Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-10-14

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024
Section 9-10-14 - Poultry

Chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons, and other poultry shall be given an inspection for communicable, infectious, or contagious diseases, before being offered for sale, sold, or exchanged at a public livestock market.

When poultry is sold as "chicks" this regulation shall mean any domestic fowl under the age of six weeks.

Each box, crate, coop or other container, holding chicks, shall be plainly labeled with the name of seller and description of contents. Such description of contents shall include name of the breed and of the variety. Additional labeling requirements shall include a guarantee of sex on sexed chicks, the date of the hatch, the number of chicks in the container, and the pullorum classification of such chicks.

An inspection fee of one cent per bird shall be collected from the consignor, by the public livestock market operator, which fee shall be paid to the veterinary inspector for inspections made on poultry.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-10-14

Authorized by K.S.A. 47-610, K.S.A. 1965 Supp. 47-1010; effective Jan. 1, 1966.