Louisville, KY

Louisville Metro bans loud car stereos, defective mufflers, and unnecessary horn use that create unreasonably loud, harsh, or excessive noise disturbing others.

Louisville Metro exempts lawn mowers and other landscaping machinery, including leaf blowers, from the noise ordinance only between 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. Run one outside that window…

Louisville Metro bans sound amplifying equipment and live music at outdoor restaurant dining areas between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. under the Land Development Code's accessory-use standards.

Metro code makes habitual, excessive barking a nuisance, and owners must control animals to prevent it or face fines from Metro Animal Services.

Construction and demolition noise in Louisville Metro is exempt from the noise ordinance only between 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.; work outside those hours can be cited as unreasonably…

Louisville Metro has no citywide table of maximum decibels by zoning district or time of day. Noise is judged by whether it's 'plainly audible' at 50 feet and 'unreasonably loud, harsh…

Louisville Metro requires publicly owned EV charging stations open to the public to charge users for power, covering at least the cost of electricity plus fees.

Louisville Metro lets neighborhoods petition PARC to create a Residential Parking Zone, restricting on-street parking to permit holders once 60% of property owners sign on and a usage…

Louisville Metro caps loading zone use at 30 minutes and requires flashers on, with the Director of Public Works controlling zone locations by permit.

Louisville Metro prohibits parking any trailer coach or motor home on a street, alley, or public place unless actively loading or unloading; long-term RV parking must move to a…

Louisville Metro bans parking any vehicle in the same spot on a public street for 24 hours or more, whether or not it's a marked zone.

Louisville Metro deems a vehicle abandoned after three days parked in one spot with a warning tag, and any junked vehicle on a public way is a public nuisance subject to removal.

Louisville Metro paints curb faces solid yellow to mark no-parking zones, and parking against a yellow curb is banned at all times under the traffic code.

Louisville Metro requires vehicles to park flush and parallel to the curb on the correct side of the street, and bars stopping within four feet of any driveway, with civil fines…

Louisville Metro caps how many trucks and RVs a household can park outdoors and bans staging them in front of the house, on top of a separate ban on parking trailers or boats on the…

When the Mayor declares a snow emergency, parking is banned on designated snow emergency routes across Louisville Metro. The ban starts at least one hour after the announcement and…

Metro Government requires a permit before any driveway is installed or modified, and bans parking pads or parking areas within the public right-of-way or abutting a roadway on every…

Louisville Metro impounds vehicles at its own yard, the Vehicle Impoundment Division, and Chapter 72 of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Code fixes in ordinance what it costs to…

Louisville Metro bans keeping wild or exotic animals, but authorized wildlife rehabilitators holding a state-issued permit are exempt from the ban.

Louisville Metro requires every cat to be licensed through Metro Animal Services with proof of rabies vaccination, while community cats under a caretaker's care are exempt from both…

Louisville Metro caps outdoor dogs at three per lot up to half an acre, seven on lots between a half-acre and two acres, not counting puppies, unless the property holds an active Class…

Louisville Metro bans retail pet stores from selling dogs or cats outright, while still allowing shelters and rescues to showcase adoptable animals in-store.

Louisville Metro requires livestock heavier than 350 pounds to be kept on at least one acre, limits backyard pigs to three or seven depending on lot size, and sets acreage and fencing…

Pet grooming businesses are a permitted use in Louisville Metro's commercial zoning districts only if the operation runs inside a soundproofed building, boards no animals, and keeps no…

Louisville Metro requires every dog and cat to carry a registered microchip, with fines up to $500 per violation for noncompliance.

Louisville Metro judges dogs by behavior, not breed: a dog is declared dangerous or potentially dangerous only after a bite, attack, or fight-related offense.

Louisville Metro allows veterinary hospitals as a permitted use in C-1 Commercial zones, but only inside a soundproofed building with no boarding and no outdoor pens or runs.

Louisville Metro requires every dog to be under restraint at all times, and off the owner's property that means on a lead or leash under a responsible person's control.

