Overland Park, KS Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Establishment types covered
- Groomers, kennels, pet shops, stables
- Inspection access
- Records, premises, animals, on demand
- Fine range
- $500 to $1,000 per violation
- Each day
- Counted as a separate offense
- Sick-animal duty
- Immediate isolation, treatment or humane death
Summary
A pet grooming shop in Overland Park is a "Commercial Animal Establishment" under Municipal Code 6.09.005(F), which sweeps in kennels, pet shops, and stables alongside groomers. Section 6.09.037 sets sanitation, feeding, and inspection standards, backed by a $500 to $1,000 fine per violating day.
F. Commercial Animal Establishment is any pet shop, grooming shop, boarding kennel, animal exhibit, auction, riding school, stable carriage horse service, cattery, kennel, sentry or guard dog service, animal trainer, business keeping animals in stock for retail or wholesale trade or sale, or any establishment providing one or more of the principal activities of the aforementioned establishment...Standards: Any person operating a commercial animal establishment shall keep and maintain the animals, and all structures, pens, or yards, tanks, ponds, or other holding areas in which the animals are kept, in such a manner as to prevent a nuisance or health hazard to humans and to avoid injury and illness to these animals...Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be a violation. A conviction for violation of this section shall result in a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000. Each day shall be considered a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
005(F) defines a "Commercial Animal Establishment" to include any pet shop, grooming shop, boarding kennel, animal exhibit, auction, riding school, stable carriage horse service, cattery, kennel, sentry or guard dog service, animal trainer, or business keeping animals in stock for retail or wholesale trade. 037 then imposes uniform operating standards on all of them: keep animals and every structure, pen, yard, tank, or pond in a manner that prevents a nuisance or health hazard and avoids injury or illness; sanitize holding areas to keep animals disease-free; provide a constant supply of food and water, or post a schedule for feeding and watering if not constant; post a cleaning schedule for cages and holding areas; and immediately isolate and treat any infected or diseased animal, or humanely euthanize it, with the Animal Control supervisor authorized to remove the animal to the city shelter if the owner won't act.
Every commercial animal establishment must permit inspection of its records, premises, and animals by City Animal Control officers, law enforcement officers, and City officials on demand.
Violations & Fines
Failure to comply with Section 6.09.037's standards is a violation, and a conviction results in a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000. Each day the establishment stays out of compliance is treated as a separate offense, so an uncorrected sanitation or feeding problem can rack up daily penalties quickly.
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Sources & Official References
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