Wichita, KS Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)

Sec. 218, adopted by Ordinance No. 48-300 on March 24, 2009 and amended by Ordinance No. 49-010 in 2011, governs every dog park and off-leash area the Wichita City Council designates on City-owned park land. Subsection (b) sets eighteen numbered rules for anyone using those areas, and item (11) is the smoking prohibition: 'No food or treats for human or animal consumption, rawhide chews, alcoholic beverages, glass containers, bicycles, skateboards, motorbikes, scooters, or roller blades will be allowed in the dog park area. Littering is prohibited.

' The ban is paired with rules requiring dogs to be licensed, vaccinated, and over five months old, owners to stay within the fenced enclosure and limit themselves to three dogs per visit, and excrement to be picked up immediately. Subsection (c) separately bars anyone from remaining in a dog park when it is closed or from refusing to leave when ordered by a law enforcement officer, Animal Control Officer, or the Director of Parks and Recreation. Enforcement under subsection (e) sits with the Chief of Police or designee and the Director of Parks and Recreation, who may remove a violator from the park, suspend park privileges, or issue a Uniform Criminal Complaint or Notice to Appear.

Subsection (f) makes any violation of the section, including smoking within the banned zone, a misdemeanor. Because Sec. 04, the general animal-chapter penalty in Sec. 00 and up to one year in jail, since smoking is not among the sections carrying a lower enumerated minimum fine. A dog owner contesting a suspension of park privileges may appeal the determination to the City Council within 14 calendar days under Sec. 210.