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Riley County discusses fireworks law changes after state'wide update; commissioners signal consensus on shorter sales window and higher vendor fee
Summary
Riley County commissioners on May 12 discussed whether to revise local fireworks rules after Kansas enacted Senate Bill 199; commissioners signaled a working consensus to limit sales and discharge to June 28—, require vendors to follow state fire-marshal rules and raise the temporary-seller permit fee to $100 while continuing to prohibit year-round stands in the unincorporated county.
Riley County commissioners spent a significant portion of their May 12 meeting discussing whether to update the county's local fireworks regulations after the Kansas Legislature passed Senate Bill 199, which changed state rules for retail sales and extended dates for public discharge unless a local jurisdiction imposes limits.
The county's discussion focused on four policy choices: whether to permit year-round retail sales in unincorporated Riley County (the new state law allows year-round retail operations if the vendor maintains a permanent facility and meets state fire-marshal requirements); how many days around July Fourth to allow sales and discharge; whether to align the county's operating and safety rules with the state fire marshal's regulations; and whether to increase the temporary vendor permit fee now set at $25.
What commissioners discussed and…
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