Daviess County, KY Ordinances (2026)

Daviess County committed by resolution to enforce land-use and control measures in flood hazard areas so residents can buy federal flood insurance. The Owensboro Metropolitan Planning…

Daviess County bars construction on any lot until an excavation, cut or fill permit is obtained, and requires erosion controls that meet the state KPDES general permit and the state…

Daviess County's Chapter 51 stormwater ordinance bans dumping pollutants, yard waste, and debris into storm drains and ditches, requires an excavation, cut or fill permit for land…

Daviess County requires every household and business to store solid waste in a manner that prevents insect and rodent infestation, keeping containers and the surrounding area clean and…

Daviess County allows licensed medicinal cannabis businesses only in the unincorporated county, outside Owensboro and Whitesville city limits, and only where they meet the zoning…

Daviess County notifies abutting property owners when a public sidewalk outside Owensboro and Whitesville needs repair under Code of Ordinances Section 92.35, gives them ten days to…

Daviess County requires every dealer in secondhand jewelry, coins, precious metals, and similar items to keep a daily register of transactions, hand a copy to the Owensboro Police…

Daviess County runs non-consent, accident-scene towing through Sheriff-administered wrecker, body-shop, and storage service lists under Code § 30.02. A wrecker company pays a $250…

Daviess County requires a County Clerk license, renewed annually, for any adult entertainment establishment and its employees, bars operation between midnight and 6:00 a.m., and ties…

In unincorporated Daviess County, a boat trailer, camping trailer, watercraft, trailer or motor home can't sit on an unimproved surface, on a lot under an acre, for more than seven…

Parking an inoperable motor vehicle outdoors, or more than one unlicensed vehicle, on a Daviess County lot under an acre for more than seven straight days is a declared public…

Farm equipment, full-size trucks, utility and truck trailers, boats, RVs and buses can't sit on a public way in a residential section of unincorporated Daviess County for more than…

Anyone generating more than two cubic yards of solid waste a week in Daviess County must use dumpster-type containers approved by the Judge/Executive, and those containers must be…

Daviess County requires loose yard waste like trimmings, sticks, and grass clippings to be bagged, bundled, or containerized for pickup, bans root balls, lumber, cement, rocks, and…

Daviess County requires regularly scheduled solid waste collection between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., unless the Judge/Executive sets different hours, and prohibits any private hauler…

Daviess County bans open dumping outright: § 50.005 prohibits dumping solid or bulky waste on any land, water, or air, including roadsides, hollows, rivers, streams, lakes, and…

Daviess County limits where and when garbage containers can sit at the curb: residential and agricultural containers go out no more than 12 hours before scheduled collection and must…

Daviess County collects bulky waste, such as large appliances and furniture, only on request through permitted collectors, who may charge an added fee, and requires bulky-waste…

Daviess County caps weeds and grasses at 10 inches on lots within 100 feet of a residential, commercial or professional property outside Owensboro's city limits. Letting garbage…

Daviess County treats a dog left to bark, howl or yelp excessively, continuously or at untimely hours as a public nuisance under Code of Ordinances Section 90.04. An Animal Control…

Daviess County requires owners to restrain every domestic animal except cats under Code of Ordinances Section 90.10, keeping dogs under absolute control rather than running loose. Farm…

Daviess County will not release an animal for adoption from its Animal Shelter under Code of Ordinances Section 90.12 unless the new owner agrees to have it spayed or neutered, and any…

Daviess County bans keeping non-domestic animals, including wolves, coyotes, foxes, non-human primates and venomous reptiles, on any premises under Code of Ordinances Section 90.11…

Daviess County has no breed-specific ban; instead Code of Ordinances Section 90.30 defines a dangerous dog by conduct such as biting, unprovoked aggression or menacing behavior, then…

Daviess County bars keeping livestock or a non-domestic animal on residential property under two acres within 100 feet of a neighbor's home, but Code of Ordinances Section 90.04(A)(1)…

Hotels, motels, and inns operating in Daviess County collect a combined 6% transient room tax under Code § 30.15, split across a 1% Convention/Events Center levy, a 2% bond-secured…

Daviess County bars parents from letting a minor under 18 be out in a public place countywide between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. any night of the week. The rule targets parental…

Daviess County's Property Maintenance Code declares dilapidated, decaying or abandoned buildings a public nuisance under Section 93.03 and lets the Solid Waste Coordinator condemn any…

Daviess County's transient room tax reaches anyone who brokers, coordinates, or otherwise arranges short-term lodging, not just hotels. Three layered levies under Code § 30.15 add up…

Outside Owensboro and Whitesville, Daviess County requires an electrical permit from the County Electrical Inspector for nearly all wiring work under Code § 31.05, applying the…

Daviess County requires a permit from the Chief of the County Fire Department before anyone kindles an open fire on private land under one acre or on public streets, alleys, or roads…