# K.S.A. § 47-611: 47-611 - Quarantine and other regulations; notice of quarantine; proclamation by governor; enforcement; direction by governor; assistance of any state agency

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-611

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 47-611
- **Heading:** 47-611 - Quarantine and other regulations; notice of quarantine; proclamation by governor; enforcement; direction by governor; assistance of any state agency
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 47 / Article 6 / Section 47-611

## Text

47-611. Quarantine and other regulations; notice of quarantine; proclamation by governor; enforcement; direction by governor; assistance of any state agency. (a) When the animal health commissioner determines that a quarantine and other regulations are necessary to prevent the spread among domestic animals of any contagious or infectious disease, the commissioner shall notify the governor of such determination, and the governor shall issue a proclamation announcing the boundary of such quarantine and the orders and rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. Such proclamation shall be published in the Kansas register, except that the commissioner, if the area affected by the quarantine is limited in extent, may dispense with the proclamation of the governor and give such notice as the commissioner shall deem sufficient to make the quarantine effective.

(b) Upon a determination by the governor that a quarantine or other regulations are necessary to prevent the spread among domestic animals of any contagious or infectious disease, the governor shall direct the commissioner to establish a quarantine pursuant to this section.

(c) The governor may require and direct the cooperation and assistance of any state agency in enforcing such quarantine or other regulations pursuant to subsection (a) or (b).

(d) The commissioner shall establish such quarantine immediately and shall give and enforce such directions, rules and regulations as to separating, isolating, handling and treating, feeding and caring for such diseased animals, animals exposed to the disease and animals within the quarantine which have not been immediately exposed, as the commissioner deems necessary to prevent those classes of animals from coming into contact with one another.

(e) The animal health commissioner or the commissioner's designee is hereby authorized and empowered to enter any grounds and premises to carry out the provisions of this act.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 47-604 47-604 - Penalty for violating quarantine.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-604.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-605 47-605 - Oaths and affirmations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-605.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-607 47-607 - Unlawful to transport uninspected animals into state; certificates of health required; rules and regulations of animal health commissioner; special quarantine.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-607.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-608 47-608 - Animal health commissioner to cooperate with federal officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-608.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-610 47-610 - State quarantine, sanitary and other regulations; veterinarian; compensation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-610.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-611 47-611 - Quarantine and other regulations; notice of quarantine; proclamation by governor; enforcement; direction by governor; assistance of any state agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-611.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-612 47-612 - Delivery of animals into quarantine; payment of fees, costs and expenses; sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-612.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-613 47-613 - Quarantine duties of sheriff.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-613.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-614 47-614 - Killing unconfined, diseased or exposed animals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-614.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-615 47-615 - Killing of condemned animals; inventory and appraisal; duties of commissioner; payment or indemnity to owner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-615.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-616 47-616 - Same; right of indemnity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-616.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-617 47-617 - Animals killed by order of commissioner; certificate; payment or indemnity to owner; specific disease procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-617.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-618 47-618 - Execution of orders of commissioner; fees of officers; arrests; prosecutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-618.md)
- [K.S.A. § 47-619 47-619 - Animal health commissioner; stockyard duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-619.md)

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