Public Health Rules in Wyandotte County, KS (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Wyandotte County, Kansas.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Wyandotte County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Rodent Control
Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas requires every property owner, manager, lessor and renter to keep premises free of rats and rat harborage, using poisoning, fumigating, trapping or any other effective method. Article III of Chapter 17 backs the mandate with health department inspection authority and misdemeanor penalties for noncompliance.
Wyandotte County Rat-Free Premises Requirement
Some RestrictionsUnified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK Code of Ordinances §§ 17-61—17-63
Sec. 17-61. - Premises to be rat-free. Every person owning, managing, operating, leasing or renting any premises within the city shall free such premises of rats and maintain such premises in a rat-free condition by poisoning, fumigating, trapping or any other means deemed necessary to the satisfaction of the public health department... Sec. 17-62. - Rat harborage prohibited. Every person ownin...
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