Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-13-2

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

Section 112-13-2 - Kansas-whelped program, certification

(a) Each person who intends to register a greyhound as a Kansas-whelped greyhound shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Within 45 days of the date each female greyhound is bred, submit a copy of the national greyhound association breeding acknowledgment and the following information to the official registering agency on a form approved by the commission:

(A) The present location of the female bred;

(B) the name and address, including the zip code, of each owner or lessee of the female and of each person who will be responsible for the pregnant female or the puppies during the first six months of their lives, or both; and

(C) each location of the pregnant female or the puppies during the first six months of their lives, or both;

(2) if the identity of the person or persons responsible for the pregnant female or the puppies, or both, changes, submit the new name and address, including the zip code, of the person or persons responsible to the official registering agency within 10 days of the change. The present location of the pregnant female or the puppies shall be reported at the same time; and

(3) notify the official registering agency within 80 days of the breeding whether the female greyhound has whelped or missed.

(b) In an emergency, the executive committee of the official registering agency may grant one extension of the deadline for submission of the Kansas greyhound registry breeding acknowledgment and one extension of the deadline for submission of the Kansas greyhound registry whelping report.

(c) Each female greyhound specified in subsection (a) shall be owned or leased by a Kansas-qualified breeder within 45 days of the breeding date. To be a Kansas-qualified breeder, the person owning or leasing the female greyhound shall have been a resident of the state of Kansas for a minimum of two years before breeding. Each pup shall be whelped and raised for the first six months of life in the state of Kansas. Kansas-whelped status shall remain with the greyhound and shall transfer to all subsequent owners of the grey-hound.

(d) Each person who intends to register a greyhound as a Kansas-whelped greyhound shall submit the original individual registration application from the national greyhound association to the official registering agency after the greyhound is six months old. If the official registering agency certifies that the greyhound is a Kansas-whelped greyhound, the agency shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Collect the certification fee and affix the agency's official seal to the face of the original individual registration application; and

(2) return the registration application to the applicant.

(e) When the applicant registers each individual greyhound, the applicant shall submit the certified original individual registration application to the national greyhound association.

(f) Upon receiving the certified original individual registration application, the national greyhound association shall issue a certificate of registration to the official registering agency.

(g) The official registering agency shall process the certificate in accordance with procedures approved by the commission and shall issue the certificate of registration to the applicant within 30 days of its receipt.

(h) If the original individual registration application is lost or destroyed, each duplicate shall be recertified by the official registering agency.

(i) If information is altered or falsified on any registration or certification document, the official registering agency shall cancel the Kansas-whelped greyhound certification.

(j) Each schedule of fees for certification, membership, and penalties shall be established by the official registering agency and approved by the commission at least annually.

(k) The official registering agency shall file an annual report with the commission on or before July 1 each calendar year and any periodic reports that the commission may request.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-13-2

Authorized by K.S.A. 74-8804; implementing K.S.A. 74-8832; effective, T-112-1-19-89, Jan. 19, 1989; effective April 10, 1989; amended March 25, 1991; amended Feb. 6, 2004.