Andover, KS

• Animal control
  Andover Police Department

  Website: https://andoverks.citycode.net/chapter-ii-animals-and-fowl/article-03-dogs-general/

  City Code assigns dog registration/licensing to the Police Department and impoundment/rabies duties to city law enforcement officers. No phone stated in the code.

  Source: Code of the City of Andover, Kansas - Chapter II Article 3 Dogs, General · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Emergency vet care

  Hours are only as each source states them. Call before you go.

  Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital of Wichita

  Phone: (316) 262-5321

  Address: 5618 W 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67205

  Website: https://www.vetwichita.com/

  City: Wichita

  After-hours emergency (not 24/7): site states emergency and overnight care evenings, weekends and major holidays; listed main hours Mon-Fri 12:00am-8:00am and 4:00pm-11:59pm; Sat 12:00am-4:00am and 4:00pm-11:59pm; Sun 12:00am-10:00am and 12:00pm-11:59pm; open all day and night on major holidays. Nearest identified; located in Wichita, KS.

  Source: Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital of Wichita - About Us · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Pet licence required
  Website: https://andoverks.citycode.net/chapter-ii-animals-and-fowl/article-03-dogs-general/

  Fees: $10 spayed/neutered (vet proof required); $15 unaltered; replacement tag $1

  Species: dogs over six months

  Required: Yes

  Ordinance url: https://andoverks.citycode.net/chapter-ii-animals-and-fowl/article-03-dogs-general/

  Andover City Code Ch. II Art. 3 (secs. 2-301 to 2-305): unlawful to keep a dog over six months without a license; register with the Police Department; registration valid two or three years depending on rabies vaccination expiration.

  Source: Code of the City of Andover, Kansas - Chapter II Article 3 Dogs, General · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Rabies vaccination requirement
  Rule: A licensed veterinarian's certificate of rabies vaccination is required to license a dog, and the vaccine must remain effective for the entire license period (Andover City Code sec. 2-305); dogs believed exposed to rabies are impounded by law enforcement (2-307).

  Scope: city

  Ordinance url: https://andoverks.citycode.net/chapter-ii-animals-and-fowl/article-03-dogs-general/

  Source: Code of the City of Andover, Kansas - Chapter II Article 3 Dogs, General · Checked Nov 5, 2026

About this place

• Population
  17,000 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (cities and towns) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  11.009 (2025)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer Files (places) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Official website
  http://www.andoverks.com/

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing · Checked Nov 5, 2026