Please review the definition below of a Livestock Guardian Dog as defined in Chapter 2 of the Douglas County, KS code.
If your dog is maintained in unincorporated Douglas County, KS; your dog meets the definition of a Livestock Guardian Dog; and you wish to register your dog as such, complete the form below and pay a $25 regsitration fee to the Lawrence Humane Society.
Per 2-101 (o) of the of the Douglas County, KS Code, a Livestock Guardian Dog means a dog used to live with and guard livestock, other than itself, from predators. The following characteristics and conditions shall apply to this definition:
- Has free range to roam within a property where a livestock herd is also present; and
- Fresh water and food is made available daily, along with adequate shelter available at all times;
- General welfare is monitored by a person on a daily basis;
- The dog must be microchipped and registered with the Animal Shelter pursuant to Section 2-213.