consignment, except wethers under 18 months of age as evidenced by the absence of the second set of permanent incisors, shall be identified in one of the following ways to enable the animals to be traced to the flock of origin:

(1) Have official identification, with the type of identification listed on the owner statement or certificate of veterinary inspection; or

(2) be maintained as a separate and distinct group, without commingling, from the time the sheep and goats leave the premises of origin until they arrive at the licensed slaughter facility within Kansas if the slaughter facility performs the following:

(A) Keeps these sheep or goats, or both, separate and apart from all other animals;

(B) slaughters the sheep or goats, or both, consecutively as a group to maintain their identity; and

(C) maintains records sufficient to trace the sheep or goats, or both, from the consignment to the premises of origin.

(b) All sheep and goats moving into Kansas directly to a terminal feedlot, except wethers under 18 months of age as determined by the absence of the second set of permanent incisors, shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection and have official identification. The type of official identification used and the number of sheep or goats, or both, consigned shall be recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection.

(c) Wethers under 18 months of age, as determined by the absence of the second set of permanent incisors, shall not be required to be identified but shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection or an owner statement.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-32-5

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.