Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 41-712 (2026)

Days and hours of sale by retailers

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41-712. Days and hours of sale by retailers. (a) Within any city where the days of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package have not been expanded as provided by K.S.A. 41-2911, and amendments thereto, or have been so expanded and subsequently restricted as provided by K.S.A. 41-2911, and amendments thereto, no person shall sell at retail any alcoholic liquor in the original package: (1) On Sunday; (2) on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day; or (3) before 9 a.m. or after 11 p.m. on any day when the sale is permitted. The governing body of any city by ordinance may require the closing of premises prior to 11 p.m., but such ordinance shall not require closing prior to 8 p.m.

(b) Within any city where the days of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package have been expanded as provided by K.S.A. 41-2911, and amendments thereto, and have not been subsequently restricted as provided by K.S.A. 41-2911, and amendments thereto, and within any township where the days of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package have been expanded as provided by K.S.A. 41-2911, and amendments thereto, and have not been subsequently restricted as provided by K.S.A. 41-2911, and amendments thereto, no person shall sell at retail alcoholic liquor in the original package: (1) On Sunday not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m.; (2) on Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day; or (3) before 9 a.m. or after 11 p.m. on any day when the sale is permitted. The governing body of any city by ordinance may require the closing of premises prior to 11 p.m., but such ordinance shall not require closing prior to 8 p.m.

History: L. 1949, ch. 242, § 75; L. 1994, ch. 166, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 201, § 8; L. 2021, ch. 107, § 11; May 27.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1956–2004 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Kline v. Bd. of Comm'rs of Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Cty., 85 P.3d 1237 (Kan. 2004).
State Ex Rel. Kline v. Bd. of Comm'rs of Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Cty., 85 P.3d 1237 (Kan. 2004). · cites it 15× “The State sought an order declaring that charter ordinances passed by the Cities to exempt the Cities from the Sunday liquor sales prohibition of K.S.A. 41-712 were invalid and void. On cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings, the district court concluded that, because…”
State ex rel. Kline v. Unified Bd. of Commissioners, 85 P.3d 1237 (Kan. 2004). · cites it 15× “The State sought an order declaring that charter ordinances passed by the Cities to exempt the Cities from the Sunday liquor sales prohibition of K.S.A. 41-712 were invalid and void. On cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings, the district court concluded that, because…”
State v. Merklinger, 303 P.2d 152 (Kan. 1956). · cites it 2× “intoxicating liquor, to-wit: one pint of Tom Moore Whiskey, six years old, on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, in violation of Section 41-712 of the General Statutes of Kansas, 1949.”
— K.S.A. § 41-712(1) — 2 cases
State Ex Rel. Kline v. Bd. of Comm'rs of Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Cty., 85 P.3d 1237 (Kan. 2004). “The State sought an order declaring that charter ordinances passed by the Cities to exempt the Cities from the Sunday liquor sales prohibition of K.S.A. 41-712 were invalid and void. On cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings, the district court concluded that, because…”
State ex rel. Kline v. Unified Bd. of Commissioners, 85 P.3d 1237 (Kan. 2004). “The State sought an order declaring that charter ordinances passed by the Cities to exempt the Cities from the Sunday liquor sales prohibition of K.S.A. 41-712 were invalid and void. On cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings, the district court concluded that, because…”
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