Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 47-1718 (2026)

Euthanasia, approved methods

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47-1718. Euthanasia, approved methods. (a) No animal shall be euthanized by any animal control officer, licensee, permittee, officer of an animal shelter or officer of a pound by any means, method, agent or device, or in any way, except through the most current, approved euthanasia methods established by the American veterinary medical association panel on euthanasia. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations by December 31, 2015, regarding acceptable methods of euthanasia. Such acceptable methods may be more stringent than those established by the American veterinary medical association.

(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to article 17 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1980, ch. 157, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 151, § 18; L. 2015, ch. 61, § 9; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2005–2006 · leading case: Ex Parte O'Brien, 190 S.W.3d 677 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).

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Ex Parte O'Brien, 190 S.W.3d 677 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “09; Kansas, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1718 (a); Kentucky, Ky.”

Beardslee v. Woodford, 395 F.3d 1064 (9th Cir. 2005). “09; Kansas, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1718 (a); Kentucky, Ky.”

O'Brien, Derrick Sean (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “09; Kansas, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1718 (a); Kentucky, Ky.”

Beardslee v. Woodford (9th Cir. 2005). “09; Kansas, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1718 (a); Kentucky, Ky.”

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