Click here to view the City of Wichita ordinance covering animal control, and specifically dogs. Specific ordinances of interest include the following: Sec. 6.04.150. License for keeping a dog ($18) Sec. 6.04.157. Maximum number of dogs and cats and maintaining livestock (Animal Maintenance Permit required for more than 2 dogs, limit of 4, with a variance possible if more do not constitute a nuisance to neighbors) Sec. 6.04.040(d)(6) The Barking Dog Procedure Email City of Wichita Police Officer Lowe for the helpful Barking Dog Complaint Packet. His email is mlowe@wichita.gov. He is the Community Policing Beat Coordinator for Beat 39 which includes Remington Place. The following Wichita Barking Dog Procedure is found at http://www.wichitagov.org/CityOffices/Police/FieldServices/East/39beat.htm.
In accordance to [Wichita] Ordinance 6.04.040(d)(6), it is unlawful to: "Keep or harbor any animal which, by loud, frequent or habitual barking, howling, yelping or other noise or action, unreasonably disturbs any person or neighborhood within the corporate limits of the city. To effect legal relief, persons so affected directly may sign a complaint at the Department of Environmental Services". To comply with the ordinance, the following information is needed to file a complaint at the Department of Environmental Services: 1. Name, date of birth, and address of the offending person who owns or harbors the dog/animal 2. Date and time when the offense (or incident) occurred 3. Location of the incident If the citizen does not have the above information, they should call 911 and request that a police officer to come to their address to obtain the offender's information, they should call the Police Department Case Desk at 268-4216 to file a police incident report. The citizen should then allow three to five days for the incident to be entered into the computer system. After that time, the report should be available from the Police Department Central Records Bureau (268-4186). To file the complaint with the Department of Environmental Services: 1. Obtain a copy of the police incident case report by contacting the Police Record's Bureau at 268-4186. 2. Come to the Department of Environmental Services at 1900 E 9th to file the complaint. 3. Furnish a sworn affidavit for the incident. Environmental Services has notaries available for this purpose. 4. Sign a Universal Complaint Citation form (UCC) and have it notarized. 5. Furnish a list of witnesses to be subpoenaed and their current valid addresses. The list will always include the complainant and their current address, as well as any other witnesses, including the responding PD officer who made the incident report if applicable. After the above steps, the complaint will be filed with the Municipal Court and entered as an unserved complaint, to be served by the Wichita Police Department Warrant Office and a court date will be assigned. Be advised that the citizen will be required to attend court on the dates subpoenaed. Failure to attend their court date(s) will result in dismissal of the complaint filed, and may result in the complaining citizen being charged with contempt of court. |
