<P> As discussed above, Kansas did not allow public on - premises liquor sales from 1881 to 1987 . Except in private clubs, liquor by the drink in 2013 is specifically prohibited except where voters have approved its sale . The 1986 constitutional amendment which allowed liquor by the drink authorized the Legislature to provide for liquor by the drink in establishments that derive 30% or more of gross receipts from the sale of food . If a county did not approve the amendment, it can hold a subsequent county referendum in which voters may: (1) prohibit liquor by the drink in that county; (2) remove the minimum food sale requirement; or (3) permit liquor by the drink in places that meet the 30% minimum food sale requirement . </P> <P> As of December 19, 2016, ten dry counties never approved the 1986 amendment and therefore continue to prohibit any and all sale of liquor by the drink . On - premises sales are illegal in these dry counties . 63 other counties (including Johnson County, the largest county in Kansas and the largest Kansas portion of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area) have approved the 1986 amendment with the food sales requirement . Only 29 counties in Kansas have approved the 1986 amendment without limitation and allow liquor to be sold by the drink on - premises without any food sales requirement . The counties which are entirely "wet" include most of those with Kansas's larger cities, such as Douglas, where Lawrence and the University of Kansas are located, Sedgwick, where Wichita is located, Shawnee, where Topeka is located, and Wyandotte, where Kansas City is located . The counties which are home to Fort Riley, a large United States Army base, Geary and Riley, are also totally wet . Riley County's seat, Manhattan, is home to the state's other large college campus, Kansas State University . </P> <P> In those counties which allow liquor to be sold on - premises by the drink, clubs and drinking establishments may sell beer, wine, spirits, nonalcoholic malt beverages, and cereal malt beverages any day, but not between 2 AM and 9 AM . Drinks "on the house" are prohibited . No sales are allowed at less than cost . "All you can drink" promotions are prohibited . Drinks cannot be offered as prizes . Free food and entertainment are permitted . Employees must be at least 21 years of age to mix and dispense drinks, and must be at least 18 years of age to serve drinks . A prohibition against limited drink specials, such as "happy hours" or "ladies' nights," was repealed as of July 1, 2012 . </P> <P> Open containers of alcohol are prohibited outside of private buildings and licensed on - premises alcohol sellers . An open container is prohibited inside any motor vehicle, unless it is a licensed limousine or mass - transit vehicle . </P>

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