Jackson, TN

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, tree owners must keep overhanging branches at least ten feet above the street or sidewalk, and anyone paid to trim or remove trees in the city needs…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, Jackson Municipal Code § 13-103 makes it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to let weeds or grass grow past six inches (6") on property…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, running a radio, phonograph, loudspeaker or similar sound device between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. so it is plainly audible fifty feet from the…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, drivers may not blast a horn, "race" the engine or make tires "screech" or "squeal" without cause. City Code § 15-412, in the Motor Vehicles and…

The City of Jackson, Tennessee bans keeping a dog or other animal that makes loud, obnoxious noise disturbing the neighborhood, under Jackson Municipal Code § 10-103. A violation only…

Jackson Municipal Code § 11-503(d) bars playing a radio, musical instrument, phonograph, or other sound device loud enough to disturb neighbors in the City of Jackson, Tennessee…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, property owners may not erect or maintain a barbed wire fence along or adjacent to any street, square or public alley under Jackson Municipal Code §…

Tennessee's partition fence statute requires adjoining landowners using land for crops or livestock to share fence costs equally. The law applies statewide and cannot be overridden by…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, Jackson Municipal Code § 13-202 bans parking, storing or leaving any wrecked, junked, partially dismantled or abandoned vehicle on public or private…

Jackson Municipal Code § 13-204(3) lets residents keep boats, campers, recreational vehicles and storage trailers on residential property without paving a concrete or asphalt pad, the…

Jackson Municipal Code § 13-204(1) requires every vehicle parked or stored on residential property to sit on a concrete or asphalt surface built to a minimum thickness the ordinance…

City of Jackson curb loading zones are reserved strictly for active loading and unloading. City Code § 15-805 bars parking there for any other purpose, and § 15-810 caps passenger curb…

City Code § 15-804 lists the exact spots where the City of Jackson bans on-street parking outright: driveways, intersections, crosswalks, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, in posted…

The City of Jackson bars any truck bigger than a panel truck, and any unhitched trailer, from sitting on a public sidewalk, street or alley. City Code § 15-812 confines that equipment…

The City of Jackson, not property owners, controls curb markings. City Code § 15-902 lets the mayor have lines or markings painted on the curb or street to mark off parking spaces, and…

Tennessee rewrote its towing law twice in two years. The Modernization of Towing, Immobilization, and Oversight Normalization Act of 2025, at T.C.A. §§ 55-31-101 to 55-31-307, deleted…

Seasonal retail sale of fireworks in the City of Jackson is allowed only June 20 to July 5 and December 18 to January 2, each day from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., under Municipal Code § 7-401…

Every single-family and multi-family dwelling in the City of Jackson must have a smoke detector under Municipal Code § 7-501. New construction needs UL-approved detectors capable of…

Tennessee Division of Forestry requires burn permits during wildfire season for any outdoor burning of leaves, brush, or debris, with criminal liability for escaped fires.

Tennessee makes the 2008 NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code its statewide minimum standard for propane storage and handling, enforced by the State Fire Marshal's Division of Fire…

Tennessee Division of Forestry has statewide authority over wildfire prevention, declares hazard seasons, and may issue burn bans during drought conditions affecting all residents.

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee it is unlawful under Jackson Municipal Code § 10-102 to let a dog or any other animal run at large on public streets, alleys, and parks, or wander…

Jackson Municipal Code § 10-105 bars owning an unaltered dog or cat over six months old within the City of Jackson, Tennessee unless the owner pays a twenty-dollar annual…

The City of Jackson, Tennessee requires every cat six months or older to be vaccinated against rabies under Jackson Municipal Code § 10-105.2, with proof consisting of a…

Jackson Municipal Code § 10-211 lets City of Jackson, Tennessee homeowners keep up to six hens, never roosters, in a single-family yard, but requires a covered or 42-inch fenced…

Jackson does not ban dogs by breed; instead, Jackson Municipal Code § 10-301 defines a 'vicious dog' by its bite or attack history, and city court can declare a dog vicious under §…

Tennessee's Apiary Act of 1995 requires every beekeeper who owns one or more colonies to register each apiary location with the state apiarist, then re-register every three years. New…

Tennessee classifies wild animals into five classes under TWRA rules and prohibits private possession of Class I species like big cats and great apes statewide, regardless of city…

Tennessee animal cruelty statutes apply uniformly statewide and treat aggravated cruelty as a felony, allowing prosecution of hoarding cases regardless of city or county ordinances.