Louisville Metro bans keeping wild, exotic, or endangered animals as pets, with narrow exceptions for zoos, circuses, wildlife rehabilitators, and licensed research institutions.

Kentucky requires beekeepers to register colonies with the State Apiarist and comply with disease inspection requirements. The state regulates apiary health uniformly under KRS Chapter…

Kentucky bars feeding wildlife statewide from March 1 through July 31 under 301 KAR 2:015, and prohibits feeding and baiting year-round on Wildlife Management Areas. Bird feeders…

Louisville Metro exempts backyard compost piles and bins from facility licensing as long as the material on site stays under 20 cubic yards.

Louisville Metro lets property owners grow native plantings, meadow vegetation, prairie, or a rain garden above the normal 10-inch weed limit if the area meets setback, edging, mowing…

Louisville Metro caps weeds and grass at 10 inches on improved lots and bans noxious weeds outright, under the Property Maintenance Code.

Louisville Metro allows rain barrels and cisterns, but the nuisance code treats any uncovered water-holding container as a mosquito-breeding hazard: screen it, treat it, or empty it…

Louisville Metro requires a tree removal permit only on non-residential and multi-family development sites where landscaping and tree canopy standards apply, not for trees in a…

Louisville Metro's tree ordinance makes the abutting property owner responsible for maintaining public trees along streets and sidewalks, and requires a Division of Community Forestry…

Kentucky's Division of Water and Public Service Commission oversee drought response, authorizing public water systems to impose mandatory conservation restrictions during emergencies.

Louisville Metro's Land Development Code caps a tiny home at 400 square feet and regulates it as a Factory Built Home when used as a principal residence, requiring a permanent…

Louisville Metro requires the property owner to live in either the main house or the accessory dwelling unit, and bars ADUs from short-term rental use.

In Louisville Metro's suburban form districts, a carport counts as an accessory structure: it must sit at least 5 feet off the rear line and 2 feet off the side line, and stay out of…

Louisville Metro's Land Development Code allows accessory dwelling units in most residential zoning districts, but any ADU approved under that section cannot be used as a short-term…

Louisville Metro lets you convert a garage into an accessory dwelling unit under LDC § 4.3.27, capped at 800 square feet with an owner-occupancy requirement.

Louisville Metro allows one accessory dwelling unit per single-family lot in most residential districts, capped at 800 square feet or 30% of the main home's floor area.

Louisville Metro caps home occupations at two customers, clients, or pupils on site at a time, with spaced appointments to avoid parking conflicts.

Louisville Metro lets you run child care for up to 6 non-related kids at home by right, no zoning permit needed.

Louisville Metro allows home occupations in residentially zoned dwellings under LDC § 4.4.5, capping floor area, limiting nonresident employees, and banning outdoor signage and evening…

Louisville Metro bars home occupations from any business signage, including signs placed on or near the property, with a narrow carve-out for a sign on a parked resident vehicle.

Kentucky permits home-based food sales under the Home-Based Processor and Microprocessor program administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, with statewide rules that…

Kentucky issues no microenterprise home kitchen permit. You cannot buy a licence to cook meals to order in your own kitchen and sell them to the public. The one route that lets a…

Louisville Metro requires every dwelling to have a smoke alarm on hardwired AC power or a sealed non-removable 10-year lithium battery, placed near sleeping areas under NFPA 72…

Louisville Metro bans retail sale and use of aerial fireworks, firecrackers, and roman candles: only sparklers, fountains, wheels, ground spinners, and smoke devices are legal, and…

Kentucky law restricts brush and natural debris burning under KRS 149.400, allowing only natural plant matter to be burned and prohibiting daytime burns near woodland during forest…

Kentucky law universally prohibits outdoor burning between 6 AM and 6 PM within 150 feet of woodland during forest fire hazard seasons (Feb 15-Apr 30 and Oct 1-Dec 15), unless the…

Kentucky State Fire Marshal regulates LP-gas storage statewide under KRS 234.180 and 815 KAR 10:060, requiring NFPA 58 compliance and permits for installation of all flammable and…

Louisville Metro can order Hosting Platforms to pull short-term rental listings with invalid or revoked registration numbers within ten business days, and can subpoena platform records…

Louisville Metro caps short-term rental occupancy at twice the bedroom count plus two guests, with a hard ceiling of 12 people over 16.

