Animals

Police Department

Animal Control

• Stray Animals
• Animals Picked Up
• Animal Ordinances

Animals picked up by Community Service Officers are taken to Animal Haven Lost Pet Center, 9827 W. 67 the St, Merriam Kansas 66203, (913) 944-9142. Impounded dogs are held for 5 days before they may be available for adoption. Cats are held 4 days.

Stray Animals

If you find a stray animal, do not attempt to catch or restrain the animal.  This is for your own safety.  Even family pets can be dangerous when frightened.  Instead, contact the Shawnee Police Department at (913) 631-2150 and ask the dispatcher answering the phone to dispatch an animal control officer.

Even if an animal is not properly identified with a tag, it may still have an owner. Typically, animals get lost just after bathing when the tags have been temporarily removed. Animals may also slip collars or tags off while running loose.

You also can't always rely on an animal's appearance to tell whether or not it is a stray.  An animal may have been running at large for some time and its condition does not necessarily mean that it does not have a loving owner who has been searching for that pet the entire time. The sooner you attempt to find the pet's owner, the more likely it is that your search will be successful.

Even if you wish to care for the animal yourself rather than relinquishing it to Animal Control, you should contact Animal Control to report that you have found the animal in case Animal Control is called by the pet's owner. After three days, even if you are attempting to do a good deed, the animal will be considered your property by City ordinance and the responsibility for that animal will be yours.  If you are unable to keep the animal or do not have the time to locate it a new home, you should turn the animal over to Animal Control as soon as possible.

Animals Picked Up

If you find a stray animal within the city limits of Shawnee, please contact the Shawnee Police Department at (913) 742-6098.

City Animal Ordinances

Following is a brief summary of certain ordinances of interest.  This summary is not all-inclusive and does not represent the ordinances in their entirety.  To view an ordinance in its entirety, contact the City Clerk's Department at Shawnee City Hall, (913) 631-2500, or refer to Title 6 of the Shawnee Municipal Code.

Animals at Large - It is unlawful for the owner, keeper or harborer of any animal to allow such animal to run at large within the city.  An animal shall be deemed to be running at large when found on property other than that of the owner, keeper, or harborer thereof.  However, no animal shall be held to be running at large when merely passing though such property on a leash.

Dogs in Heat - While an animal is "in heat," it must be securely confined and enclosed within a building or enclosed in a dog run, except when out upon such person's premises briefly for toileting purposes, while on leash or otherwise effectively physically restrained. "Briefly for toilet purposes" shall not exceed twenty minutes on each separate occasion.

Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Places - Dogs are prohibited unless under leash control and dog owners are responsible for removing and properly disposing of dog defecation.

City of Shawnee, 11110 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 66203
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