Business Licensing & Operations in Kansas (2026)

Olathe confines adult business establishments to M-3/MP-3 zoning, requires an annual City Clerk license, and imposes…

Johnson County requires a county-issued license for any adult entertainment business and bars locations within 1,000…

In the City of Lawrence, running a sex shop, or any of the sexually oriented nonentertainment businesses the code…

Overland Park requires a separate $250 annual Adult Business license before any sexually oriented business can open…

Unincorporated Sedgwick County requires a county-issued adult establishment license and bars any adult establishment…

Wichita requires a $100 annual city license for adult entertainment establishments, which must sit at least 500 feet…

Any adult business operating in Wyandotte County, inside Kansas City, Kansas or in the unincorporated county, must hold…

The City of Lawrence does not license massage parlors as standalone businesses; instead, chapter 6, article XIX…

Olathe requires a separate annual massage therapy establishment license for every location, plus individual therapist…

Operating a massage establishment or in-office massage business in Overland Park requires a City Clerk license before…

Operating a bath business or massage business anywhere in unincorporated Sedgwick County requires a license from the…

Shawnee County requires anyone operating a bath business or massage business to hold a license from the board of county…

Operating a massage therapy business in Wichita without a license is unlawful under Wichita Municipal Code Sec…

Operating a massage establishment anywhere in Wyandotte County requires a license from the Unified Government under…

Olathe requires tattoo and body-piercing operators to hold a Kansas State Board of Cosmetology license and bars…

Topeka zones tattoo and body art studios as a permitted commercial use only in specific districts, and caps them at two…

Wichita confines tattoo and body piercing shops to the GC, OW, IP, LI, GI and AFB zoning districts, at least 200 feet…

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

In the City of Lawrence, no store, gas station, or kiosk may sell tobacco or vape products without a tobacco retail…

Retailers of tobacco paraphernalia and novelty items in unincorporated Shawnee County need a county license. Sec. 7-28…

Topeka's zoning use table lists vape/e-cigarette, hookah, and cigar shops together as a 'Tobacco Shop' use, allowed by…

Wichita treats e-cigarettes and vape devices as tobacco products, so any retailer selling them needs a $260/year City…

Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas prohibits any tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette shops, from selling…

In the City of Lawrence, anyone who buys jewelry, bullion, coins, or silverware for resale must register with the chief…

Olathe licenses secondhand-goods dealing through its pawnbroker and precious metal dealer chapter, requiring a city…

Overland Park regulates secondhand merchandise and precious metal dealers through the same Chapter 5.52 license as…

Every secondhand or junk dealer location in the Unified Government needs its own license from the license department…

Topeka requires a City license before anyone deals for profit in secondhand furniture, jewelry, appliances, clothing…

Wichita requires anyone buying, selling or trading secondhand merchandise to hold an annual $100 license under Charter…

In the City of Lawrence, no one may open or keep running a pawnshop without first obtaining a city pawnbroker license…

Anyone operating as a pawnbroker in Overland Park must hold a City Clerk-issued license under Municipal Code Chapter…

Topeka requires a City Clerk-issued license before anyone can operate as a pawnbroker inside city limits. TMC 5.110.140…

The Unified Government caps pawnbroker licenses at seven and precious-metal-dealer licenses at 15 citywide, awarded…

Every pawnbroker doing business in unincorporated Sedgwick County must keep a written register of every item purchased…

Wichita pawnbrokers must hold a $500 annual license under Charter Ordinance No. 192, cap loan interest at 10 percent…

Olathe's UDO allows home automotive repair as a residential accessory use only for the tenant's or occupant's own…

Wichita's zoning code lists Vehicle Repair, General and Vehicle Repair, Limited among the uses a home occupation…

Overland Park bars outdoor automobile repairs on residentially zoned or used property between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m…

Olathe requires a city license to tow vehicles from private commercial property without consent, and caps rates…

Sedgwick County limits non-consent towing in unincorporated territory to emergency wrecker companies on the sheriff's…

Wichita requires a City-issued emergency wrecker company license before any operator can tow wrecked or disabled…

Overland Park regulates non-consent tows from private lots under Municipal Code Chapter 12.21. Property owners or tow…

Shawnee County dispatches non-consent tows only through a sheriff's office rotation list of contracted providers. Sec…

Topeka caps what private wreckers can charge to tow a vehicle from private property, $100 plus $3 per mile for vehicles…

In Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, a tow operator or property owner who removes a vehicle from private property…