Kansas Statutes

Statute 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 livestock 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 livestock commissioner to perform such brand inspection services.

      (b)   Where cattle consigned to, or sold at, such public livestock market originate in, and have brand inspection clearance from a county option brand inspection area, operating under K.S.A. 47-434 through 47-445, and amendments thereto, such livestock brand inspection fee under this section shall not be required.

      (c)   The public livestock market operator shall pay all amounts received under this section to the livestock commissioner.

      (d)   The livestock 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 livestock 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; July 1.