Louisville Metro requires every short-term rental in Jefferson County to register annually with Develop Louisville before operating, backed by a $250 fee and civil penalties starting…

In Louisville Metro's residential zoning districts, a short-term rental must be the owner's primary residence unless a conditional use permit says otherwise.

Louisville Metro requires short-term rentals approved by conditional use permit to provide sufficient host and guest parking, but the Board of Zoning Adjustment sets the actual amount…

Louisville Metro short-term rental hosts must register with the Revenue Commission and pay the 8.5% transient room tax plus the local occupational license tax on rental income.

Louisville Metro revokes a short-term rental registration after two substantiated violations or complaints on the same property within 12 months.

Louisville Metro requires every private swimming pool to be enclosed by a continuous barrier: a building wall or a fence at least 48 inches tall with a self-latching gate.

Louisville Metro treats any pool over 24 inches deep or 250 square feet as a regulated swimming pool, requiring a 5-foot setback and a 48-inch barrier, though a tall poolside wall with…

Louisville Metro bans barbed wire fencing below 6 feet in residential form districts unless it encloses livestock, and requires razor wire to sit at least 8 feet above grade.

Louisville Metro caps front-yard fences at 42 to 48 inches and allows solid rear- and side-yard fences up to 8 feet under the Land Development Code, with open designs like chain link…

Louisville Metro caps fences at 42-48 inches in front and street-side yards, up to 8 feet in side and rear yards, and 2 feet within corner-lot sight triangles.

Louisville Metro treats retaining walls like fences for height and setback purposes, capping most yards at 42-48 inches or 8 feet depending on location and district.

Kentucky's division, or partition, fence law, KRS Chapter 256, requires adjoining owners to share the cost of a farm boundary fence between their properties. It applies to agricultural…

Private tow operators in Louisville Metro must be licensed, cap fees by vehicle weight class, post lot signage, and get written per-tow authorization before towing from private parking…

Louisville Metro requires adult entertainment establishments to hold a $1,000 annual Director-issued license and keeps their public entrance at least 500 feet from schools, parks…

Louisville Metro requires every pawnbroker to hold a license from the Department of Specialty Permits and Licenses before opening for business, with a separate license required for…

Massage facilities in Louisville Metro must hold an annual $200 Department license, and every massage therapist needs a valid Kentucky state license, before doing business.

Louisville Metro lets residents fix their own vehicles at home, but working on someone else's car for pay or repairing anything beyond minor items is off-limits in residential zones.

Selling vapes or e-cigarettes in Louisville Metro requires an annual retailer license from the Health Department, and new vape shops face 1,000-foot buffers from schools and parks plus…

Secondhand dealers operating in Louisville Metro must hold a license from the Department of Specialty Permits and Licenses and log every purchase, item photo, seller ID, and digital…

Louisville Metro allows tattoo, body art, and piercing parlors by right in C-2 Commercial zoning and above, but not in lighter commercial or residential districts.

Every residence in Louisville Metro must have weekly solid waste collection, and Urban Services District households must set out carts by 6 a.m. on collection day.

Commercial dumpsters and roll-off containers can't sit in required parking, setback, or buffer areas in Louisville Metro, and must be opaquely screened from streets and neighbors under…

Dumping waste on unlicensed property in Louisville Metro draws a $1,000 civil fine for a first offense, plus vehicle impoundment.

Louisville Metro requires tree limbs, branches, and brush to be cut into four-foot lengths, no thicker than two inches, and tied into bundles weighing 60 pounds or less before yard…

Licensed waste haulers in Louisville Metro must offer curbside recycling pickup at least every other week and accept paper, cardboard, cans, glass, and plastic bottles.

Louisville Metro households in the Urban Services District must set out garbage, recycling, and yard waste in Department-provided carts by 6 a.m. on collection day, no earlier than 4…

Louisville Metro households must set out recycling only in Department-provided or approved carts, using only materials that meet the Department's published recycling guidelines: no…

Louisville Metro collects household bulky items through Project Pick Up, either an announcement-based week with no item cap or a scheduled appointment limited to four items.

