Public Conduct in Shawnee County, KS (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Shawnee County, Kansas.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
Skateboards, roller blades, roller skates, and bicycles are banned from Shawnee County's park tennis and sand volleyball court surfaces, which are reserved for tennis and volleyball play and instruction only under the county parks code.
Shawnee County Park Court Skateboard Ban
Some RestrictionsShawnee County Code § 21-244 (Code 2006, § 21-342)
(a)Courts are to be used for the play and instruction of tennis and volleyball only.(b)Only smooth, non-marking soled shoes may be worn on tennis courts.(c)Bicycles, roller skates, skateboards, roller blades, motorized vehicles, or any other wheeled vehicle is prohibited on court surfaces.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Smoking is banned on all county-owned property, indoors and outdoors, under Sec. 23-4, with fines that climb from $100 for a first offense to $500 for a third within a year, though the county allows exceptions at SVEC and parks and recreation sites.
Shawnee County Outdoor Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsShawnee County Code § 23-4 (Code 2006, § 11-1)
(c)Smoking shall be prohibited upon all county-owned property. However, smoking at the SVEC and county parks and recreation property may be permitted by the management of those areas...(e)Violation of this provision shall be enforced by the county sheriff's office in a manner consistent with that law enforcement agency's policy for misdemeanor offenses. Any person who violates any provision of ...
Public Alcohol Use
Alcohol on Shawnee County property must stay in its original, sealed container. Sec. 4-58 makes it unlawful to possess an open bottle or can of liquor or cereal malt beverage anywhere on county-owned land or in county buildings unless the possessor falls into a narrow evidence exception. Sec. 4-56 separately bars selling or serving alcohol in parks, the SVEC grounds or county buildings without written permission.
Shawnee County Open Container Rule
Some RestrictionsShawnee County Code § 4-58
Unless otherwise authorized by this article, alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages may be lawfully possessed in any county-owned building or on any county-owned property only in the original, unopened bottle, can, package or container, the seal of which has not been broken and from which the original cap, cork, tab or other means of closure has not been removed. Alcoholic liquor and cereal...
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