Louisburg, KS Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Section 2-206, adopted by Ordinance 1193, is Louisburg's dog-specific at-large law, separate from the general animal at-large rule in § 2-116. Subsection (a) flatly bars an owner or harborer from permitting a dog to run at large within the City at any time, and subsection (b) sends any dog caught at large into impoundment under § 2-207. The fine schedule in subsection (c) escalates with each conviction: $100 plus the board bill for a first offense, $250 plus board for a second, and $500 plus board for a third.

A third conviction also triggers a five-year list of mandatory conditions: the dog must be leashed with a leash no longer than four feet whenever outside its kennel or pen; it must be securely confined indoors or in a locked, weatherproofed pen; it cannot be kept where it could exit through open windows, screens, or an unsecured porch; the owner must carry $1,000,000 in public liability insurance naming the City as additional insured; the owner must submit two color identification photographs; and the owner must microchip all dogs owned and provide the chip information to the City.

Failing to meet these conditions after a third conviction draws a flat $750 fine per incident, and a fourth conviction bars the owner from having any dog in the City for five years, requiring proof of the dog's death, sale, transfer, or relocation within 30 days.