Kansas Statutes
Article 10 - Public Livestock Markets
47-1011a Brand inspection fees; additional fees collected, when; disposition of fees; livestock market brand inspection fee fund.

47-1011a. Brand inspection fees; additional fees collected, when; disposition of fees; livestock market brand inspection fee fund. (a) The public livestock market operator shall collect from the consignor of cattle sold at a public livestock market, where brand inspection of such cattle is requested, by the public livestock market operator, as a brand inspection fee, in addition to amounts specified in K.S.A. 47-1011, and amendments thereto, a sum of not more than $.40 per head on all such cattle. Such amount shall be determined by the animal health commissioner. If a public livestock market operator requests brand inspection at a public livestock market pursuant to this section, the public livestock market operator shall contract with the animal health commissioner to perform such brand inspection services.
(b) The public livestock market operator shall pay all amounts received under this section to the animal health commissioner.
(c) The animal health commissioner shall remit all amounts received under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the livestock market brand inspection fee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the animal health commissioner or by a person or persons designated by the commissioner.
History: L. 1973, ch. 2, § 24; L. 1975, ch. 281, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 223, § 4; L. 1991, ch. 152, § 13; L. 1994, ch. 213, § 3; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 169; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 85; L. 2016, ch. 51, § 15; July 1.

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