Wichita, KS Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

(a)Abandoned cats located within the corporate limits of the city are declared a nuisance and menace to the public health which is to be abated by the Wichita Police Department.(b)A cat that has reverted to a feral state or has no collar is presumed to be an abandoned cat. Such cat may be confined by a person on whose property such cat strays for pick-up by the City of Wichita's Animal Control, or be trapped by an Animal Control Officer.(c)Animal Control Officers may utilize humane-type cage traps to apprehend any abandoned cat with such humane trap being placed by the Animal Control Officer on public property or private property with the consent of the owner.(d)Animal Control Officer shall transport cats that have been trapped, picked up, confined or relinquished to the animal shelter with such cat being impounded as provided by K.S.A. 47-1701 et seq., as amended, unless sooner redeemed by an owner upon payment of a service charge and boarding fee to the city. Identification information, if available on a trapped cat, shall be utilized by the Animal Control Officer or animal shelter to inform such owner that his cat has been impounded. (Ord. No. 48-300, § 3, 3-24-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 49-010, § 3, 5-24-11; Ord. No. 49-010(Corr. Copy), § 3, 7-11-11)