Kansas Statutes Chapter 47. Livestock and Domestic Animals § 47-1826. Definitions

(a) “Animal” means any warm or coldblooded animal used in food, fur or fiber production, agriculture, research, testing or education and includes dogs, cats, poultry, fish and invertebrates.

(b) “Animal facility” includes any vehicle, building, structure, research facility or premises where an animal is kept, handled, housed, exhibited, bred or offered for sale.

(c) “Consent” means assent in fact, whether express or apparent.

(d) “Deprive” means to:

(e) “Effective consent” includes consent by a person legally authorized to act for the owner. Consent is not effective if:

(f) “Owner” means a person who has title to the property, possession of the property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession of the property than the actor.

(g) “Person” means any individual, state agency, corporation, association, nonprofit corporation, joint stock company, firm, trust, partnership, two or more persons having a joint or common interest or other legal entity.

(h) “Possession” means actual care, custody, control or management.

(i) “Research facility” means any place, laboratory, institution, medical care facility, elementary school, secondary school, college or university, at which any scientific test, experiment or investigation involving the use of any living animal or field crop product is carried out, conducted or attempted.