Louisville Metro household garbage must go out between 4 p.m. the day before and 6 a.m. on collection day, with empty containers pulled in by 4 p.m. the next day.

Louisville Metro directs police to make adult marijuana possession its lowest enforcement priority, but the policy carries no legal immunity and doesn't apply to sales, minors, DUI, or…

On arterial roadways, Louisville Metro pedestrians must use a crosswalk, or a signalized intersection if no crosswalk exists, under Code § 71.10.

Loitering for gambling, drug use, or unauthorized solicitation in schools and transit facilities is disorderly conduct under Metro's code, punishable by a fine and jail time.

Louisville Metro confines lawful public alcohol consumption to three designated Entertainment Destination Centers; drinking on other streets or sidewalks falls outside…

Louisville Metro bans skateboarding in publicly-owned parking lots and structures and in any area posted as off-limits, like Waterfront Park; violators face a $25 to $100 civil fine.

Louisville Metro bans smoking within 15 feet of any building entrance to keep smoke from drifting indoors, part of the Smoke Free Law enforced by the Health Department.

Louisville Metro bars pedestrians from panhandling or soliciting from arterial roadways and medians except under strict safety conditions: daylight hours only, one solicitor per lane…

Urinating or defecating on any sidewalk, street, public building floor, or other public place in Jefferson County is disorderly conduct, punishable by up to a $250 fine and 90 days in…

Louisville Metro parks and playgrounds close at 11:00 p.m. and stay closed until 6:00 a.m., with entry barred to the public during closed hours.

Minors under 18 in Louisville Metro/Jefferson County face curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on school nights (Sun-Thu) and 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. on weekend nights; parents who allow a violation…

Awnings, balconies and canopies may only project over a Louisville Metro public sidewalk with the Director of Works' approval, and only within fixed clearance limits.

Louisville Metro bans erecting or maintaining any fence, wall, structure, post, or object on a sidewalk, street, alley, or public way that blocks public use, and requires new street…

Docking in Waterfront Park's harbor or at the City Wharf requires a permit from the Waterfront Development Corporation, not a walk-up mooring.

Louisville Metro requires new and substantially improved buildings in the floodplain to have their lowest floor elevated to freeboard elevation: two feet above base flood elevation for…

Louisville Metro requires a floodplain permit from MSD before any development in the local regulatory floodplain, with new residences elevated to freeboard height.

Louisville Metro bans idling of heavy or medium trucks doing loading or unloading work within 100 feet of homes or residential zoning between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., under the Land…

MSD holds exclusive jurisdiction over public storm drainage in Jefferson County, requires a permit before anyone alters storm sewers or drainage facilities, and funds the system…

Louisville Metro requires a Metropolitan Sewer District site disturbance permit before any clearing, grading, or land-disturbing construction begins, under the Erosion Prevention and…

New development along collector and arterial roads in Louisville Metro's suburban form districts must plant one street tree per 50 feet of residential frontage.

Louisville Metro's combined transient room tax is 8.5% of rent, stacked from five separate levies, and applies to hotels, motels, campgrounds, and anyone who brokers short-term stays…

Any event, use, or activity in a Louisville Metro park requires a permit from the Director of Parks before you promote, form, or hold it.

Closing a Jefferson County street for a block party requires a public assembly permit from Louisville Metro's Licensing and Permit Division for a $25 fee.

Louisville Metro treats sidewalk café tables, chairs and other outdoor restaurant furniture as street furniture: Public Works must review and approve the design and placement before it…

Parades and public assemblies of 25 or more in Jefferson County need a Metro permit filed at least 5 business days ahead, with a $25 fee.

Louisville Metro treats street fairs and festivals as "Community Fairs" under Chapter 100: organizers and vendors must follow the Metro Events Manual and Licensing and Permit Division…

Plumbing work in Louisville Metro requires an identified contractor holding a Kentucky Master Plumber License, and no permit issues without that identification.

