Kansas Statutes Chapter 65. Public Health § 65-1,186. Facility operator; certification; responsibility for employee training

(a)(1) As a condition of issuance of a permit for a swine facility that has an animal unit capacity of 1,000 or more, the operator of the facility shall be certified by the department, or by a third party approved by the department, as to the operator's knowledge of:

(2) If the department has not established or sanctioned an operator certification program at the time that a swine facility applies for a permit, or if a vacancy occurs in a certified operator position, the department may issue a permit for the facility without the operator certificate, and the operator shall complete the certification program within six months after it is established or sanctioned.