Kansas Statutes

Statute 47-417a: Brand inspection; fees; disposition; livestock brand fee fund. (a) The livestock commissioner may, when brand inspectors or examiners are available, provide brand inspection. When brand inspection is requested and provided, the livestock commissioner shall charge and collect from the person making the request, a brand inspection fee of not to exceed $.75 per head on cattle and $.05 per head on sheep and other livestock. No inspection charge shall be made or collected at any licensed livestock market where brand inspection is otherwise available.

      (b)   The livestock commissioner shall remit all moneys received under the statutes contained in article 4 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, except K.S.A. 47-434 through 47-445, and amendments thereto, 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 brand 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. 1958, ch. 16, § 2 (Special Session); L. 1965, ch. 330, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 2, § 19; L. 1975, ch. 281, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 223, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 196, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 152, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 160; July 1.