State of Kansas

Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health

Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulations

A public hearing will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 10, in the fourth floor training room of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, 109 S.W. 9th, Topeka, to consider the adoption of a proposed regulation.

This 60-day notice of the public hearing shall constitute a public comment period for the purpose of receiving written public comments on the proposed rule and regulation. All interested parties may submit written comments prior to the hearing to the Secretary of Agriculture, 109 S.W. 9th, 4th Floor, Topeka, 66612, or by e-mail at leslie.garner@kda.ks.gov. Comments also may be made through the department's website at http://www.ksda.gov, under the proposed regulation.

All interested parties will be given a reasonable opportunity to present their views orally on the adoption of the proposed regulation during the hearing. In order to give all parties an opportunity to present their views, it may be necessary to request that each participant limit any oral presentation to five minutes.

This regulation is proposed for adoption on a permanent basis. A summary of the proposed regulation and economic impact follows:

K.A.R. 9-7-4 clarifies current testing requirements for cattle, eliminates some outdated language in the existing regulation, and sets out new testing requirements regarding trichomoniasis.

Economic Impact Statement: The Kansas Department of Agriculture will not have any costs associated with modifying the language. The seller of a non-virgin bull will bear testing costs of the animal to validate that it is free of the tritrichomonas organism. Testing costs are currently the responsibility of owners to meet import requirements of other states.

Any individual with a disability may request accommodation in order to participate in the public hearing and may request the proposed regulation and impact statement in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation should be made at least five working days in advance of the hearing by contacting Leslie Garner at 785-296-4623 or fax 785-368-6668. Handicapped parking is located at the southwest corner of 9th and Kansas Ave., and the north entrance to the building is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Copies of the regulation and the economic impact statement may be obtained by contacting Leslie Garner at the contact information above or by accessing the department's website at http://www.ksda.gov.

Dale A. Rodman

Secretary of Agriculture

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