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Rose Hill Animal Control Ordinances:
This page is not a complete listing of ordinances pertaining to animals in Rose Hill. This page is meant to give basic information to the citizens of Rose Hill about animal control issues. For more detailed information please call The Rose Hill Police Department at 316-776-0191. The listed ordinances have been paraphrased for clarity and space.
2-116 – Running at large:
It is unlawful for any person to willfully allow any animal or fowl under his / her control to run at large within the city.
2-120 – Vehicular Accidents Involving Animals:
Any person who is the operator of a motor vehicle who strikes any animal shall stop at once and report the accident to the owner of the animal. If the owner cannot be found the operator of the vehicle will report the accident to the police department.
2-201 – Registration and Vaccination Required:
Every owner of any dog or cat over the age of six months shall annually register with the city clerk the description of each dog or cat owned and kept within The City of Rose Hill. The owner will provided current certification of immunization against rabies. *This ordinance does not apply to any cat or dog owned by a person visiting or temporarily remaining within the city for less than 30 days. However the dog or cat shall be kept under restraint by the owner at all times. (*2-204)
2-207 - Kennel Licenses:
No person or household can own or harbor more than four dogs or cats who are six months of age or older, nor more than one litter of puppies or kittens, in any combination, or engage in the commercial business of breeding, buying, selling, trading, training, or boarding cats or dogs without having obtained a kennel license from The City of Rose Hill. The license must be renewed annually.
2-118 - Impoundment of Suspected Rabid Animal:
Any animal which has bitten a person or another animal will be impounded for observation, examination, and testing. Testing and confinement periods will be determined to protect humans or other animals. All fees and cost relating to impoundment, confinement and testing will be paid the owner of the animal.
2-112 – Noisy Animals:
No person will keep any animal which disturbs the peace by frequent or habitual barking, howling, yelping, mewing, roaring or screeching. It will be the duty of the owner of such animal to stop the disruption of the peace, failure to do so will result in the animal be impounded and disposed of by The City of Rose Hill at the owner’s expense.
2-111 – Nuisance; Animal Activities Prohibited:
No person will keep any animal in The City of Rose Hill which is a nuisance. A “nuisance” is defined as any animal which interferers with persons in the public right of way, attacks or injures persons or other domestic animals, damages public or private property other than that of it’s owner by it’s activities or excrement, scatters refuse that is bagged or otherwise contained, Causes any condition which threatens or endangers the health or well being of persons or other animals. | 
