Bowling Green, KY

Open burning within Bowling Green city limits requires a permit issued by the Fire Prevention Division, unless the fire falls under one of three narrow exceptions: contained fires for…

Bowling Green lets residents burn permitted materials without a permit only inside a fire pit three feet or less in diameter and height, built of brick, concrete, stone, metal, or…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, consumer fireworks can legally be ignited only between noon and 10:00 p.m. from June 27 through July 3 and on July 5, and until 11:00 p.m. on…

Kentucky law restricts brush and natural debris burning under KRS 149.400, allowing only natural plant matter to be burned and prohibiting daytime burns near woodland during forest…

Kentucky State Fire Marshal regulates LP-gas storage statewide under KRS 234.180 and 815 KAR 10:060, requiring NFPA 58 compliance and permits for installation of all flammable and…

Bowling Green's Board of Commissioners bans stopping, standing or parking within 10 feet of a driveway, in crosswalks, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, more than 18 inches from the…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, no one may park a tractor trailer, boat, camper, motor home or trailer, or any vehicle over 7 feet wide, 20 feet long or 7.5 feet tall, on a…

The City of Bowling Green bars parking an abandoned or junk motor vehicle on any City street for more than three days. Neighborhood and Community Services and police can also tow a…

Bowling Green restricts marked loading zones to commercial or combination-plate vehicles actively loading or unloading, capped at 30 minutes, during the hours the zone is in effect…

The Director of Public Works can declare a snow emergency in Bowling Green for up to 96 hours at a time and restrict use of public rights-of-way. Vehicles cannot block or impede…

If you reach your car while it is being towed from a private lot in Kentucky, KRS 281.924(5) requires the towing company to tell you, orally or in writing, that you may pay no more…

Bowling Green allows up to five non-crowing poultry per property but bans roosters, crowing poultry and peafowl outright. Livestock needs at least two acres, is capped at two head per…

Bowling Green sets no cap on ordinary household pets, but any property that for profit keeps, breeds, boards or kennels more than six cats and dogs at one time must obtain a Multiple…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, every cat three months or older must be licensed, registered and rabies-vaccinated through the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society…

A Bowling Green property that grooms, boards or kennels more than six cats and dogs at one time for profit needs a Multiple Animal Permit from Neighborhood and Community Services under…

Off its owner's property, a Bowling Green dog must be restrained by a lead or leash and under a responsible person's control, per Sec. 5-1.08(g), with the sole exception of the…

Bowling Green does not single out any dog breed. Sec. 5-1.01 defines a 'vicious or dangerous animal' purely by conduct, attacking, biting or physically injuring a person, domestic…

Keeping an exotic or wild animal in Bowling Green requires written permission from the Neighborhood and Community Services Department on top of any required state Fish and Wildlife…

Kentucky requires beekeepers to register colonies with the State Apiarist and comply with disease inspection requirements. The state regulates apiary health uniformly under KRS Chapter…

Kentucky bars feeding wildlife statewide from March 1 through July 31 under 301 KAR 2:015, and prohibits feeding and baiting year-round on Wildlife Management Areas. Bird feeders…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, installing a swimming pool requires a building permit from the Building and Inspection Division, but Sec. 6-8.01.c of the Bowling Green Code of…

Kentucky regulates public swimming pools, spas, and aquatic facilities through 902 KAR 10:120, setting uniform safety, sanitation, and lifeguard standards. Local health departments…

Bowling Green treats a dog's barking, howling or excessive noise that causes unreasonable annoyance or discomfort to nearby neighbors as an animal nuisance under Sec. 5-1.08(a). The…

Bowling Green Code Sec. 9-3.03(b) bars operating a vehicle's sound amplification system, radios, speakers or similar devices, so the sound is plainly audible fifty feet or more from…

Bowling Green Code Sec. 9-3.04(c) exempts domestic power equipment, rated five horsepower or less and used for home or grounds maintenance, from the general noise ordinance only…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bowling Green Municipal Utilities and the Warren County Water District can declare a Water Shortage Alert that limits outdoor watering to…

Bowling Green bans topping any public tree and requires vegetation that hangs over a public right-of-way, including trees, to keep its lowest limb at least fifteen feet above the…

Bowling Green limits residential compost to bins under 125 cubic feet built from wood, fiberglass, wire, metal or other permanent material, with contents sourced only from the property…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, no one may remove, cut down to the ground or otherwise disturb a public tree without the City's approval first. Sec. 26-8 of the Code of…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sec. 27-4.07 of the Code of Ordinances caps weeds and other plant growth, including grass, at ten inches on any property in the City, exempting…

