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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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's HOA governance act, the Uniform Common Interest Owners Bill of Rights Act (K.S.A. 58-4601 et seq.), contains no assessment-lien provision. For condominiums, K.S.A. 58-3123 gives the association a…

KUCIOBORA requires board and committee meetings to be open to owners, with at least five days' notice, and bars final votes in executive session (K.S.A. 58-4612). Associations must keep detailed records for…

Under KUCIOBORA, a Kansas association may adopt and enforce rules but must give all unit owners advance notice of any rule change, and 'every rule must be reasonable' (K.S.A. 58-4617). Covenant and rule…

Kansas's KUCIOBORA does not set a fine cap, a required notice period, or a mandatory hearing before an association penalizes an owner. Under K.S.A. 58-4608 the association may suspend privileges for nonpayment…

Kansas protects a few owner displays from HOA bans. Under K.S.A. 58-4617 an association may not prohibit the U.S. flag (rules must follow federal law), the Kansas flag, or candidate and ballot-question signs…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Under K.S.A. 58-2564, a Kansas landlord must give a 3-day written notice for nonpayment of rent before terminating. For other material lease violations, the tenant gets a 30-day termination notice with a…

K.S.A. 58-2553 requires Kansas landlords to meet building and housing codes, maintain common areas and major systems in safe working order, supply running and hot water and reasonable heat, and provide waste…

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…

Under K.S.A. 58-2557, a Kansas landlord may enter a rented dwelling only at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice to the tenant, except in emergencies. The statute sets no fixed hours-of-notice figure…

The Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act sets no statutory cap on late fees and no mandatory grace period. Late charges are governed by the lease, so a landlord may charge a late fee only if the rental…

Under K.S.A. 58-2570, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice effective on a rent-paying date, or a week-to-week tenancy with 7 days' notice. Military servicemembers…

Kansas prohibits rent control. Under K.S.A. 12-16,120, no county, city, township, or other political subdivision may enact or enforce any ordinance that controls the amount of rent charged for private…

Kansas has no statute capping rent increases or mandating a dedicated rent-increase notice. For a month-to-month tenancy, a landlord raises rent by terminating the existing periodic tenancy under K.S.A…

Kansas law (K.S.A. 58-2550) caps a residential security deposit at one month's rent for an unfurnished unit and 1.5 months' rent if furnished, plus up to half a month's rent as a pet deposit. After move-out…

Under K.S.A. 60-503, a squatter can claim title to real property only after 15 years of open, exclusive and continuous possession, held either under a knowingly adverse claim or a good-faith belief of…

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…

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…

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.