# K.S.A. § 47-612: 47-612 - Delivery of animals into quarantine; payment of fees, costs and expenses; sale > Kansas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-612 ## Section - **Citation:** K.S.A. § 47-612 - **Heading:** 47-612 - Delivery of animals into quarantine; payment of fees, costs and expenses; sale - **Jurisdiction:** Kansas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 47 / Article 6 / Section 47-612 ## Text 47-612. Delivery of animals into quarantine; payment of fees, costs and expenses; sale. Whenever the animal health commissioner determines that certain animals within the state are capable of communicating infectious or contagious disease, the commissioner may issue an order to the sheriff of the county or to any agent, inspector or authorized representative of the animal health commissioner in which such animals are found, commanding such individuals to take into custody and keep such animals subject to such quarantine regulations as the animal health commissioner may prescribe, until such time as the commissioner directs such person to deliver such animals to their owner or owners or to the agent of the owner or owners. Before any animals are delivered, the owner of such animals shall pay to the animal health commissioner all the fees, costs and expenses of taking, detaining and holding and caring for the animals. In case such fees, costs and expenses are not paid at the time fixed by the animal health commissioner, the officer having custody of such animals shall advertise, in the same manner as provided by law in case of sale of personal property on execution, that the officer will sell such animals or such portion of such animals as may be necessary to pay such fees, costs and expenses, together with the costs and expenses of such sale. At the time and place advertised the officer shall sell as many of the animals as may be necessary to pay for such fees, costs and expenses and the costs and expenses of such sale. Upon such sale the officer shall without delay pay to the owner any amount received in excess of the fees, costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees of such officer. Any officer performing any of the duties directed in this section or any other section of this act shall receive the same compensation for such services as is prescribed by law for similar services. In case such fees, costs and expenses cannot be collected by sale of such animals, such fees, costs and expenses shall be paid by the state of Kansas unless payment or indemnity for the costs of taking into custody, keeping and selling such animals may be obtained from the United States government. ## 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) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C47_A6_S47-612. 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