Tennessee runs one of the loosest cottage food regimes in the country. The Tennessee Food Freedom Act, T.C.A. § 53-1-118, exempts homemade food items from state licensing, permitting…

Tennessee licenses family child care homes (up to seven children) and group homes (eight to twelve) through the Department of Human Services under T.C.A. § 71-3-501 et seq. A DHS…

Tennessee does not issue a microenterprise home kitchen permit because it does not require one. Under the Tennessee Food Freedom Act, T.C.A. § 53-1-118, producing and selling homemade…

Tennessee imposes statewide sales tax on short-term rental stays and authorizes local hotel-motel occupancy taxes, with marketplace facilitators required to collect on behalf of hosts.

Tennessee Department of Health regulates public swimming pools statewide under the Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act (T.C.A. § 68-14-301 et seq.) and Rule 1200-23-05, requiring…

The City of Jackson provides twice-weekly curbside polycart collection for every residential unit under Jackson Municipal Code § 17-304. Residents must bag waste, keep it free of…

Jackson Municipal Code § 17-305 requires the city's contractor to furnish dumpster and roll-off container service to every commercial and industrial unit, with containers placed in an…

Sections 17-401 and 17-402 give one- and two-family residential units twelve bulk waste or bulk yard waste pickups per calendar year, included in the monthly collection fee. Pickups…

Jackson Municipal Code § 17-602 bans throwing, dumping, or depositing litter on public parkways, streets, parks, or private property not designated for it. Section 17-608 makes…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, yard waste covers tree trimmings, grass cuttings, garden trimmings, weeds and loose brush under § 17-201, excluding limbs over twelve inches in…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, residents must put waste in the city-issued polycart rather than substitute bags or other containers and cannot overfill it past a closed lid, and…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, every residential, industrial and commercial unit must have city refuse collection under § 17-301, with residential waste picked up twice a week at…

Tennessee sets a statewide goal to cut per-capita municipal solid waste sent to landfills and incinerators by 25 percent, enforced against each of the state's municipal solid waste…

Jackson Municipal Code § 20-202 opens city parks to the public between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Park attendants and the director of recreation and parks enforce the chapter under §…

Tennessee sets a statewide juvenile curfew under T.C.A. § 39-17-1702. Minors 16 and under must be off public streets after 10 pm on weeknights and 11 pm on weekends; 17-year-olds after…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, yard displays and decorations tied to a holiday are exempt from the sign code entirely under § 14-408(2)(y), so long as owners place them safely and…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, planting a street tree is not left to the property owner. The City Tree Board recommends which species can go on public property, sets spacing and…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, stormwater discharges are covered under a permit the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issues citywide, and the city only requires…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, any construction project that clears, grades or otherwise disturbs land must first get a grading permit from the city engineer under Jackson…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, window signs may cover no more than 25 percent of the glass area on each building face under Jackson Municipal Code § 14-406(3)(a). The cap sits…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, holiday-themed signs are exempt from the sign code's permit and design rules under § 14-408(2)(e), but only for up to 60 consecutive days and no more…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, a property zoned B-4, B-5 or SC-1 within a 1,500-foot radius of an Interstate 40 interchange can seek a height and area bonus for one freestanding…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, digital and electronic billboards that flash, blink, scintillate or travel are prohibited citywide under Jackson Municipal Code § 14-409(1), unless…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, posting political posters, signs or campaign material on telephone poles, light poles or street-light standards is unlawful except in the thirty (30)…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, aggressive panhandling, begging or solicitation is banned citywide under Jackson Municipal Code § 11-504. The ordinance defines aggressive conduct as…

Between midnight and 6 a.m., the City of Jackson bars anyone on the premises of an open business from drinking or holding an open container of beer or alcohol that the business did not…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, pedestrians must cross at a right angle to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb unless using a marked crosswalk, per Jackson…

City Code § 15-1004 bars people from congregating on a City of Jackson street, street corner or sidewalk in a way that interferes with vehicular or pedestrian traffic, treating a…

The City of Jackson, Tennessee regulates construction, alteration, repair and demolition of every building or structure by adopting the 2018 International Building Code by reference…

Jackson Municipal Code § 12-204, adopted by Ordinance #2025-15 in January 2025, amends the 2018 International Building Code's Section 1006.3.3 so that a Group R-2 apartment building of…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, every plumbing installation, repair or alteration in a building or structure must comply with the 2018 International Plumbing Code, which the city…