Bowling Green requires a permit before building a fence, listing fence permits among the development approvals the City's Code of Ordinances, Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision…

Repairs to a fence or wall in Bowling Green must use material comparable to what was originally there, and new fence or wall construction must resist insects and weather. The Property…

Kentucky's division, or partition, fence law, KRS Chapter 256, requires adjoining owners to share the cost of a farm boundary fence between their properties. It applies to agricultural…

Short-term rentals booked through online travel or rental companies in the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky owe the same 3% transient room tax as hotels and motels under Sec…

Kentucky permits home-based food sales under the Home-Based Processor and Microprocessor program administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, with statewide rules that…

Kentucky requires state certification or licensure for any home caring for children from more than one unrelated family, with capacity limits, background checks, and inspection…

Kentucky issues no microenterprise home kitchen permit. You cannot buy a licence to cook meals to order in your own kitchen and sell them to the public. The one route that lets a…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, no one may grade, fill, build or otherwise develop land inside a FEMA-mapped Special Flood Hazard Area without first obtaining a Development…

Bowling Green runs its stormwater program under KRS 91A.510-530 through a Public Works stormwater utility funded by a new monthly Stormwater Management Fee starting January 1, 2027…

Any site construction project or land disturbance in Bowling Green needs a stormwater permit from the City's Utility before work starts, with a $35 residential review fee or $0.002 per…

New or substantially improved homes in Bowling Green's mapped special flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor, including basement, mechanical equipment and ductwork, elevated…

Bowling Green's smoke-free ordinance bars lighting up within a reasonable distance of any building's outside entrance so smoke cannot drift back inside, on top of banning smoking…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, a pedestrian crossing anywhere other than a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection must yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sec. 9-1.06 makes it unlawful to possess an open container or drink any beer or alcoholic beverage on city-owned parks, playgrounds, golf…

Bowling Green Code Sec. 9-4.02 bans aggressive panhandling, begging, charitable and political solicitation at any time or location in the City, covering conduct like confronting…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, residents report property maintenance, nuisance, weed and animal complaints to the Community Engagement Division, which under Sec. 2-13.02…

A parade in the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky is a special event, and it is unlawful to stage one without a permit from Community Engagement Division. Applications are due at least…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, the Electrical Inspector must inspect and approve all electrical work before it is concealed or connected to service. Sec. 10-3.04 of the…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, plumbing work is not governed by a separate city plumbing chapter but by the Kentucky State Plumbing Law adopted by reference. Sec. 6-5 of the…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, a building permit is required for all construction covered by the Kentucky Building Code, plus specific categories the city calls out by name…

Bowling Green Code Sec. 10-4.01 requires a written electrical permit from Neighborhood and Community Services' Building and Inspection Division before any wiring work, and Sec. 10-1.04…

Bowling Green Code Sec. 9-1.07 requires every secondhand or antique dealer in precious metals, jewelry, coins and diamonds to keep a daily police register of each item and seller, hold…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, private tow operators cannot boot, tow or remove a vehicle from a private parking lot without properly posted signage and either police…

Operating a Massage Facility in Bowling Green requires an annual license from the Department of Finance, plus zoning sign-off from the City-County Planning Commission. State-licensed…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Chapter 24 requires anyone operating a sexually explicit entertainment establishment, bookstore, arcade, escort service or cabaret to obtain a…

Kentucky regulates retail sales of vapor products through state licensing, age verification, and tax requirements. Retailers must verify ID for buyers under 30 and comply with…

In Bowling Green, Sec. 9-3.03(b) counts bass reverberations from a vehicle sound system toward the fifty-foot plainly-audible violation even when words or lyrics are not discernible…

Bowling Green Code Sec. 9-3.04(a) exempts sirens and alarm systems from the general noise ordinance, but a burglar alarm that does not shut off within thirty minutes of activation is…

Bowling Green caps the noise from a Mobile Food Unit's generator at 80 decibels under Sec. 15-7.02(n), and bars amplified music entirely from street and sidewalk vending operations…

Bowling Green bars residents from setting solid waste containers in the paved street, right-of-way or on sidewalks, and it is separately unlawful to block access to the containers…

Bowling Green's solid waste code makes it unlawful to deliver waste to or maintain a public or private dump ground, or to dispose of solid waste anywhere except a properly permitted…

Placing any dumpster or oversized waste receptacle in a Bowling Green right-of-way needs its own right-of-way work permit under Sec. 21-4.06(g), a $75 fee, and a surety bond, applied…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, only Warren County's designated recycling Franchisee may collect residential recycling material; Sec. 20-1.02 makes it unlawful for anyone else…

The Bowling Green Code of Ordinances defines what counts as curbside recycling at Sec. 20-1.01: residents must separate recoverable or recyclable material from the trash stream and…

