From Barton County
The Commission has adopted a burn ban in Barton County until further notice. Under Resolution 2026-09, it is noted:
There is an imminent threat of fire affecting Barton County, Kansas, at this time.
Effective immediately, all outdoor open burning is prohibited in the rural areas of Barton County, Kansas. Agricultural burning for crop and pasture management practices may be exempted from this order only upon issuance of a written permit by the fire chief having jurisdiction of the area where the burning is to take place and in accordance with the provisions of Barton County Resolution 2005-04, Resolution Regarding Opening Burning and Creating a Permitting System for such Burning and Repealing Resolution 2004-05, Same, Adopted January 26, 2004.
This Resolution was adopted pursuant to county home-rule power and K.S.A. 19-101d. Violations of this Resolution by any person shall be punishable as a Class B Misdemeanor with penalties for each separate offense by a term of confinement in the Barton County Detention Facility not to exceed six months and\or a fine in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Any person who aids, assists or abets another in violating the provisions of this Resolution will be deemed to have committed a violation of the Resolution.
The effective date of this Resolution March 31, 2026, at 10 a.m., and it will continue in force until such time as suspended by the Board of County Commissioners, Barton County, Kansas.