The City of Jackson, Tennessee adopts the 2017 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) by reference under Jackson Municipal Code § 12-301, and § 12-302 separately requires a…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, camping on any sidewalk, street, park, right-of-way or other public property is banned under Jackson Municipal Code § 11-902, and § 11-903 requires…

The City of Jackson abates dangerous structures under its Unsafe Building Abatement Code, Jackson Municipal Code § 12-901, adopted under Tennessee Code Annotated § 13-21-101. The…

Jackson Municipal Code § 13-104 makes it unlawful for any owner of record to let trees, vines, grass, underbrush, debris, trash, litter or garbage accumulate on real property…

The City of Jackson levies a 5 percent privilege tax on hotel, motel, tourist court and similar transient lodging under Jackson Municipal Code § 5-402, charged on the rate paid by any…

Jackson does not zone specific mobile-vending districts; instead, Municipal Code § 9-104(1)(k) requires the city planning department to approve a mobile food unit for each individual…

A mobile food unit operating in the City of Jackson must carry a valid peddler's/solicitor's permit and business license under Municipal Code § 9-106, plus the written permission of…

Municipal Code § 9-105 bars any peddler, street barker, or solicitor, including a mobile food vendor operating under that permit, from setting up a booth or stand on a street or…

Anyone working as a peddler, solicitor, or street barker in the City of Jackson must get a permit from the city recorder under Municipal Code § 9-103, filing a sworn application and a…

Tennessee enforces solicitation refusal at private residences through trespass law, allowing posted no-soliciting signs to create criminal liability for non-compliant door-to-door…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, maintaining the sidewalk in front of a property is the abutting owner's duty under § 16-301, and if the owner does not arrange repairs within twenty…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, no one may block a sidewalk, alley, street or other public property with merchandise, fixtures, crates or any other object, per § 16-201, and…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, opening or boring any city street, sidewalk or alley requires a permit from the city engineer under § 16-501, with a $25 fee for openings of five…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, cyclists on a roadway must ride as near the right side as practicable, may not ride more than two abreast off a dedicated path, and must use any…

Tennessee rebuilt this area in 2025. Public Chapter 255 repealed Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-191, the old low speed and medium speed vehicle section, effective April 24, 2025, and folded…

In the City of Jackson, Tennessee, a qualifying farm operation is exempt from the grading permit the city otherwise requires before land can be cleared, graded or disturbed. City Code…

Tennessee limits local zoning interference with bona fide farm operations under T.C.A. 13-7-114 and Right to Farm protections in T.C.A. 43-26-103, preserving rural land use rights.

Anyone who wants to run a pawnshop in the City of Jackson, Tennessee must first hold the state pawnbroker's license required by Tennessee Code Annotated section 45-6-208, then follow…

Tennessee regulates vapor product retailers under T.C.A. 39-17-1504 and related statutes, requiring age verification, restricting youth access, and prohibiting sales to those under 21.

Because Tennessee prohibits marijuana sale and distribution, no recreational or full medical dispensaries may legally operate, and municipalities cannot authorize dispensary land uses…

Tennessee prohibits all marijuana cultivation, possession, and personal use under Tenn. Code Title 39 Chapter 17, leaving no authority for municipalities to legalize home growing.

Tennessee prohibits local governments from setting minimum wages above the federal floor under T.C.A. 50-2-112, reserving wage authority exclusively to the state.

Tennessee bars local governments from mandating paid sick or family leave on private employers under T.C.A. 50-2-112, leaving leave decisions to employer discretion.

Tennessee preempts local predictive scheduling and fair workweek ordinances under T.C.A. 50-2-112, preventing cities from regulating private employer scheduling practices.

Tennessee allows permitless concealed and open carry for adults 21 and older (or qualified 18-20 year olds) under T.C.A. 39-17-1307 and 1351, with optional enhanced and concealed…

Tennessee law preempts virtually all local regulation of firearms, ammunition, and components, reserving authority exclusively to the state legislature under T.C.A. 39-17-1314.

Open carry of handguns is lawful in Tennessee under permitless carry, but rifles and shotguns are subject to general unlawful-carry rules in T.C.A. 39-17-1307.

