Jackson, MS Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition, § 26-60(g)
- Adopted appendixes
- A, B, C, D, E, & F
- License required
- plumbing/gas-fitting license, § 26-40(b)
- Permit required
- separate city permit for the work, § 26-1
- Homeowner exemption
- own occupied residence, § 26-26
- Master license experience
- 5 years work experience, § 26-48
Summary
Jackson enforces the International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition, adopted by reference under City Code Sec. 26-60(g) with its Appendixes A through F. Plumbing and gas-fitting contractors need a license from the planning and development department under Sec. 26-40(b), and Sec. 26-1 still requires a separate city permit before the plumbing work itself begins.
The following codes, with amendments, and subject to identified modifications, amendments and exclusions, as provided herein, are hereby adopted by reference as though they were copied herein fully. ... (g)The International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition (with amendments). Subject to the following: adopt appendixes A, B, C, D, E, & F.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 55).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 26-60 adopts several construction codes "by reference as though they were copied herein fully," and subsection (g) names "The International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition (with amendments)" and specifies that Appendixes A, B, C, D, E, and F are adopted along with it. Sec. 26-40(b) separately makes it unlawful to "engage in the business of plumbing, gas fitting, air conditioning, or the installation or connecting of appliances" without a license from the planning and development department. Sec. 26-47 requires a journeyman plumber and gas fitter applicant to show four years of work experience or equivalent trade-school training, three reference letters from master plumbers, and passing the National Standard Journeyman Plumber, Gas Pipe Fitter, or combined exam for the currently adopted code; Sec.
26-48 requires five years of experience for a master plumber and gas fitter license. Sec. 26-26 exempts a homeowner from the licensing and bonding requirements when doing plumbing work on their own occupied residence, provided the work still follows the permit and inspection rules of the article. Sec. 26-1 requires the license holder or owner to obtain a city permit before starting the plumbing work, and Sec. 26-24 requires plumbing contractors doing business in the city to register with the building official and appear on its approved contractor list.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 26-9 subjects anyone who performs plumbing work in violation of the adopted code, including unlicensed or unpermitted work, to prosecution after failing to correct a written notice of violation under Sec. 26-8, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense. Sec. 26-4 permits the building official to revoke the plumbing permit or license for false application statements, permit misuse, or persistent refusal to follow the code.
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