Louisville Metro enforces the Kentucky Building and Residential Codes as local ordinance, so most new construction, additions, and repairs need a permit from Codes and Regulations…

Louisville Metro requires an electrical permit from the Department before any electrical work begins, issued only to licensed Kentucky electrical contractors except for owner-occupied…

New one- or two-family homes too far from a fire hydrant must install an NFPA 13D sprinkler system instead.

The Department of Codes and Regulations' Code Official runs required inspections directly or accepts certified reports from approved inspection agencies before work can proceed.

Louisville Metro requires freight elevators to be inspected annually by a certified elevator company, with inspection reports kept on site for review by the fire department and state…

Louisville Metro requires owners of pre-1978 rental housing to get a certified Lead-Hazard Risk Assessment and remediate confirmed hazards within Department-set deadlines, with code…

Louisville Metro requires every registered short-term rental to have a functional carbon monoxide detector installed before the host can obtain or renew an annual STR registration.

Louisville Metro's Downtown Form District sets street-wall, setback, and step-back standards that shape new downtown buildings, replacing ordinary suburban zoning setbacks with an…

Louisville Metro's Land Development Code lets R-4 and R-5 subdivisions of five or more lots earn extra density, up to 4.84 units/acre in R-4 and 7.26 in R-5, by dedicating at least 10%…

Louisville Metro designates bikeways for the exclusive use of bicycles, e-bikes and micro-mobility devices. Driving or parking a motor vehicle in one is a civil offense, not just a…

Louisville Metro's code defines electric bicycles as a single category, motor under 1,000 watts, top speed under 20 mph, with no Class 1/2/3 tiers. Every e-bike follows the same…

Kentucky does not open any street to golf carts by state law. KRS 189.286 lets a city, county, urban-county, charter county, consolidated or unified local government, or special…

Louisville Metro bars police and other employees from asking about immigration status or joining ICE 287(g) agreements, except when status is an element of a crime.

Louisville Metro requires stationary vendors and carts to get a permit from Codes and Regulations, stay clear of flammable storage and adjoining buildings, and clean up daily: no…

Louisville Metro bars stationary food vendors from operating in Residential Zoned Districts, and mobile vendors must stay clear of hospitals, active churches, and schools in session.

Louisville Metro requires anyone selling food from a vehicle on public streets to get a mobile vendor license from the Department of Codes and Regulations before operating anywhere in…

Louisville Metro requires every convenience store to install and maintain a security camera system covering the cash registers and entry/exit doors, with specific camera height and…

Louisville Metro's Land Development Code keeps medicinal cannabis dispensaries, safety compliance facilities, cultivators, and processors at least 1,000 feet from any school or child…

Louisville Metro allows medicinal cannabis dispensaries only in C-2 or C-3 zones with a Conditional Use Permit, an 8 AM to 8 PM operating window, and a 1,000-foot buffer from schools…

Kentucky law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis by patients, caregivers, and the general public. The medical cannabis program created under KRS Chapter 218B does not authorize…

Louisville Metro bans camping on public property past 12 hours or overnight without a permit, and requires notice and a risk assessment before Metro can clear an established camp.

Louisville Metro requires every food service establishment to employ a certified food service manager holding a valid Board-issued certificate, both to operate and to remain open for…

Louisville Metro Council consented, by Ordinance No. 58-2015, to let Public Health and Wellness run a needle and syringe exchange outreach program, but only after the department files…

Louisville Metro's property maintenance code makes extermination mandatory once insects or rodents show up, and splits the duty between owner and occupant depending on whether the…

Louisville Metro caps weeds and plant growth at 10 inches on every property, vacant or occupied, under Chapter 156 of the Property Maintenance Code. Owners of unmaintained lots face…

Louisville Metro's Code Official condemns structures found unsafe, unfit for occupancy, or unlawful, orders them placarded and vacated, and can board vacant structures or destroy…

Louisville Metro requires garage-sale signs to come down within 48 hours after the sale ends, under the Land Development Code's accessory-use rules.

