Animal Ordinances in Kansas (2026)

Kansas Right to Farm Act (K.S.A. 2-3201 et seq.) protects established agricultural operations, including livestock and…

Wichita requires an Animal Maintenance Permit to keep livestock like horses, cattle, sheep, or goats, and caps density…

In the City of Lawrence, the Section 3-108 animal list allows hens as pets but bans keeping roosters, turkeys, geese…

Olathe allows up to 10 chickens (roosters banned) on lots under 3 acres with a permit, and unlimited chickens on larger…

Overland Park allows backyard hens on residential lots of at least 0.20 acre under a permit issued by the City Clerk…

Cattle, horses, hogs, sheep and goats may be kept in unincorporated Sedgwick County if you meet county husbandry…

In Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, domestic fowl must stay at least 50 feet from a neighbor's dwelling and inside a…

Kansas City, Kansas allows backyard hens and ducks outside farm zoning but caps every household at six birds and sets…

Overland Park's leash law is stricter than most: Municipal Code 6.08.020(A) requires dogs be confined to their owner's…

A dog running loose in unincorporated Johnson County becomes a "nuisance dog" under Sec. 10-63 if it acts aggressively…

In the City of Lawrence, it is unlawful to own or keep a dog, cat or other animal that runs at large under Section…

Olathe requires dogs off their owner's property to be under control, on a leash no longer than 8 feet, under reliable…

In unincorporated Sedgwick County an animal running at large is a code violation. "At large" means off the owner's…

Topeka bans letting a dog or miniature pot-belly pig run loose anywhere in the city, at any time, under TMC 6.05.090…

Wichita bans dogs and other non-cat animals from running at large citywide, requiring a lead, cord, rope, chain, or…

Kansas City, Kansas bans letting any dog or other animal run at large under Unified Government Code Sec. 7-215(c)…

Overland Park has no breed-specific ban. Municipal Code 6.10.010 defines a "dangerous animal" by bite history and…

Shawnee County regulates dangerous animals by behavior, not breed. Sec. 5-114 imposes strict liability on any owner…

Topeka doesn't ban dog breeds: the Municipal Court can declare any individual dog dangerous based on its behavior…

Wichita caps Pit Bull ownership at two adult dogs per premises, requires microchipping for every Pit Bull, and bans…

Unincorporated Sedgwick County has no breed-specific ban; it regulates dogs by behavior through a case-by-case…

Johnson County's Code of Resolutions does not single out any dog breed. Its dangerous-dog rules in Sec. 10-58 and Sec…

In the City of Lawrence, the code bars its own dangerous-animal process from targeting a dog by breed: Section 3-502(d)…

Olathe Municipal Code § 8.10.110(B) bars any breed-specific dog ban: a dog's residence in the City cannot be prohibited…

Kansas City, Kansas regulates dangerous dogs by documented behavior, not breed. Unified Government Code Sec. 7-216(d)…

Kansas does not license or register beekeepers. The old apiary-inspection law is repealed; bees and beekeeping…

Olathe allows backyard beehives with a 15-foot setback and a mandatory 6-foot flyway barrier; lots under 3 acres need a…

Overland Park lets residents keep bees, but Municipal Code 6.14.030 fixes exact placement rules: hives must sit at…

Kansas prohibits private possession of dangerous regulated animals statewide under K.S.A. 32-1301 et seq. The ban…

In the City of Lawrence, Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code bans owning any animal within city limits unless it appears on…

Olathe Municipal Code § 8.10.070 bars keeping any dangerous wild animal, an untamed mammal, reptile, or fowl, as a pet…

Municipal Code § 6.10.020 bans owning, keeping or harboring any "dangerous animal," a term § 6.10.010(A) defines by…

Shawnee County outlaws owning any animal that isn't domesticated. Sec. 5-90 makes it 'unlawful to own, keep, harbor, or…

Topeka bans owning, buying, or selling any live exotic or captive wild animal within city limits, with narrow…

Wichita bans keeping, harboring, or exhibiting dangerous wild animals like lions, wolves, and venomous reptiles, plus…

Wyandotte County's Unified Government bans keeping wild or exotic animals as pets or for exhibition anywhere in Kansas…

Johnson County Park and Recreation District bars exotic birds and animals, lions, tigers, bears, falcons, ostriches and…

It is unlawful to own, harbor or permit at large any "inherently dangerous animal" in unincorporated Sedgwick County…

Kansas Administrative Regulation 115-8-23, adopted by the Wildlife and Parks Commission, prohibits baiting and feeding…

JCPRD prohibits feeding, or causing to be fed, any animal inside a Johnson County park facility unless JCPRD itself…

Sedgwick County's animal code has no specific ban on feeding wildlife. However, feeding that draws animals and causes…

Wichita makes it unlawful to feed a wild animal or bird anywhere in a city park where the Director of Park and…

