(a) Injury prohibited.
(1) No person shall:
(A) Knowingly and maliciously kill, injure, maim, torture, burn or mutilating any animal;
(B) Intentionally using a wire, pole, stick, rope or any other object to cause an equine to lose its balance or fall, for the purpose of sport or entertainment;
(C) Knowingly but not maliciously killing or injuring any animal; or
(D) Knowingly and maliciously administering any poison to any domestic animal.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(A) Normal or accepted veterinary practices;
(B) Bona fide experiments carried on by commonly recognized research facilities;
(C) Killing, attempting to kill, trapping, catching or taking of any wild animal or pest in accordance with this article or the provisions of K.S.A. Chapter 32 or 47, and amendments thereto;
(D) Rodeo practices accepted by the Rodeo Cowboys’ Association;
(E) The humane killing of an animal by a law enforcement officer, veterinarian, or humane society which is diseased or disabled beyond recovery for any useful purpose, or by a licensed veterinarian at the request of the owner thereof;
(F) With respect to farm animals, normal or accepted practices of animal husbandry, including the normal and accepted practices for the slaughter of such animals for food or by-products and the careful or thrifty management of one’s herd or animals, including animal care practices common in the industry or region;
(G) An animal control officer trained by a licensed veterinarian in the use of a tranquilizer gun, using such gun with the appropriate dosage for the size of the animal, when such animal is vicious or could not be captured after reasonable attempts using other methods;
(H) Laying an equine down for medical or identification purpose; or
(I) Normal or accepted practices of pest control, as defined in K.S.A. 2-2438a(x) and amendments thereto.
(K.S.A. 21-6412)
(b) Tethered animal requirements. No person shall leave any pet animal or livestock unattended while tethered to any utility pole, parking meter, building, structure, fence, sign, tree, shrub, bench or other object on public property or on private property without the prior permission of the person or agency in charge thereof, nor shall a pet animal be tethered in such a manner as to permit it to intrude upon a public sidewalk or street. No person shall leave any animal unattended on a balcony.
(c) Tethered animals to stationary objects. It shall be unlawful for any person to tie or tether a dog or other animal to a stationary object for a period of time or in a location so as to create an unhealthy situation for the animal or a potentially dangerous situation for a pedestrian as determined by the Animal Control Officer or permit authority.
(d) Rescue from vehicles. Whenever any animal is found confined in a motor vehicle in a public place under weather conditions that endanger its life as determined by the Director of Permit Authority, the Director of the Permit Authority is hereby authorized, with assistance from the Sheriff which is hereby authorized, to enter such vehicle to rescue such animal and impound it in accordance with this article. A prominent written notice shall be left on or in the vehicle advising that the animal has been removed under the authority of this section and impounded in the permit authority’s animal shelter.
(e) Abandonment prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to abandon any animal. For the purpose of this section, to abandon means for the owner or keeper to leave an animal, without demonstrated or apparent intent to recover or resume custody or to leave an animal for more than 12 hours without providing for adequate food, water and shelter for the duration of the absence.
(f) Artificial stimulation prohibited. No person shall induce or encourage any animal in an animal exhibition, rodeo or circus to perform through the use of chemical, mechanical, electrical or manual devices in a manner which will cause or is likely to cause physical injury or suffering.