Volume 44 - Issue 12 - March 20, 2025

State of Kansas

Department of Agriculture

Permanent Administrative Regulations

Article 16.—MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION

4-16-1a. Definitions. Each of the following terms, as used in the act and in the portions of the code of federal regulations adopted by reference in K.A.R. 4-16-1c, shall have the meaning specified in this subsection:

(1) “The act,” “act,” and “federal meat inspection act” shall mean K.S.A. 65-6a18 et seq. and amendments thereto.

(2) “Administrator” shall mean the secretary of the department of agriculture or the secretary’s designee.

(3) “Secretary,” “national supervisor,” “area supervisor,” “inspection service supervisor,” “inspection program supervisor,” “circuit supervisor,” and “station supervisor” shall mean the secretary of the department of agriculture or the secretary’s designee.

(4) “U.S.” and “the United States” shall mean Kansas or the state of Kansas, as appropriate.

(5) “U.S.D.A.” and “USDA” shall mean Kansas department of agriculture or KDA, as appropriate. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-6a20, K.S.A. 65-6a25, K.S.A. 65-6a30, and K.S.A. 65-6a44; implementing K.S.A. 65-6a20, K.S.A. 65-6a21, K.S.A. 65-6a22, K.S.A. 65-6a23, K.S.A. 65-6a25, and K.S.A. 65-6a30; effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1986; amended Jan. 1, 1989; amended Jan. 21, 1991; amended Jan. 25, 1993; amended Dec. 12, 1994; amended Sept. 5, 1997; amended Sept. 1, 2006; amended Dec. 5, 2008; amended May 10, 2013; amended April 4, 2025.)

4-16-1c. Adoption by reference. (a) The following portions of title 7 of the code of federal regulations, as revised on January 1, 2022, except as otherwise specified, are hereby adopted by reference:

(1) part 65.300; and

(2) part 65.400.

(b) The following portions of title 9 of the code of federal regulations, as revised on January 1, 2022, except as otherwise specified, are hereby adopted by reference:

(1) part 71.10(b); and

(2) part 71.19.

(c) The following portions of title 21 of the code of federal regulations, as revised on April 1, 2022, except as otherwise specified, are hereby adopted by reference:

(1) part 172.5;

(2) part 172.510;

(3) part 172.620;

(4) part 172.623;

(5) part 172.626;

(6) part 172.695;

(7) part 172.854(a);

(8) part 172.892;

(9) part 173.310;

(10) part 178.1010;

(11) part 179.26(a);

(12) part 179.26(b);

(13) part 182.1217;

(14) part 182.1320;

(15) part 182.1748;

(16) part 182.3013;

(17) part 182.3041;

(18) part 182.3731;

(19) part 184.1033;

(20) part 184.1277;

(21) part 184.1322;

(22) part 184.1343;

(23) part 184.1639;

(24) part 184.1721;

(25) part 184.1751;

(26) part 184.1754;

(27) part 184.1768;

(28) part 184.1835; and

(29) part 184.1979c.

(d) The document titled “Kansas meat and poultry inspection code,” dated February 29, 2024, and published by the Kansas department of agriculture’s meat and poultry inspection program, is hereby adopted by reference, except for the preface. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-6a20, K.S.A. 65-6a25, K.S.A. 65-6a30, K.S.A. 65-6a44, and K.S.A. 65-6a59; implementing K.S.A. 65-6a20, K.S.A. 65-6a21, K.S.A. 65-6a22, K.S.A. 65-6a23, K.S.A. 65-6a25, K.S.A. 65-6a30, K.S.A. 65-6a32, K.S.A. 65-6a59, and K.S.A. 65-6a60; effective May 1, 1986; amended May 1, 1988; amended Jan. 1, 1989; amended Jan. 21, 1991; amended Jan. 25, 1993; amended Dec. 12, 1994; amended Sept. 5, 1997; amended Sept. 1, 2006; amended Dec. 5, 2008; amended May 10, 2013; amended April 4, 2025.)

4-16-129a. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-6a22, 65-6a23, 65-6a24, 65-6a31, 65-6a44; effective May 1, 1975; revoked April 4, 2025.)

Mike Beam
Secretary
Department of Agriculture

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