Animal Ordinances in Wyandotte County, KS (2026)

Unified Government Code (Wyandotte County/KCK) § 7-175

Fowl shall not be permitted in any area of the city not zoned agricultural with the following exceptions:(1)Ducks.(2)Hens (chickens), female...it shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any chicken coop, dove cote, rabbit hutch or other yard establishment for the housing of fowl or small animals closer than 25 feet to the nearest portion of any building occupied by or in anywise us...

Unified Government Code (Wyandotte County/KCK) § 7-215(c)(1)

Running at large—Prohibited; exceptions.(1)It shall be unlawful for any person owning, keeping or harboring any animal to permit, suffer or allow the animal to run at large within the city. For the purpose of this section, any animal shall be deemed to have been permitted, suffered or allowed by its owner, keeper or harborer to run at large when found outside the residence structure of the owne...

Unified Government Code (Wyandotte County/KCK) § 7-216(d)

Notwithstanding the definition of a dangerous animal above, no animal may be declared dangerous based solely on size or breed, or mix of breed; or if death to a dog or cat occurred solely due to a size disparity between the animals and there was no sustained vicious attack on the dog or cat.

Unified Government Code (Wyandotte County/KCK) § 7-13(a)

No person shall keep or permit to be kept on such person's premises any wild or exotic animals for exhibition purposes, whether gratuitously or for a fee, or as a pet. This section shall not be construed to apply to zoological parks, performing animal exhibitions, circuses or veterinary clinics that are properly licensed by the state or the federal government. In no case, however, shall such wi...

Unified Government Code (Wyandotte County/KCK) § 7-212

It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of a residence to keep or to allow to be kept more than three dogs or three cats over 120 days of age or any combination of such animals exceeding six in number, unless one or more of the following conditions are met:(1)The residence is licensed as a commercial animal establishment in accordance with K.S.A. 47-1701 and meets local criteria set forth...

Unified Government Code (Wyandotte County/KCK) § 7-215(c)(7)

Cat control. All cats must be under the control of their owner, keeper or harborer at all times. For the purpose of this section, a cat shall be considered not under control and in violation of this section in the following situations:(i)If a neighbor complains orally or in writing to the owner, keeper or harborer of a cat that the cat is entering upon the neighbor's property, then the cat's pr...

Unified Government Code § 7-267(b)-(c)

Prohibition. It shall be unlawful to own, possess or keep in the city any dog or cat over the age of six months that has not been spayed or neutered, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.(c)Exceptions. The prohibition contained in subsection (b) of this section shall not apply:(1)If a licensed veterinarian states in writing that an animal is unfit to undergo the required surgica...

Unified Government Code § 7-216(h)(7)

Upon conviction of keeping a dangerous animal, and the animal returning to its owner, the animal shall be kept subject to the following standards:... (7)Microchip. All owners, keepers or harborers of dangerous animals must within ten days of conviction microchip the animal and provide microchip information to the animal control to register the animal as dangerous.

Unified Government Code (Wyandotte County/KCK) § 7-14

All commercial animal establishments located within the city shall comply with all zoning regulations, building codes, licensing and occupation tax requirements of the unified government.

Wyandotte County/KCK Unified Government Code of Ordinances §§ 27-592, 27-593(a)(29)

In recognition of certain uses and situations with characteristics which may not blend or harmonize with the uses in the standard zoning districts, the unified government board of commissioners may, by special use permit, after public hearing and after report by the planning commission, authorize the location of any of the following uses, under such conditions as to operation, site development,...