Public Conduct in Franklin County, KY (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Franklin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Franklin County's smoke-free chapter is aimed at buildings open to the public in unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky. Its outdoor reach is a ban on smoking or vaping within a reasonable distance of building entrances, open windows and ventilation air intakes, and owners can ban smoking in any outdoor area they control. First offenses carry a fine up to $50.
Outdoor Smoking Rules in Unincorporated Franklin County, KY
Light RestrictionsFranklin County Code §§ 130.03(B), 130.04
(B) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an owner, lessee, principal manager or person in control of any place, including, without limitation, any motor vehicle, outdoor area or dwelling, from prohibiting smoking completely in such place and no person shall fail to abide by such a private prohibition. ... Smoking or use of vapor products is prohibited within a reasonable distance of the outsid...
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