Kansas Ordinances (2026)

Kansas K.S.A. 21-6412 criminalizes animal cruelty statewide, including failure to provide adequate food, water, shelter, or veterinary care, which captures hoarding scenarios. The law applies uniformly and authorizes seizure of neglected animals by law enforcement and licensed officers.

Kansas Right to Farm Act (K.S.A. 2-3201 et seq.) protects established agricultural operations, including livestock and poultry, from nuisance lawsuits when nonagricultural uses encroach. Cities may still regulate within incorporated areas, but the statute limits damages and prevents punitive awards against farms.

Kansas prohibits private possession of dangerous regulated animals statewide under K.S.A. 32-1301 et seq. The ban covers big cats, bears, and non-native venomous snakes, with limited exemptions for accredited zoos, sanctuaries, research institutions, and USDA-licensed exhibitors.

Kansas Administrative Regulation 115-8-23, adopted by the Wildlife and Parks Commission, prohibits baiting and feeding of wildlife on all public lands statewide. The 2023 amendment extended the prohibition from hunting activities to all activities involving wildlife attractants on public property.

Kansas does not permit marijuana dispensaries because cultivation, distribution, and sale of marijuana remain illegal under K.S.A. 21-5705; cities and counties cannot zone for or license dispensaries that the state criminalizes uniformly.

Kansas prohibits all marijuana cultivation, including home growing, under K.S.A. 21-5705 and 21-5706, with no recreational or medical exception; cities cannot authorize personal cultivation and must follow uniform statewide criminal prohibitions.

Kansas has no statewide juvenile curfew, but K.S.A. 38-2331 governs runaway and unsupervised minors and limits parental responsibility. Cities may enact curfews under home rule, but enforcement intersects with the Kansas Code for Care of Children and constitutional protections.

Commercial drone use across Kansas is uniformly regulated by FAA Part 107, requiring Remote Pilot Certification, while state K.S.A. 21-6101 privacy rules and Department of Transportation public-use coordination apply consistently statewide.

Recreational drone operation in Kansas is governed primarily by FAA Part 107 and recreational flyer rules, with state law adding privacy and harassment protections under K.S.A. 21-6101 that apply uniformly regardless of city.

Kansas prohibits cities and counties from setting a local minimum wage above the state and federal floor for private employers.

Kansas prevents cities and counties from requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave, vacation, or other paid time off benefits.

Kansas prohibits cities and counties from imposing predictive scheduling, fair workweek, or shift posting requirements on private employers.

Kansas requires statewide erosion and sediment controls on construction sites disturbing one or more acres under KDHE's general NPDES permit, mandating SWPPPs, best management practices, and inspections that municipalities cannot waive or relax.

Kansas regulates floodplain development statewide under K.S.A. 12-734 and the Kansas Water Office program, requiring participating communities to adopt minimum NFIP standards, permit floodplain construction, and meet base flood elevation requirements for new structures.

Kansas regulates stormwater discharges statewide through KDHE's NPDES program under K.S.A. 65-164 and 65-165, requiring construction, industrial, and municipal separate storm sewer system permits that cities must enforce as a delegated state program.

Kansas regulates consumer fireworks statewide through the State Fire Marshal. Only approved consumer fireworks may be sold from June 27 through July 5 by licensed sellers, and discharge windows are uniformly limited.

Kansas restricts open burning statewide under KDHE air quality regulations. Burning trash, tires, and most waste is prohibited, and prescribed burns in eastern counties face April ozone-season restrictions.

Kansas adopts NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code statewide through the State Fire Marshal. Container siting, dispensing, and installer licensing are uniform across the state and preempt inconsistent local rules.

Kansas allows permitless concealed carry for adults 21 and older, while still issuing optional permits for reciprocity in other states.

Kansas broadly preempts cities and counties from regulating firearms, ammunition, components, and accessories beyond what state law specifically authorizes.

Kansas permits the open carry of firearms by lawful adults statewide and prevents cities and counties from banning open carry.

Kansas permits adults 21 and older to carry loaded handguns concealed in vehicles without a permit, with statewide preemption barring local restrictions.

Kansas applies a statewide cottage food framework allowing home producers to sell non-potentially hazardous foods directly to consumers without licensing, while requiring proper labeling and prohibiting wholesale or interstate sales under Kansas Department of Agriculture guidance.

Kansas requires statewide licensing of family day care homes through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment under K.S.A. 65-503, setting universal capacity, background check, training, and health and safety standards that cities cannot waive.

Kansas does not impose a statewide E-Verify mandate on private or public employers, leaving participation voluntary under federal program rules.

Kansas has no statewide statute prohibiting or mandating sanctuary policies, leaving immigration cooperation decisions largely to local jurisdictions.

Kansas permits rainwater harvesting on private property without state-level restrictions. The Kansas Water Appropriation Act exempts captured rainwater from water-right permitting when collected from impervious surfaces for on-site, non-potable use, making collection broadly legal across the state.

The Kansas Water Appropriation Act (K.S.A. 82a-701 et seq.) gives the Chief Engineer of the Division of Water Resources authority over water use during droughts. The Governor may declare drought emergencies triggering statewide conservation measures that supplement local restrictions.

The Kansas Noxious Weed Law (K.S.A. 2-1314 et seq.) requires all landowners to control designated noxious weeds. County weed supervisors enforce statewide. The law preempts laxer local rules and provides a uniform list of declared noxious weeds binding on all property owners.

Kansas regulates abandoned vehicles statewide under K.S.A. 8-1102, defining when vehicles become abandoned and authorizing law enforcement removal, towing, and disposition through public sale after notice to registered owners and lienholders.

Kansas does not require just cause for eviction. The Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (K.S.A. 58-2540 et seq.) governs statewide eviction procedures, allowing no-cause termination of month-to-month tenancies with 30 days' notice. Local just-cause ordinances would conflict with statewide procedural framework.

Kansas law expressly preempts local rent control. Under K.S.A. 12-16,120, no city or county may enact ordinances controlling rent on private residential or commercial property. Statewide preemption is absolute regardless of housing market conditions or affordability concerns.

Kansas limits how local zoning can restrict bona fide agricultural operations and works alongside the Right to Farm Act to protect farmers.

Kansas protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits brought after non-farm uses move into the surrounding area.

Kansas applies state and local transient guest taxes to short-term rentals of 28 days or fewer, in addition to state and local sales tax. Hosts and platforms must collect and remit these taxes statewide.

Kansas state law prohibits cities and counties from regulating the placement or number of political signs on private property during the 45 days before any election and the two days after the election, with narrow safety exceptions.

Kansas prohibits cities and counties from banning, taxing, or regulating single-use plastic bags and other auxiliary containers used by businesses.

Kansas state law prevents cities and counties from banning or regulating polystyrene foam food service containers used by retailers and restaurants.

Kansas prevents local governments from banning or restricting plastic straws and other single-use food service items used by businesses.

K.A.R. 28-4-129 sets statewide minimum pool fencing requirements for licensed childcare facilities. Inground pools must be enclosed by a five-foot fence with self-closing self-locking gates, and aboveground pools require non-climbable four-foot sidewalls or equivalent fencing.

Kansas prohibits the sale of cigarettes, tobacco, and vapor products to anyone under 21 years of age statewide.

Kansas does not impose a statewide flavored tobacco ban, leaving menthol cigarettes and flavored vapor products generally legal for adults 21 and older.

Kansas regulates the retail sale of electronic cigarettes and vapor products with a minimum purchase age of 21 and licensing requirements.