Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-10-37

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

Section 112-10-37 - Postmortem examination

(a) An assistant animal health officer may order a postmortem examination for each greyhound that dies at a racetrack facility.

(b) The postmortem examination shall be conducted by a practicing veterinarian employed by the kennel owner or by the School for Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University.

(c) The assistant animal health officer may attend the postmortem examination.

(d) The assistant animal health officer may secure test samples, including tissue and other specimens during the postmortem examination. If secured, the assistant animal health officer shall send the samples to the official test laboratory or a diagnostic laboratory for testing and consultation. When practical, the assistant animal health officer shall secure the test samples for the detection of prohibited substances before the greyhound is euthanized.

(e) Each kennel owner shall pay the expenses of the practicing veterinarian employed by the kennel owner to conduct the postmortem examination.

(f) Each kennel owner and trainer shall comply with each provision for postmortem examination contained in these racing regulations as a condition of the kennel owner's and trainer's license.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-10-37

Authorized by K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 74-8804, as amended by L. 1992, Ch. 27, Sec. 3, and L. 1992, Ch. 286, Sec. 2; implementing K.S.A. 74-8804, as amended by L. 1992, Ch. 27, Sec. 3, and L. 1992, Ch. 286, Sec. 2, and 74-8806; effective, T-112-8-22-89, Aug. 22, 1989; effective Oct. 9, 1989; amended, T-112-8-13-92, Aug. 13, 1992; amend-ed, T-112-12-10-92, Dec. 10, 1992; amended Feb. 15, 1993.