3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Johnson County, Kansas.
Verified from official government sources
Small recreational fires (fire pits, chimineas) burning clean, seasoned wood are generally allowed in unincorporated Johnson County subject to the local fire district's rules — kept a safe distance from structures, attended and controlled.
The Kansas Fireworks Act (K.S.A. 31-501 through 31-513) regulates licensure, permits, and enforcement statewide, but allows counties and cities to restrict consumer fireworks. Johnson County has done so: in unincorporated Johnson County, residents may not store, offer for sale, sell at retail, use, explode, discharge, or possess any fireworks except for a permitted public display, wholesale distribution outside the county, or approved agricultural use. Public displays require a permit from the County Manager's Office. Olathe and Overland Park also prohibit consumer fireworks within their city limits.
Open burning of yard and household waste is prohibited in unincorporated Johnson County as part of the Kansas City metro open-burning-restricted area regulated by KDHE. Limited agricultural or land-management burns require notification/authorization.
3 cities in Johnson County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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