Bowling Green, Kentucky residents may not put trash or recycling containers out more than five feet past the front corner of the house except on the assigned pickup date, and…

Bowling Green, Kentucky residents must cut brush and tree limbs to no more than five feet long and six inches in diameter, bundle them, and place them at the curb before the…

Operating a Mobile Food Unit or Pushcart on Bowling Green streets or sidewalks requires an annual permit from the City Finance Department. The permit costs $300 a year, runs on a…

Where and when a Mobile Food Unit can park in Bowling Green depends on whether it is inside the Downtown Square Area. Outside downtown, units can operate from 6:00 a.m. to midnight in…

Pushcart vendors in Bowling Green can sell food on public sidewalks, but not on streets, roads or alleys. Sec. 15-7.02(d) limits pushcarts to a five-foot minimum sidewalk clearance for…

Filming a commercial motion picture or television production in Bowling Green that uses City equipment, personnel or facilities, closes a street or sidewalk, or involves pyrotechnics…

Any private cut, excavation or placement of facilities in a Bowling Green right-of-way needs a right-of-way work permit under Sec. 21-4.06, a $75 fee, and a surety bond, with…

Bowling Green's Property Code bans placing rubbish, furniture, fences, inoperative vehicles, signs, boulders or any other obstruction on a street, alley, sidewalk, gutter or public…

Every owner, occupant or manager of a building or lot in Bowling Green must keep the sidewalk in front of the property open and free of obstructions, barriers and impediments. Trees…

Bowling Green treats a buildup of trash, food, newspapers, magazines, old clothes or similar hoarded material as a public nuisance whenever it creates a fire or health hazard or…

Door-to-door peddlers, solicitors and other transient businesses operating in the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky must obtain a permit from the City's Office of Occupational License…

Kentucky's Home Solicitation Sales Act (KRS 367.410-460) universally grants consumers a three-business-day right to cancel any door-to-door sale of $25 or more, with mandatory written…

Hotels, motels and similar overnight lodging in the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky pay a combined 4% transient room tax under Sec. 18-6.01: a 3% base tax plus a 1% special tax…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, residents can plant a tree in the public right-of-way next to their property without a permit if it meets Sec. 26-5.01's numeric conditions…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is named on the undesirable tree species list in Sec. 26-5.02 of the Code of Ordinances, making it…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sec. 27-3.02 of the Code of Ordinances adopts the International Property Maintenance Code to require every structure be safe, sanitary and fit…

In URLTA-adopting Kentucky jurisdictions, KRS 383.660 requires a 7-day written notice to pay or quit for nonpayment of rent. For other material lease violations, the landlord gives a…

In Kentucky cities and counties that adopted URLTA, KRS 383.615 requires a landlord to give at least two days' notice before entering and to enter only at reasonable times, except in…

In URLTA-adopting Kentucky jurisdictions, KRS 383.695 lets either party end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before a periodic rental date, a week-to-week…

Kentucky prohibits any local government from enacting rent control on private residential property. KRS 65.875 reserves authority over rents exclusively to the state General Assembly…

Kentucky sets no dollar cap on residential security deposits. Where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies, landlords must hold deposits in a separate account…

Under KRS 413.010, a squatter can claim title only after 15 years of adverse possession of real property. KRS 413.060 shortens the period to 7 years where the occupant holds under…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sec. 27-4.02 of the Code of Ordinances defines an 'unsafe / problem structure' as a fire, storm or decay-damaged building, one unfit for…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sec. 27-4.07 of the Code of Ordinances singles out large undeveloped parcels: any acreage or platted lot over two acres without a structure must…

In the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sec. 27-5.04 of the Code of Ordinances requires every owner or occupant to keep the sidewalk next to their building or lot open and free of…

Kentucky's Office of Medical Cannabis licenses dispensaries under KRS Chapter 218B with statewide buffer requirements and a local opt-out system, allowing cities and counties to…

Kentucky law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis by patients, caregivers, and the general public. The medical cannabis program created under KRS Chapter 218B does not authorize…

Commercial drone operations in Kentucky require an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, with airspace rules preempting local restrictions. State law adds protections against…

Recreational drone operation in Kentucky is governed primarily by FAA rules under 14 CFR Part 107 and the Recreational UAS Safety Test, with state criminal statutes addressing…

Kentucky law sets the state minimum wage at the federal floor and bars local governments from establishing higher minimum wages. Court rulings have invalidated local ordinances that…

Kentucky has no predictive scheduling law, and state preemption prevents local governments from adopting fair workweek or scheduling ordinances. Employers retain broad discretion to…

