2006 Kansas Code - 47-239

      47-239.   Same; publication notice for sale; contents; disposition of proceeds of sale; special stray fund; establishing of ownership within six months of sale. The notice for the sale of the stray shall be published for one (1) issue in a publication or publications having general circulation in the area where said stray was taken up, which notice shall describe the stray animal by stating the kind, sex, age, and brands. The notice shall not contain any statement as to the color of the stray animal, or as to any marks or other distinguishing features, and it shall not contain the name or address of the taker-up of such animal. Out of the proceeds from the sale of said stray animal, the sheriff shall pay the taker-up of such animal, reasonable compensation for his keeping and feeding of the same, and the sheriff shall pay all costs of the stray proceedings. Any proceeds remaining in the hands of the sheriff after payment of feeding and sale costs, shall be paid by him to the treasurer of the county in which the stray animal was taken up. Such funds shall be placed by the county treasurer in a special stray fund.

      At any time prior to the expiration to six (6) months following the date of such deposit with the county treasurer, a claimant may appear before the sheriff and submit evidence of ownership of said stray animal. If such evidence is acceptable and satisfactory to the sheriff and to the state livestock commissioner or his authorized representative, for purpose of establishing ownership of said stray animal, the sheriff shall direct the county treasurer to disburse the remainder of the proceeds from the sale of said stray animal to said claimant.

      Upon the expiration of a period of six (6) months following the receipt of deposit of proceeds from the sale of any stray animal, without any such directive having been received from the sheriff, the county treasurer shall pay the remaining proceeds to the livestock commissioner to be remitted, deposited and credited as provided by K.S.A. 47-417a.

      History:   L. 1970, ch. 205, § 3; L. 1973, ch. 2, § 17; July 1.