Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-18-4

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 9-18-4 - Definitions

For purposes of this article of the department's regulations, each of the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:

(a) "Act" means Kansas pet animal act, K.S.A. 47-1701 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(b) "Adult animal" means a dog or cat that is four months of age or older.

(c) "Housing facility" has the meaning specified in K.S.A. 47-1701, and amendments thereto, and shall include any land or area housing or intended to house animals.

(d) "Indoor housing facility" means any structure or building with environmental controls that houses or is intended to house animals and that is an enclosure created by the continuous connection of a roof, walls, and floor.

(e) "Licensee" means the individual, group of individuals, or entity to whom a license is issued by the Kansas department of agriculture, animal health division's animal facility inspection program.

(f) "Outdoor housing facility" means any facility that houses or is intended to house animals and does not meet the definition of indoor housing facility or sheltered housing facility. The temperatures for outdoor housing facilities typically cannot be controlled.

(g) "Pet animal foster home" means the licensed premises of an individual who has a written and signed agreement to provide temporary care for one or more dogs or cats owned by an animal shelter or a rescue network that is licensed by the state of Kansas.

(h) "Rescue network" means the premises of a rescue network manager and all pet animal foster homes organized under that rescue network manager that provide temporary care for one or more dogs or cats not owned by an animal shelter that maintains a central facility for keeping animals.

(i) "Rescue network manager" means the person designated by a rescue network to be responsible for the following functions:

(1) Approving the membership of each pet animal foster home in the rescue network;

(2) carrying out the duties of the rescue network manager under K.A.R. 9-18-27, including the intake of all dogs and cats in the care of the rescue network;

(3) maintaining on that person's premises all documentation required by K.A.R. 9-18-27 and 9-18-28, including records pertaining to the adoption, placement, or other disposition of each dog and cat receiving temporary care from the rescue network; and

(4) ensuring compliance with this regulation and K.A.R. 9-18-28 by each pet animal foster home belonging to the rescue network.

(j) "Sheltered housing facility" means a housing facility that includes a structure or building with environmental controls and also allows animals independent access to the outside. This term shall include any facility that does not meet the definition of indoor housing facility due to having a gravel or dirt floor or not being entirely enclosed.

(k) "Temporary care" means the care and housing of an animal for 12 months or less during the calendar year, except as provided by K.A.R. 9-18-27(g) and K.A.R. 9-18-28(j).

(l) "Temporary pet shop" means a type of pet shop that operates for a total of 12 or fewer sale days per license year and is not permanently located on a premises.

(m) "U.S.D.A." means United States department of agriculture.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-18-4

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 47-607d and K.S.A. 47-1712; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 36, No. 44; effective 11/17/2017.