Kentucky allows permitless concealed carry for adults 21 and older legally able to possess firearms, while continuing to issue concealed deadly weapon licenses. Local governments…

Kentucky law preempts local firearms regulation, reserving authority to the General Assembly. Cities, counties, and urban-county governments cannot enact ordinances regulating…

Open carry of firearms is generally lawful for adults in Kentucky who can legally possess a firearm. State preemption prevents local governments from banning open carry, though…

Kentucky allows lawful adults to carry firearms openly or concealed inside a motor vehicle without a permit. Permitless concealed carry at 21 and statewide preemption prevent local…

Kentucky's Office of Charitable Gaming, under the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, licenses every charitable organization running bingo, raffles, or charity game tickets…

Kentucky's penal code doesn't outlaw a card game among friends. KRS 528.010 defines a "player" as someone who gambles solely as a contestant or bettor without taking a cut, and it…

Kentucky legalized sports wagering in 2023, but only tracks licensed by the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation can operate it, in person or through a contracted platform. KRS…

Kentucky has no single HOA assessment law. Condominiums get an automatic lien under KRS 381.9193, and planned communities formed after June 29, 2023 get a continuing lien under KRS…

Kentucky's Planned Community Act requires every homeowners association declaration or bylaws to provide for an annual meeting, notice of any association meeting sent no less than 10…

Kentucky overrides HOA documents in only a narrow area. KRS 381.800 voids any governing-document provision that bans political yard signs, and that override applies to all planned…

Kentucky sets no maximum dollar amount for a homeowners association fine, but since the Planned Community Act took effect on June 29, 2023 a board must give the lot owner written…

Kentucky splits association liens three ways. A planned community governed by KRS 381.785 to 381.801 gets a continuing lien under KRS 381.799 once any assessment sits unpaid for 30…

Kentucky has no statute that authorises, defines or regulates a sobriety checkpoint. The only roadblock provision in the Kentucky Revised Statutes runs the opposite way: KRS 189.126…

Kentucky is a one-party-consent state, and the consent can be yours. KRS 526.010 defines eavesdropping as recording an oral or wire communication "of others" without the consent of at…

Kentucky has no stop-and-identify statute. No section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes makes it an offense to decline to give your name to a peace officer during a street stop, and…

The Kentucky General Assembly has never enacted a statute that tells a driver what consent to a roadside vehicle search means, who may give it, or whether an officer must say it can be…

Kentucky does not open any street to golf carts by state law. KRS 189.286 lets a city, county, urban-county, charter county, consolidated or unified local government, or special…

Kentucky law restricts how local governments may zone agricultural land. Counties and cities cannot use zoning to unreasonably interfere with bona fide agricultural operations, and…

Kentucky's Right to Farm law protects established agricultural operations from nuisance suits and conflicting local ordinances. Farms operating for at least one year and following…

Kentucky political signs receive First Amendment protection that limits content-based local regulation. State law restricts placement on highway rights-of-way and within polling place…

Kentucky has no solar access law that overrides a homeowners association covenant. The Commonwealth's only statute on the subject, KRS 381.200(2), authorizes a voluntary solar easement…

Kentucky's net metering law guarantees rooftop solar owners a two-way meter and dollar-credit compensation for exported power. Eligible solar facilities are capped at 45 kilowatts, and…

Kentucky prohibits the sale of tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products to anyone under 21. The law conforms to federal Tobacco 21 standards and applies to all retail outlets…

Kentucky has not enacted a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vapor products. Sales remain lawful for buyers 21 and older, with limited authority for local boards of health to…

Kentucky limits every visible light you add to a vehicle by color and by whether it flashes. Under KRS 189.040(14), visible front lights may only be white or amber and visible rear…

Kentucky has never written a dash camera statute, so the rule that decides where you may put one is the windshield provision, KRS 189.110(2). It bars operating a motor vehicle on a…

Kentucky has neither authorized lane splitting nor written an express ban on it. KRS 189.285, the section that governs how motorcycles are operated and ridden, says nothing about lane…

Kentucky puts the rule in its registration statute rather than its equipment chapter. KRS 186.170(1)(c) requires that plates be kept legible at all times, that the rear plate be…

A radar detector is legal in a private car in Kentucky. The Kentucky Revised Statutes contain no prohibition on owning, mounting or using one, and the word detector does not appear…

Kentucky has no studded tire statute at all. The four tire provisions in KRS Chapter 189, the chapter titled Traffic Regulations and Vehicle Equipment, regulate wheel chains, iron and…

Kentucky draws its tint line at 35 percent light transmittance on the side wings and side windows forward of or beside the driver, and 18 percent on any window behind the driver, with…