Kansas Statutes
Article 7 - Certain Prohibited Acts And Penalties
41-719 Consumption of alcoholic liquor prohibited in certain places; exemptions.

41-719. Consumption of alcoholic liquor prohibited in certain places; exemptions. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided herein and in K.S.A. 8-1599, and amendments thereto, no person shall drink or consume alcoholic liquor on the public streets, alleys, roads or highways or inside vehicles while on the public streets, alleys, roads or highways.
(2) Alcoholic liquor may be consumed on public streets, alleys, roads, sidewalks or highways when:
(A) A temporary permit has been issued pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2703, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 41-1201, and amendments thereto, for such an event;
(B) a caterer's licensee has provided the required notification for a catered event pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2643, and amendments thereto; or
(C) a public venue, hotel, hotel caterer, drinking establishment caterer or drinking establishment licensee has been authorized to extend its licensed premises pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2608, and amendments thereto.
(3) Consumption of alcoholic liquor on public streets, alleys, roads, sidewalks or highways must be approved, by ordinance or resolution, by the local governing body of any city, county or township where such consumption will occur. No alcoholic liquor may be consumed inside vehicles while on public streets, alleys, roads or highways at any time.
(4) No person shall remove any alcoholic liquor from inside the boundaries of an event as designated by the governing body of any city, county or township, from the boundaries of a catered event or from the extended licensed premises of a public venue, hotel, hotel caterer, drinking establishment caterer or drinking establishment. Such boundaries shall be clearly marked by signs, a posted map or other means which reasonably identify the area in which alcoholic liquor may be possessed or consumed.
(b) Alcoholic liquor may be consumed within common consumption areas designated by a city or county on public streets, alleys, roads, sidewalks or highways pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2659, and amendments thereto, except that no alcoholic liquor may be consumed inside vehicles while on public streets, alleys, roads or highways within a common consumption area. Further, no person shall remove any alcoholic liquor from inside the boundaries of the common consumption area which shall be clearly designated by a physical barrier.
(c) No person shall drink or consume alcoholic liquor on private property except:
(1) On premises where the sale of liquor by the individual drink is authorized by the club and drinking establishment act;
(2) upon private property by a person occupying such property as an owner or lessee of an owner and by the guests of such person, if no charge is made for the serving or mixing of any drink or drinks of alcoholic liquor or for any substance mixed with any alcoholic liquor and if no sale of alcoholic liquor in violation of K.S.A. 41-803, and amendments thereto, takes place;
(3) in a lodging room of any hotel, motel or boarding house by the person occupying such room and by the guests of such person, if no charge is made for the serving or mixing of any drink or drinks of alcoholic liquor or for any substance mixed with any alcoholic liquor and if no sale of alcoholic liquor in violation of K.S.A. 41-803, and amendments thereto, takes place;
(4) in a private dining room of a hotel, motel or restaurant, if the dining room is rented or made available on a special occasion to an individual or organization for a private party and if no sale of alcoholic liquor in violation of K.S.A. 41-803, and amendments thereto, takes place;
(5) on the premises of a manufacturer, microbrewery, microdistillery or farm winery, if authorized by K.S.A. 41-305, 41-308a, 41-308b or K.S.A. 41-354, and amendments thereto;
(6) on the premises of an unlicensed business as authorized pursuant to subsection (j); or
(7) within a common consumption area established pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2659, and amendments thereto.
(d) No person shall drink or consume alcoholic liquor on public property except:
(1) On real property leased by a city to others under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1740 through 12-1749, and amendments thereto, if such real property is actually being used for hotel or motel purposes or purposes incidental thereto.
(2) In any state-owned or operated building or structure, and on the surrounding premises, which is furnished to and occupied by any state officer or employee as a residence.
(3) On premises licensed as a club or drinking establishment and located on property owned or operated by an airport authority created pursuant to chapter 27 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or established by a city.
(4) On the state fair grounds on the day of any race held thereon pursuant to the Kansas parimutuel racing act.
