Topeka, Kansas

6.05.100 Cruelty to animals.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, with no requirement of a culpable mental state, to attach chains or other tethers, restraints or implements directly to a dog, cat or miniature pot-belly pig without the proper use of a collar, harness, or other device designed for that purpose and made from a material that prevents injury to the animal. No person shall:

(1) Continuously tether a dog, cat or miniature pot-belly pig for more than 15 minutes without supervision; or

(2) Use a tether or any assembly or attachments thereto to tether a dog, cat or miniature pot-belly pig that shall weigh more than one-eighth of the animal’s body weight, or, due to weight, inhibit the free movement of the animal within the area tethered; or

(3) Tether a dog, cat or miniature pot-belly pig on a choke chain or near stationary objects or fences in a manner that could potentially cause injury, strangulation, or entanglement; or

(4) Tether a dog, cat or miniature pot-belly pig without access to shade when sunlight is likely to cause overheating, or appropriate shelter to provide insulation and protection against cold and dampness when the atmospheric temperature falls below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, or to tether without securing the animal’s water supply so that it cannot be tipped over by the tether; or

(5) Tether a dog, cat or miniature pot-belly pig in an open area where it can be teased by persons or an open area that does not provide the dog, cat or miniature pot-belly pig protection from attack by other animals; or

(6) Tether a dog, cat or miniature pot-belly pig in an area where bare earth is present and no steps have been taken to prevent the surface from becoming wet and muddy in the event of precipitation.