Wyandotte County, KS Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)

The Unified Government's animal code defines a "commercial animal establishment" to include any pet shop, grooming shop, auction, riding school, stable, kennel, guard dog service, dog trainer or animal dealer (Sec. 7-1). Sec. A. 47-1701 et seq. Sec. 7-15 adds operating standards specific to any commercial animal establishment, including a groomer: animals, cages, pens and yards must be kept and maintained to prevent a nuisance or health hazard, all cages and holding areas must be properly sanitized to keep animals free of disease, every caged animal must get an adequate daily supply of food and water, and any disease-infested animal must be isolated and treated or euthanized.

If an operator will not provide that isolation and treatment, the supervisor of animal control can remove the animals to the Unified Government shelter. Enforcement runs through the director of animal control, animal control officers and the police department under Sec. 7-4, and inspectors may enter under the entry powers in Sec. 7-8 when there is reasonable cause to believe an unsafe or hazardous condition exists on the premises.