Louisville Metro caps window signs at 25% of each ground-floor window's area for non-residential uses, with no permit required.

Louisville Metro's outdoor lighting code bans flashing and strobe fixtures used to draw attention to a business, but a code note carves holiday lighting out of that ban entirely.

Louisville Metro bans billboards within 2,000 feet of the Gene Snyder Freeway and caps freestanding business signs near it at 20 feet and 80 square feet.

Kentucky political signs receive First Amendment protection that limits content-based local regulation. State law restricts placement on highway rights-of-way and within polling place…

Louisville Metro's Land Development Code bars any plant material used to meet landscaping requirements from being on the current Louisville and Jefferson County Prohibited Plant List…

Louisville Metro's Property Maintenance Code sets minimum habitability standards for rental housing, including a mandatory 65°F heat floor landlords must supply every winter, enforced…

Louisville Metro requires owners of rental housing units to register each property with Codes and Regulations and pay a nonrefundable fee before renting.

In URLTA-adopting Kentucky jurisdictions, KRS 383.660 requires a 7-day written notice to pay or quit for nonpayment of rent. For other material lease violations, the landlord gives a…

In Kentucky cities and counties that adopted URLTA, KRS 383.615 requires a landlord to give at least two days' notice before entering and to enter only at reasonable times, except in…

In URLTA-adopting Kentucky jurisdictions, KRS 383.695 lets either party end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before a periodic rental date, a week-to-week…

Kentucky prohibits any local government from enacting rent control on private residential property. KRS 65.875 reserves authority over rents exclusively to the state General Assembly…

Kentucky sets no dollar cap on residential security deposits. Where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies, landlords must hold deposits in a separate account…

Under KRS 413.010, a squatter can claim title only after 15 years of adverse possession of real property. KRS 413.060 shortens the period to 7 years where the occupant holds under…

Tenants in pre-1978 Louisville Metro rental units can request a lead-hazard inspection by appointment, with priority for households with young children or pregnant occupants.

Louisville Metro requires every rental housing unit to register with Codes and Regulations. Miss the 30-day deadline after a notice of noncompliance and the Department inspects every…

Louisville Metro allows illuminated billboards up to 330 square feet only along major or minor arterial highways in commercial and industrial districts, with tighter setbacks, spacing…

Louisville Metro caps spillover light at 0.25 footcandles on low- to medium-density residential borders and 0.5 footcandles on high-density or right-of-way borders.

Louisville Metro caps light trespass at property lines and requires bright fixtures to be fully shielded under the Land Development Code.

Louisville Metro's Land Development Code sets minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks by zoning district in Table 5.3.1, ranging from 15 feet on small urban lots up to 30 feet…

Louisville Metro caps single-family homes at 35 feet under the Land Development Code's residential dimensional table, rising to 45 feet in denser zoning districts like R-7 and R-8A.

Louisville Metro caps garage and yard sales at two per property per calendar year, each lasting no more than two days.

Kentucky has no solar access law limiting HOA restrictions. KRS 381.200 only authorizes voluntary written solar easements between neighbours. A Louisville HOA's recorded covenants can…

Louisville Metro treats rooftop and freestanding solar arrays as a permitted accessory use in every zoning district, provided they meet the Land Development Code's height and…

Louisville Metro requires anyone going door to door selling goods or taking orders to hold a peddler license from the Department of Codes and Regulations before starting.

Kentucky's Home Solicitation Sales Act (KRS 367.410-460) universally grants consumers a three-business-day right to cancel any door-to-door sale of $25 or more, with mandatory written…

Commercial drone operations in Kentucky require an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, with airspace rules preempting local restrictions. State law adds protections against…

Recreational drone operation in Kentucky is governed primarily by FAA rules under 14 CFR Part 107 and the Recreational UAS Safety Test, with state criminal statutes addressing…

Kentucky law sets the state minimum wage at the federal floor and bars local governments from establishing higher minimum wages. Court rulings have invalidated local ordinances that…

Kentucky has no predictive scheduling law, and state preemption prevents local governments from adopting fair workweek or scheduling ordinances. Employers retain broad discretion to…