(5) On the state fairgrounds, if: (A) The alcoholic liquor is domestic beer or wine or wine imported under K.S.A. 41-308a(e), and amendments thereto, and is consumed only for purposes of judging competitions; (B) the alcoholic liquor is wine or beer and is sold and consumed during the days of the Kansas state fair on premises leased by the state fair board to a person who holds a temporary permit issued pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2703, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 41-1201, and amendments thereto, authorizing the sale and serving of such wine or beer, or both; or (C) the alcoholic liquor is consumed on nonfair days in conjunction with bona fide scheduled events involving not less than 75 invited guests and the state fair board, in its discretion, authorizes the consumption of the alcoholic liquor, subject to any conditions or restrictions the board may require.
(6) In the state historical museum provided for by K.S.A. 76-2036, and amendments thereto, on the surrounding premises and in any other building on such premises, as authorized by rules and regulations of the state historical society.
(7) On the premises of any state-owned historic site under the jurisdiction and supervision of the state historical society, on the surrounding premises and in any other building on such premises, as authorized by rules and regulations of the state historical society.
(8) In a lake resort within the meaning of K.S.A. 32-867, and amendments thereto, on state-owned or leased property.
(9) On the premises of any Kansas national guard regional training center or armory, and any building on such premises, as authorized by rules and regulations of the adjutant general and upon approval of the Kansas military board.
(10) On the premises of any land or waters owned or managed by the department of wildlife, parks and tourism, except as otherwise prohibited by rules and regulations of the department adopted by the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 32-805, and amendments thereto.
(11) On property exempted from this subsection pursuant to subsection (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i).
(12) On the premises of the state capitol building or on its surrounding premises during an official state function of a nonpartisan nature that has been approved by the legislative coordinating council.
(13) On premises of a common consumption area established by K.S.A. 41-2659, and amendments thereto.
(e) Any city may exempt, by ordinance, from the provisions of subsection (d) specified property the title of which is vested in such city.
(f) The board of county commissioners of any county may exempt, by resolution, from the provisions of subsection (d) specified property the title of which is vested in such county.
(g) The state board of regents may exempt from the provisions of subsection (d) the Sternberg museum on the campus of Fort Hays state university, or other specified property which is under the control of such board and which is not used for classroom instruction, where alcoholic liquor may be consumed in accordance with policies adopted by such board.
(h) The board of regents of Washburn university may exempt from the provisions of subsection (d) the Mulvane art center and the Bradbury Thompson alumni center on the campus of Washburn university, and other specified property the title of which is vested in such board and which is not used for classroom instruction, where alcoholic liquor may be consumed in accordance with policies adopted by such board.
(i) The board of trustees of a community college may exempt from the provisions of subsection (d) specified property which is under the control of such board and which is not used for classroom instruction, where alcoholic liquor may be consumed in accordance with policies adopted by such board.
(j) (1) An unlicensed business may authorize patrons or guests of such business to consume alcoholic liquor on the premises of such business provided:
(A) Such alcoholic liquor is in the personal possession of the patron and is not sold, offered for sale or given away by the owner of such business or any employees thereof;
(B) possession and consumption of alcoholic liquor shall not be authorized between the hours of 12 a.m. and 9 a.m.;
(C) the business, or any owner thereof, shall not have had a license issued under either the Kansas liquor control act or the club and drinking establishment act revoked for any reason; and
(D) no charge of any sort may be made by the business for the privilege of possessing or consuming alcoholic liquor on the premises, or for mere entry onto the premises.
(2) It shall be a violation of this section for any unlicensed business to authorize the possession or consumption of alcoholic liquor by a patron of such business when such authorization is not in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, "patron" means a natural person who is a customer or guest of an unlicensed business.
(k) Violation of any provision of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
(l) For the purposes of this section, "common consumption area" has the same meaning as that term is defined in K.S.A. 41-2659, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1949, ch. 242, § 82; L. 1968, ch. 35, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 242, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 175, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 251, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 153, § 13; L. 1981, ch. 200, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 182, § 54; L. 1988, ch. 165, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 180, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 143, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 269, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 59, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 92, § 8; L. 1998, ch. 191, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 153, § 2; L. 2000, ch. 166, § 3; L. 2002, ch. 139, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 201, § 11; L. 2006, ch. 206, § 1; L. 2008, ch. 126, § 7; L. 2009, ch. 114, § 9; L. 2012, ch. 144, § 28; L. 2012, ch. 144, § 29; L. 2015, ch. 82, § 17; L. 2017, ch. 85, § 2; L. 2019, ch. 57, § 18; May 2.