Public Health Rules in Shawnee County, KS (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Shawnee County, Kansas.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Shawnee County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Rodent Control
Shawnee County presumes a public nuisance exists whenever a residential, commercial, or platted-subdivision property harbors rats, mice, or other vermin, under Sec. 23-30(a)(3) of the county code. The county health department and code enforcement can act on that presumption, and the solid waste code separately forces every trash container to be vector-proof so garbage never becomes the harborage in the first place.
Shawnee County Rodent & Vermin Nuisance Rules
Some RestrictionsShawnee County, KS Code of Ordinances § 23-30(a)(3)
(a)It shall be presumed that a nuisance exists on the property or premises if any of the following conditions are maintained or permitted on any property or premises in a platted subdivision, or any property or premises which has not been platted but contains four acres or less of land and has a residence situated on the property or is immediately adjacent to a residence. This enumeration shall...
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