Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulations, Statewide

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June 25, 2024
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that four states will launch voluntary pilot programs in the days ahead to test bulk milk tanks on dairy farms for bird flu — a move that’s aimed at making it easier for farmers to ship herds across state lines and for public health officials to track spread of the virus.

Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas will be in the first round of voluntary participation, with other states likely to follow, officials said on a call with reporters.
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June 26, 2024
A public hearing will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on July 2, 2024, in the 1st floor meeting room 124 of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, 1320 Research Park Dr., Manhattan, Kansas, to consider the adoption of proposed regulations. The public hearing will be conducted in person and via video conferencing system. Members of the public who wish to attend the public hearing virtually must pre-register at: https://kansasag.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqd-irqDIpGNOczSyOAzNG4BhNHo1xQlVO#/registration

This 60-day notice of the public hearing shall constitute a public comment period to receive written public comments regarding the proposed regulations. All interested parties may submit written comments before the hearing by mail or email to the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Attn: Ronda Hutton, 1320 Research Park Dr., Manhattan, Kansas 66502,
or ronda.hutton@ks.gov. Comments may also be made via the Kansas Department of Agriculture's website at: https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/document-services/public-comment.

All interested parties will also be given a reasonable opportunity to orally present their views regarding the adoption of the proposed regulations during the hearing. To provide all parties with an opportunity to present their views, it may be necessary to request that each participant limit any oral presentation to five minutes. These regulations are proposed for adoption on a permanent basis. A summary of the proposed regulations and the economic impact follows:

The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) is proposing revisions to K.A.R. 9-7-1 and K.A.R. 9-7-14 and revocation and replacement of regulations under Article 10 of KDA’s Kansas Administrative Regulations relating to public livestock markets. These changes reflect current management practices and standards of the livestock industry, update and modernize various requirements for public livestock markets and occasional livestock sales in Kansas and organize the regulations to allow them to be more easily read and understood.

The proposed changes to the regulations are as follows:
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continued: https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/8482/638537891403870000