Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 79-1301 (2026)

Dogs as personalty; rights and restraints

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79-1301. Dogs as personalty; rights and restraints. A dog shall be considered as personal property and have all the rights and privileges and be subject to like lawful restraints as other livestock.

History: L. 1913, ch. 331, § 1; R.S. 1923, 79-1301; L. 1963, ch. 465, § 1; April 18.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2016 · leading case: Mayfield v. Bethards, 826 F.3d 1252 (10th Cir. 2016).

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Mayfield v. Bethards, 826 F.3d 1252 (10th Cir. 2016). “See Kan. Stat. Ann. § 79-1301 (“A dog shall be considered as personal property and have all the rights and privileges and be subject to like lawful restraints as other livestock.”

State v. Rodriguez, 8 P.3d 712 (Kan. 2000). · cites it 2× “21-3110(16) which, for purposes of the criminal code states: “Property’ means anything of value, tangible or intangible, real or personal.”

Burgess v. Shampooch Pet Indus., Inc., 131 P.3d 1248 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). “First, the district court properly found that, for purposes of determining the measure of damages, Murphy is personal property.”

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