Tennessee allows eligible adults to carry handguns openly or concealed in private motor vehicles without a permit under T.C.A. 39-17-1351 and 39-17-1307, preempting stricter local…

Tennessee bans gambling outright, but Title 3, Chapter 17 lets a qualifying 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit run one raffle, reverse raffle, cakewalk, cake wheel, or bingo event per…

Tennessee's gambling statute contains no exemption for private, social, or friends-only wagering. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-501(1) defines gambling as risking anything of value on a…

Tennessee has no general homeowners' association assessment statute, so a subdivision HOA's dues, budget, and late fees come from its recorded declaration rather than from state law…

A Tennessee condominium association must hold at least one meeting of the members every year, and notice of any meeting must go out not less than 10 and not more than 60 days in…

Since July 1, 2026 a Tennessee homeowners' association may not prohibit a property owner from installing an electric vehicle charging station for personal use on the owner's own…

Tennessee law voids any homeowners' association covenant or rule that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, a property owner from flying the flag of the United States or an…

Tennessee sets no dollar cap on association fines. The only fining statute in the state is T.C.A. § 66-27-402(a)(11) in the Tennessee Condominium Act of 2008, which lets a unit owners'…

A Tennessee condominium association has an automatic lien on a unit from the moment an assessment or a fine falls due, and T.C.A. § 66-27-415(a)(1) lets it foreclose that lien by…

Tennessee does not cap rentals, set a minimum lease term or fix a vote threshold for adopting a leasing amendment. What it does instead is grandfather you: under T.C.A. § 66-27-703 an…

The Tennessee General Assembly has never passed a checkpoint statute. The phrases sobriety checkpoint and checkpoint return zero results in a full-text search of the Tennessee Code…

Tennessee has never enacted a statute granting a right to record police, and a full-text search of the Tennessee Code turns up no such provision. What it has instead, since July 1…

Tennessee got its first identification statute on July 1, 2025, and it deliberately stops short of a duty to identify. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-611 lets an officer ask for your name…

Tennessee has not legislated on consent to search a vehicle. There is no statutory logging duty, no odor rule, and no clause saying lawful possession of anything cannot justify a…

In URLTA counties, Tenn. Code 66-28-505 gives a tenant 14 days to cure nonpayment of rent or another remediable breach before the lease terminates. Dangerous or violent conduct allows…

In URLTA counties, Tenn. Code 66-28-304 requires landlords to comply with building and housing codes, make repairs to keep the unit fit and habitable, keep common areas clean and safe…

In URLTA counties, a Tennessee landlord must give at least 24 hours' notice before entering to show the unit to prospective tenants in the last 30 days of tenancy, may enter without…

In URLTA counties, Tenn. Code 66-28-201(d) caps any late fee at 10% of the rent past due and requires a five-day grace period before a fee may be charged. If the grace period ends on a…

In URLTA counties, Tenn. Code 66-28-512 lets either party end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date, and a week-to-week tenancy…

Tennessee has no statewide rent control and no cap on rent increases. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-35-102, no local government may enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance controlling…

Tennessee's Short-Term Rental Unit Act limits how local governments can regulate vacation rentals and grandfathers properties operating before local bans took effect.

Tennessee sets no statutory cap on security deposits. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301, landlords in counties over 75,000 must hold deposits in a separate account, let the tenant…

Tennessee adverse possession requires 7 years of possession when the claimant holds recorded color of title (Tenn. Code 28-2-101 to -102), or 20 years of open, continuous, hostile…

Tennessee preempts local plastic bag bans and fees under T.C.A. § 7-51-2002 (enacted 2019), which makes the state the exclusive regulator of auxiliary containers such as bags.

Tennessee has no solar-access law overriding HOA covenants, so a homeowners association may restrict or prohibit rooftop solar panels. The Solar Access Law of 1979 (T.C.A. § 66-9-201…

Tennessee does not impose a statewide flavor ban on tobacco or vape products, and local flavor bans are generally preempted by uniform state licensing under Title 39, Chapter 17, Part…

Tennessee allows auxiliary road lighting lamps, but T.C.A. § 55-9-402(a)(2) lets only two of them burn at any one time on top of the two required headlights. Anything that shows to the…

Tennessee is one of the few states whose statute names the windshield as a lawful place to put a device. Section 55-8-199(b)(2)(A) permits a device "mounted on the vehicle's…

Tennessee prohibits lane splitting outright. Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-182(c) says no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of…

Tennessee draws a hard line on plate covers. Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-110(b) says no tinted materials may be placed over a license plate "even if the information upon the license plate…

A radar detector is legal to own, carry and use in a private passenger vehicle in Tennessee. A full text search of the Tennessee Code returns no provision using the phrase "radar…

Tennessee allows studded tires, but only during a fixed statewide season that runs from October 1 through April 15 each year. Outside that window Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-106(a) bans any…

Tennessee sets a single figure for every window on a car: aftermarket film may not drop visible light transmittance below 35 percent, and nothing except the manufacturer's standard…