Kansas Administrative Regulations Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Here’s an overview of Kansas Administrative Regulations, Agency 9 – Animal Health Department:
📘 Structure & Content of Agency 9
Agency 9 sets forth the regulations administered by the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health. Key article categories include:
Article 1 – Anthrax Vaccine
Article 2 – Bovine Brucellosis: Covers vaccination protocols, reporting, movement rules, branding, and calfhood tagging § 9‑2‑1 to § 9‑2‑36 (law.cornell.edu, sos.ks.gov).
Article 3 – Swine Brucellosis and Cervids
Article 4 – Disposal Plants
Article 5 – Garbage Feeding
Article 6 – Hog Cholera
Article 7 – Movement of Livestock Into or Through Kansas
Article 8 – Livestock Feed Lots
Article 9 – Poultry and Hatching Eggs
Article 10 – Public Livestock Markets
Article 11 – Tuberculosis
Article 12 – Swine, Specific Pathogen Free
Article 13 – Animal Welfare
Article 14 – Livestock Dealers Registration
Article 15 – Livestock Brands
Article 16 – Estray Notices
Article 17 – Pseudorabies in Swine
Article 18 – Animal Facility Inspection Program – License and Registration Fees (law.cornell.edu, regulations.justia.com, sos.ks.gov).
Articles 23–25 – Revoked
Article 26 – Euthanasia
Article 27 – Reportable Diseases: Defines official reportable animal diseases per KSA 47‑622 (law.cornell.edu, regulations.justia.com, sos.ks.gov).
Article 28 – Brucella ovis
Article 29 – Cervidae
Article 30 – Equine Infectious Anemia
Article 32 – Scrapie in Sheep and Goats (law.cornell.edu).
🔍 Recent Updates & Revocations
Article 10 (§ 9‑10‑15) has been revoked, effective January 3, 2025 (law.cornell.edu).
Several regulations under Articles 23–25 are also revoked as noted .
Updates in Articles 2 and 3 (such as § 9‑2‑35 and § 9‑3‑9) were enacted in Volume 39 of the Kansas Register (kssos.org).
🛡️ Regulatory Purpose
These rules cover:
Disease control (brucellosis, tuberculosis, hog cholera, equine infectious anemia, scrapie, etc.)
Livestock movement standards (health certificates, quarantine, species-specific rules)
Animal welfare, market licensing, facility inspection
Mandatory disease reporting and euthanasia protocols
Fees and regulatory compliance mechanisms
✅ Finding the Official Text
For the current, enforceable version of these regulations, refer to the Kansas Secretary of State’s official KAR repository or the Kansas Register for recent amendments, revocations, and effective dates. The versions you find on sites like Cornell or Justia may not be fully up to date (sos.ks.gov, regulations.justia.com, klrd.gov).
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