Kentucky allows permitless concealed carry for adults 21 and older legally able to possess firearms, while continuing to issue concealed deadly weapon licenses. Local governments…

Kentucky law preempts local firearms regulation, reserving authority to the General Assembly. Cities, counties, and urban-county governments cannot enact ordinances regulating…

Open carry of firearms is generally lawful for adults in Kentucky who can legally possess a firearm. State preemption prevents local governments from banning open carry, though…

Kentucky allows lawful adults to carry firearms openly or concealed inside a motor vehicle without a permit. Permitless concealed carry at 21 and statewide preemption prevent local…

Kentucky's Office of Charitable Gaming, under the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, licenses every charitable organization running bingo, raffles, or charity game tickets…

Kentucky's penal code doesn't outlaw a card game among friends. KRS 528.010 defines a "player" as someone who gambles solely as a contestant or bettor without taking a cut, and it…

Kentucky legalized sports wagering in 2023, but only tracks licensed by the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation can operate it, in person or through a contracted platform. KRS…

Kentucky has no single HOA assessment law. Condominiums get an automatic lien under KRS 381.9193, and planned communities formed after June 29, 2023 get a continuing lien under KRS…

Kentucky's Planned Community Act requires every homeowners association declaration or bylaws to provide for an annual meeting, notice of any association meeting sent no less than 10…

Kentucky overrides HOA documents in only a narrow area. KRS 381.800 voids any governing-document provision that bans political yard signs, and that override applies to all planned…

Kentucky sets no maximum dollar amount for a homeowners association fine, but since the Planned Community Act took effect on June 29, 2023 a board must give the lot owner written…

Kentucky splits association liens three ways. A planned community governed by KRS 381.785 to 381.801 gets a continuing lien under KRS 381.799 once any assessment sits unpaid for 30…

Kentucky has no statute that authorises, defines or regulates a sobriety checkpoint. The only roadblock provision in the Kentucky Revised Statutes runs the opposite way: KRS 189.126…

Kentucky is a one-party-consent state, and the consent can be yours. KRS 526.010 defines eavesdropping as recording an oral or wire communication "of others" without the consent of at…

Kentucky has no stop-and-identify statute. No section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes makes it an offense to decline to give your name to a peace officer during a street stop, and…

The Kentucky General Assembly has never enacted a statute that tells a driver what consent to a roadside vehicle search means, who may give it, or whether an officer must say it can be…

Kentucky law restricts how local governments may zone agricultural land. Counties and cities cannot use zoning to unreasonably interfere with bona fide agricultural operations, and…

Kentucky's Right to Farm law protects established agricultural operations from nuisance suits and conflicting local ordinances. Farms operating for at least one year and following…

Kentucky prohibits the sale of tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products to anyone under 21. The law conforms to federal Tobacco 21 standards and applies to all retail outlets…

Kentucky has not enacted a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vapor products. Sales remain lawful for buyers 21 and older, with limited authority for local boards of health to…

Kentucky limits every visible light you add to a vehicle by color and by whether it flashes. Under KRS 189.040(14), visible front lights may only be white or amber and visible rear…

Kentucky has never written a dash camera statute, so the rule that decides where you may put one is the windshield provision, KRS 189.110(2). It bars operating a motor vehicle on a…

Kentucky has neither authorized lane splitting nor written an express ban on it. KRS 189.285, the section that governs how motorcycles are operated and ridden, says nothing about lane…

Kentucky puts the rule in its registration statute rather than its equipment chapter. KRS 186.170(1)(c) requires that plates be kept legible at all times, that the rear plate be…

A radar detector is legal in a private car in Kentucky. The Kentucky Revised Statutes contain no prohibition on owning, mounting or using one, and the word detector does not appear…

Kentucky has no studded tire statute at all. The four tire provisions in KRS Chapter 189, the chapter titled Traffic Regulations and Vehicle Equipment, regulate wheel chains, iron and…

Kentucky draws its tint line at 35 percent light transmittance on the side wings and side windows forward of or beside the driver, and 18 percent on any window behind the driver, with…