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Kansas Department of Agriculture briefs committee on animal-facility inspection program; agency cites inspection workload and complaints
Summary
Deputy Secretary Olsen briefed the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on the Animal Facilities Inspection (AFI) program, reporting roughly 800 inspections per licensing year, a small inspection staff and use of a $50,000 fund to reimburse shelters when animals are seized.
The Kansas Department of Agriculture presented an overview of its Animal Facilities Inspection (AFI) program to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, outlining enforcement workload, staffing and funding issues and answering committee questions about seizures and open-records requests.
Deputy Secretary Olsen told the committee the AFI program "is a program that was built by the industry" and said the agency has worked to make enforcement and funding "more consistent." Olsen said the agency inspects and oversees companion-animal facilities required to be licensed under statute, including breeders, pounds, shelters, rescues, pet shops, research facilities,…
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