Attorney General Opinion No.

The Honorable Don Rezac State Representative, 61st District 12350 Ranch Road Emmett, Kansas 66422

Dear Representative Rezac:

You ask our opinion concerning whether peacocks fall within K.S.A. 47-122 which prohibits domestic animals from running at large, or within K.S.A.47-122a which prohibits livestock from running at large. If peacocks are within either prohibition, you inquire about the owner's penalty for noncompliance.

We begin with K.S.A. 47-122 which provides:

"It shall be unlawful for any domestic animal, other than dogs and cats, to run at large." (Emphasis added)

Since neither the…