Overland Park has no ordinance banning the feeding of deer or other wildlife. Feeding that draws rodents, creates…

Kansas K.S.A. 21-6412 criminalizes animal cruelty statewide, including failure to provide adequate food, water…

In the City of Lawrence, ownership is capped at four dogs and four cats twelve weeks or older at the same address…

Olathe households can keep up to 4 dogs or cats over 4 months old without a permit on any size lot; more than 4…

Overland Park limits any combination of dogs and cats to four per household under Municipal Code 6.04.050. Want a fifth…

Sedgwick County has no ordinance using the word "hoarding," but hoarding conditions are reached through its cruelty and…

Topeka has no cap on pet numbers but requires sanitary conditions for all animals, letting an odor finding alone prove…

Wichita caps most properties at three dogs and three cats total, with separate limits on rabbits, fowl, and pigeons…

Kansas City, Kansas caps any residence at three dogs or three cats over 120 days old, or six of any combination, under…

Olathe requires every cat over six months old to be licensed with the City, per Municipal Code § 8.06.010, and every…

Overland Park doesn't require cats to be leashed, but Municipal Code 6.08.020(B) puts owners on the hook the moment a…

Cats aged five months or older harbored in unincorporated Sedgwick County must be vaccinated against rabies annually…

Topeka requires a police permit for cats over six months old, but exempts ear-tipped feral cats and requires confining…

Wichita exempts cats from its running-at-large law, but abandoned or feral cats are declared a public nuisance that…

Kansas City, Kansas requires every cat to stay under its owner's control at all times under Unified Government Code…

In the City of Lawrence, cats get treatment other animals don't under Section 3-202: a cat on its owner's own property…

Cats are not covered by Shawnee County's at-large ban. Sec. 5-23 prohibits 'domestic animals other than cats and dogs'…

Wyandotte County makes it unlawful to own, possess, or keep any dog or cat over six months old that has not been spayed…

Overland Park does not require every pet to be spayed or neutered, but once a dog or cat is officially designated a…

Once the county animal control director determines, after a hearing, that an animal is dangerous under Code Sec. 5-163…

Wichita forces owners of any unaltered dog impounded for running at large to have it surgically sterilized within 30…

Olathe has no citywide spay/neuter mandate, but Municipal Code § 8.10.110(C)(6) requires any dog a Municipal Judge has…

Topeka, Kansas has no blanket pet spay/neuter law: sterilization is required only as a release condition for dogs…

Every dog or cat over five months old in Wichita must be microchipped under Municipal Code Sec. 6.04.040(f)(15), unless…

Sedgwick County requires an owner whose animal has been declared dangerous after a Code Sec. 5-163 hearing to have a…

Wyandotte County has no chip mandate for ordinary pets, but an owner whose animal is convicted of being a dangerous…

In the City of Lawrence, pets don't need microchips as a general rule, but Section 3-502(g)(7) forces every owner whose…

Olathe has no city-wide pet microchipping law, but Municipal Code § 8.10.110(C)(4) requires any dog a Municipal Judge…

Overland Park has no general microchip mandate for pets. Municipal Code 6.10.030(E)(8) only requires it once a dog is…

Olathe outlaws trapping anywhere in the city, including for nuisance coyotes, except cage-type live traps checked every…

Overland Park bans steel-jaw leghold traps citywide, but Municipal Code 6.09.045 lets the Chief of Police authorize…

Wichita does not ban retail pet sales outright, but Municipal Code Sec. 6.04.156 confines animal sales to a licensed…

A pet grooming shop in Overland Park is a "Commercial Animal Establishment" under Municipal Code 6.09.005(F), which…

Wichita requires every groomer, pet shop, kennel, breeder, rescue or animal day care business to meet the facility…

Kansas City, Kansas classifies grooming shops as "commercial animal establishments" under Unified Government Code Sec…

Olathe's Unified Development Ordinance treats veterinary clinics and animal hospitals as a special use requiring…

Animal hospitals, large-animal veterinarians and kennels are not by-right uses anywhere in Overland Park; the Governing…

Shawnee County allows a small animal hospital or veterinary clinic only as a conditional use in districts such as…

A veterinary clinic or dog kennel cannot open in Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas without a special use permit from…

Topeka bans on-site treatment of large animals like horses and cattle at animal care and veterinary facilities, and…

Wichita's zoning code treats veterinary clinics as a regulated commercial use. Limited animal care facilities in…

Every county park is legally a game sanctuary under Shawnee County Code Sec. 21-35: hunting, shooting, trapping…

Olathe makes it unlawful to fish, shoot, hunt, or pursue any bird or animal within city limits unless you hold a valid…

Topeka bans knowingly shooting, killing, or injuring any bird or destroying its nest in the city, with narrow pest-bird…

Wichita bans killing squirrels or songbirds citywide, with narrow exceptions for licensed wildlife-control work on…