Public Conduct in Kenosha County, WI (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kenosha County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Public Urination

Kenosha County Code § 8.02(6)(c) requires every county cabaret licensee to maintain "good order," and defines a lack of good order to include patrons urinating in public, persistent loud noise, profanity, and fighting. The rule binds Class B liquor or beer license holders that hold a county cabaret license in the unincorporated county; it is a licensing condition, not a general public-urination ban covering the City of Kenosha or the public generally.

Kenosha County Cabaret Public Urination Ban

Light Restrictions

Kenosha County Code § 8.02(6)(c)

Good order shall be maintained at all times. Without limitation due to enumeration, a lack of “good order” for purposes of this section shall be deemed to include persistent loud noises to the annoyance or detriment of surrounding property owners, patrons urinating in public, using profane language or fighting.

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Outdoor Smoking Restrictions

Kenosha County Code § 9.01 adopts Wisconsin's Clean Indoor Air Act and adds its own rule: no smoking, tobacco use, or e-cigarette use in any county-owned, leased, or occupied building or vehicle, or in outside parking lots, ramps, and garages on county grounds. County parks and golf courses are exempt outdoors, except within enclosed structures and 25 feet of them. Violators forfeit $20 to $500.

Kenosha County Smoking Ban on County Property

Significant Restrictions

Kenosha County Code § 9.01

WS 101.123 CLEAN INDOOR AIR The provisions of Wisconsin Statutes Section 101.123 and any subsequent amendments except Wisconsin Statutes Section 101.123(8) are adopted and further no person may smoke in any place in which smoking has been prohibited by the person in lawful possession of the premises. Additionally, no person may smoke, use tobacco in any form, or utilize any nicotine or nicotine...

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