6.05.120 Animal fighting.
(a) Defined. For purposes of this section, the term “animal fighting” means any fight or wrestling match between cocks or other birds, between dogs, bulls, bears or any other animal, or between any such animal and a person, except at exhibits sponsored by licensed rodeos and circuses.
(b) Activities Prohibited. A person who engages in any of the following proscribed conduct shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) Causing any animal to engage in animal fighting for amusement or financial gain;
(2) Training any animal under circumstances evincing an intent that such animal engage in animal fighting, for amusement or financial gain;
(3) Permitting any act described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section to occur on premises under his control;
(4) Owning, possessing or keeping of any animal under circumstances evincing an intent that such animal engage in animal fighting;
(5) Attending an exhibition of animal fighting as a spectator;
(6) Placing or accepting a wager at any place where an exhibition of animal fighting is being conducted. (Ord. 20106 § 12, 12-19-17.)
State Law References:Dog fighting, K.S.A. 21-6414.