March 15, 2022
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/kansas-consider-new-pet-animal-inspection-division-thursday-march-17/
Kansas Senate Bill 551 would establish a new division within the Kansas
Department of Agriculture specifically tasked with inspecting pet animal
facilities that will include breeders licensed by the state, pet shops,
boarding kennels, rescues, distributors, research facilities, and shelters.
This division will be known as the Pet Animal Facilities Inspection Division.
SB 551 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources where it has a hearing on Thursday, March 17th at 8:30am.
Summary:
Kansas has an existing pet animal inspection program that falls under the
purview of the Division of Animal Health within the Department of Agriculture.
This includes inspections of both hobby and retail breeders. Hobby breeders are
defined in current state law as premises where three, four, or five litters and
less than 30 dogs may be sold in a license year. A retail breeder premises is
defined as premises that sells 6 or more litters and 30 or more dogs in a
license year.
SB 551 would require a new division to take over the inspection and
administration duties from the Division of Animal Health outlined within the
existing Kansas Pet Animal Act.
It would further require the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture to
appoint a director to oversee the establishment and administration of the new
pet division.
What You Can Do:
The American Kennel Club encourages those impacted by this legislation to
submit respectful comments to the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources
Committee that detail your position on SB 551.
Members of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee can be
contacted at the information below:
Chair Daniel Kerschen
Dan.Kerschen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(785)296-7353
Senator Marci Francisco
Marci.Francisco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(785)296-7364
Senator Mary Ware
Mary.Ware@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(785)296-7391
Senator Larry Alley
Larry.Alley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(785)296-7381
Senator Carolyn McGinn
Carolyn.McGinn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(785)296-7377
Senator Virgil Peck
Virgil.Peck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(785)296-7742
Senator Michael Fagg
Michael.Fagg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(785)296-7678
Senator Alicia Straub
Alicia.Straub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(785)296-7682
Senator John Doll
John.Doll@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(785)296-7694
AKC Government Relations (AKC GR) will continue to monitor all legislation
related to dogs in Kansas and will continue to provide updates as necessary.
For more information, contact AKC GR at doglaw@xxxxxxx.
Stormy Hope
NAIATrust, Trustee
NAIATrust-CA on Facebook!
GSDCA Legislative Liaison to AKC
California Responsible Pet Owners
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