Who needs a pet shop or boarding kennel license (Kansas Pet Animal Act) in Kansas?

Issued by Kansas Department of Agriculture, Animal Facilities Inspection, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

1 of the 20 kinds of business in Kansas

Selling dogs, cats or other pet animals needs the pet shop license and boarding dogs or cats for a fee needs the boarding kennel license, each after a Department inspection. Grooming alone is not licensed under the Act. Renewal opens in August; many cities also license kennels and pet shops.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Kansas Department of Agriculture, Animal Facilities Inspection.

Sources and dates

Department of Agriculture animal facilities licensing information; K.S.A. 47-1701 and following; K.A.R. 9-18-1. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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