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Antigen is available for PT testing so we will collect PT papers at check in!! 

Game Breeders’ Permit   A Kansas Game Breeder’s Permit is needed to sell Ringneck Pheasants, Bobwhite Quail, Scaled Quail, game animals, & fur-bearing animals native to Kansas & existing as a wild population.  Anyone from out of state consigning any species requiring a Kansas Game Breeders’ Permit must show proof of legal ownership, possession, importation and/or other required documentation from the originating state such as your game breeders’ permit. 

Kansas Consignors   K.S.A. 2-913. Exhibitions; pullorum-typhoid clean requirements. All poultry, including exhibition, exotic and game birds but excluding waterfowl, taken to a public exhibition in Kansas shall come from a flock of poultry which is designated U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean or which meets the equivalent requirements as determined by the commissioner or shall have a negative result from a pullorum and fowl typhoid test conducted within 90 days of the poultry being taken to the public exhibition. History: L. 1984, ch. 195, § 6; Jan. 1, 1985  

To sell chickens, guineas, turkeys, peafowl, pheasants, & quail, you must present  a legible VS Form 9-2 signed by a certified tester before the birds are unloaded.  Remember:  NO waterfowl or pigeons need to be tested.   Chicks under 4 months old must be from an NPIP flock.  Bring the NPIP form for the breeder birds and write the number on the box. There will not be no pullorum-typhoid testing at check-in.    Call the  Kansas Animal Health Department ph. 785-564-6700   for the name of a tester in your area app. 3 wks before the auction. 

ALL CONSIGNORS:  Auction records are available for inspection by USDA & state inspectors for 1 year after the auction. Bring a copy of your Kansas Import Permit and the FORM VS-3 or Form VS-2 with you to attach to your consignment sheets.  You will need to write your state game breeder’s permit and waterfowl permit numbers on your consignment sheet.  

Wild Waterfowl  Everyone selling wild waterfowl must complete Sale Notice Form 3-186 and turn it to the check-in people at the time the birds are checked in.  

Consignors are responsible for picking up their completed forms once the birds are sold. It is your proof that the birds were legally obtained.

Information Regarding Animals Entering Kansas taken from the Kansas Animal Health web site 

All animals entering Kansas shall be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) issued within 30 days prior to movement into Kansas unless moving to an approved slaughter facility or to an approved livestock market. All health certificates must have physical addresses (NOT post office boxes) for both the consignor and consignee. For specific species, select the type of animal being imported into Kansas from the list below and follow the guidelines provided. Or, visit   Kansas Animal Health to  search  mport requirements from any state. Kansas only accepts the following electronic CVI formats: eCVI, GVL, VET-CVI, Vet Sentry, VSPS. APHIS form 7001 is NOT an acceptable document for interstate certificates of veterinary inspection for Kansas imports or exports.  

Permits Entry permits can be obtained either through the online permitting system here or by calling the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616.  Permits must be issued within 15 days of movement. 

What information is required on a permit? 

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (health paper) number 
• Number and type of animals (include: age or weight, sex, breed) Inspection date 
• Consignee/origin name Origin physical address Consignor/destination name Destination physical address
• Purpose of movement 
• Issuing veterinarian name and contact phone number 

Import Permit & Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

ALL poultry and birds imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system here or call 785-564-6602.  AND Include the Import Permit number on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI).   OR Poultry must be accompanied by an annual  Permit to Ship Poultry and/or Hatching Eggs that has been approved for NPIP participants by the KDA Division of Animal Health. The Import Permit number is to be placed on shipping labels or invoices and on NPIP Form VS 9-3.  Poultry is defined as livestock that are chickens, game birds, turkeys, and waterfowl, raised in captivity, excluding pigeons and doves.    

Entry requirements: 

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection  OR  NPIP Form VS 9-3. (See download info. about becoming NPIP) 
• Import Permit Number. 
• Free of infectious, contagious diseases.  Adult poultry, except waterfowl, must be Pullorum tested within 90 days of entry  OR  originate from a Pullorum free flock. Adult poultry are any turkeys over 12 weeks of age and any other poultry over 16 weeks of age.  

Ratites  include exotic fowl with flat breast bone and small or non-existent wings including Emu, Kiwi, Ostrich, Rheas.   

Entry requirements:

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. 
• Permit Number.
•  Permanent Identification (tattoo or microchip) listed on the CVI. Free of infectious, contagious diseases. 

Non-Poultry Bird Species  

Entry requirements: 

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
• Permit Number. 
• Free of infectious, contagious diseases.  

Which livestock need an import permit?

•  All consigned rodeo stock
•  All dairy cattle
•  All dairy-beef cross cattle
•  Calves 60 days-of-age or less, not accompanied by dam 
• Cattle from a Designated Surveillance Area (DSA) 
• All bison 
• All cervids 
• Poultry or hatched eggs
•  All Mexican or Canadian origin cattle 
• All porcine 
• All exotics 

Rabbits 

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) All rabbits imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas. 

Sheep & Goats 

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) Sheep and goats imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.  

Identification 

• All exhibition animals, sexually intact goats (does and bucks) and sexually intact sheep (ewes and rams) must be individually officially identified. The identification method must be a method approved by the animal health commissioner (official USDA ear tag, breed registration tattoo with breed registration papers accompanying CVI to the state office). Go to the Kansas Animal Health web site for a list of official ear tags.  Tags are available at the auction. Complete individual scrapie tags or flock number must be listed on the CVI.  Exemptions: Lambs and kids under eight weeks of age accompanying their dams, and wethers under 18 months of age are exempt from official identification requirements.  

Sheep Disease Requirements 

• All sheep must be free of any signs of "sore mouth" AND
• All sheep must be free of signs of active fungal (ringworm) infection, including club lamb fungus. 

Go the Kansas Animal Health Department web site for testing requirements of animals not listed such as pot-bellied pigs, miniature horses, miniature donkeys, etc.  

Prohibited Animals/Pets

Per a Commissioner's Order, the sale and transportation of the following animals is prohibited.

• Prairie dogs 
• All rodents from Africa  

The possession or sale of the following animals for keeping as pets is prohibited per the Kansas Department of Health and 

Environment's K.A.R. 28-1-14 for rabies control purposes.

• Coyotes 
• Foxes
• Raccoons
• Skunks 

A USDA license is required for anyone selling hedgehogs, short-tail possums, and sugar gliders.  

Zoo & Exotic Animals All other animals not previously listed are included within "Zoo and Exotic Animals" unless prohibited. 

Import Permit ALL zoo and exotic animals imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system here or call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616.  Exemptions: Zoo to zoo movements, pocket pets, non-poisonous reptiles do not require a permit.