Neil Bouray of Webber Appointed to Kansas Animal Health Board

Governor Laura Kelly has announced the appointment of Neil Bouray of Webber to the Kansas Animal Health Board.

The Kansas Animal Health Board, appointed by the governor, serves in an advisory capacity to the Animal Health Commissioner, aiding the commissioner in determining policies and plans relating to the Division of Animal Health.  The Kansas Animal Health Board is composed of nine members representing major species or phases of the livestock industry.  Membership is a mix of representatives of veterinarians, auction markets, swine industry, dairy cattle industry, beef cattle industry, and licensed dog or cat breeders.

The Kansas Animal Health Department was established in 1969 by consolidating the Livestock Sanitary Commission and the State Brand Commission. The four divisions of the Department were: administration, disease control, animal facilities inspection and brands.  Tasks include, eradicating infectious livestock diseases in Kansas, animal facilities inspection for companion animals, brand registration and Emergency Management also known as Kansas Homeland Defense.  After 127 years as a stand-alone agency, the Kansas Animal Health Department merged with the Kansas Department of Agriculture to become Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health on July 1, 2011.  The agency's mission remained unchanged.