Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Jackson Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Jackson
Sections in this part
- Chapter 5.04 — BUSINESS LICENSES
- Chapter 5.08 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 5.16 — SOLICITORS AND PEDDLERS
- Division I — Definitions
- Division II — General Provisions
- Division III — Franchise Applications and Grant Conditions
- Division IV — Deposits, Insurance, Payments
- Division V — Design and Construction
- Division VI — Service
- Division VII — Operation and Maintenance
- Division VIII — Rates
- Division IX — Termination and Renewal
- Division X — Rights Reserved to Grantor
- Chapter 5.28 — ROCK FESTIVALS
- Chapter 5.32 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 5.36 — CARDROOMS
- Chapter 5.40 — MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC AMUSEMENT DEVICES
- Chapter 5.44 — PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
- Chapter 5.50 — FILMING RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Chapter 5.60 — MOBILE HOME RENT PROTECTION
BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Chapter 5.04 BUSINESS LICENSES
Chapter 5.08 BINGO GAMES
| § | 5.04.010. | Definitions. | § 5.08.010. | Bingo defined. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| § | 5.04.020. | Purpose. | § 5.08.020. | Eligible organizations. |
| § | 5.04.030. | Effect on other ordinances. | § 5.08.030. | License—Application—Procedure. |
| § | 5.04.040. | License and tax payment | § 5.08.040. | License—Application—Contents. |
| required. | § 5.08.050. | License—Application—Investigation. | ||
| § | 5.04.050. | Branch establishments. | § 5.08.060. | License—Issuance—Contents. |
| § | 5.04.060. | Evidence of doing business. | § 5.08.070. | License—Revocation |
| § | 5.04.070. | Constitutional | conditions. | |
| apportionment. | § 5.08.080. | Revocation—Appeal. | ||
| § | 5.04.080. | Exemptions. | § 5.08.090. | Revocation—Reapplication. |
| § | 5.04.090. | Contents of license. | § 5.08.100. | Maximum amount of prizes. |
| § | 5.04.100. | Application—First license. | § 5.08.110. | Placement of profits and |
| § | 5.04.110. | Renewal license. | recordkeeping. | |
| § | 5.04.120. | Information confidential. | § 5.08.120. | Financial interest and |
| § | 5.04.130. | Failure to file statement or | operation. | |
| corrected statement. | § 5.08.130. | Location designated. | ||
| § | 5.04.140. | Appeal. | § 5.08.140. | Participation—Open to |
| § | 5.04.150. | Additional power of | public. | |
| collector. | § 5.08.150. | Participation—Excluded | ||
| § | 5.04.160. | License | persons. | |
| nontransferable—Changed | § 5.08.160. | Violation—Penalty. | ||
| location and ownership. | ||||
| § | 5.04.170. | Duplicate license. | Chapter 5.16 | |
| § | 5.04.180. | Posting and keeping licenses. | SOLICITORS AND PEDDLERS | |
| § | 5.04.190. | License tax—How and when | ||
| payable. | § 5.16.010. | Disturbance of occupant | ||
| § | 5.04.200. | Delinquent taxes—Penalties—Installment |
prohibited where no peddlers or solicitors sign |
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| payment. | posted. | |||
| § § § |
5.04.210. 5.04.220. 5.04.230. |
Refunds of overpayments. Business license charges. Grounds for revocation or suspension. |
Chapter 5.24 CABLE COMMUNICATION FRANCHISES |
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| § | 5.04.240. | Notice and hearing required. | Division I | |
| § | 5.04.250. | Appeal. | Definitions | |
| § 5.24.010. | Definitions and | |||
| interpretation of language. |
JACKSON CODE
| § | 5.24.015. | Additional subscriber | Division II | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| service. | General Provisions | |||
| § | 5.24.020. | Agency subscriber. | ||
| § | 5.24.025. | Basic subscriber radio | § 5.24.200. | Compliance with laws. |
| service. | § 5.24.205. | Subsequent action by state | ||
| § | 5.24.030. | Basic subscriber television | or federal agencies. | |
| service. | § 5.24.210. | Separability of franchise | ||
| § | 5.24.035. | Broadcast signal. | provisions preempted by | |
| § | 5.24.040. | Cable communications | other laws. | |
| system or system. | § 5.24.215. | Liability—No recourse | ||
| § | 5.24.050. | Channel. | against the grantor. | |
| § § |
5.24.055. 5.24.060. |
City. City council. |
§ 5.24.220. | Enforcement—Obligation to comply. |
| § § |
5.24.065. 5.24.070. |
Closed-circuit or institutional service. Commercial subscriber. |
Division III Franchise Applications and Grant Conditions |
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| § | 5.24.075. | Converter. | ||
| § | 5.24.080. | Easements. | § 5.24.225. | Application—Procedure |
| § | 5.24.085. | Educational channel. | generally. | |
| § | 5.24.090. | FCC. | § 5.24.230. | Grants of |
| § | 5.24.095. | Franchise agreement. | franchise—Conditions | |
| § | 5.24.100. | Government channel. | generally. | |
| § | 5.24.105. | Grantee. | § 5.24.235. | Use of public streets and |
| § § § |
5.24.110. 5.24.115. 5.24.120. |
Grantor. Gross annual revenues. Leased channel or leased access channel. |
§ 5.24.240. § 5.24.245. § 5.24.250. |
ways. Duration of franchise. Franchise nonexclusive. Franchise nontransferable. |
| § § § |
5.24.125. 5.24.130. 5.24.135. |
Local origination channel. Monitoring. Nonbroadcast signals. |
§ 5.24.255. | Proposed change in control—Notification required. |
| § | 5.24.140. | Open channel. | Division IV | |
| § | 5.24.145. | Pay-cable or pay-television. | Deposits, Insurance, Payments | |
| § | 5.24.150. | Person. | ||
| § | 5.24.155. | Private channel or closed- | § 5.24.260. | Faithful performance bond. |
| circuit channel. | § 5.24.265. | Liability insurance and | ||
| § | 5.24.160. | Public access channel, | indemnification. | |
| community service channel | § 5.24.270. | Security fund. | ||
| or community channel. | § 5.24.275. | Franchise fees. | ||
| § | 5.24.165. | Programmer. | § 5.24.280. | Amount and payment of |
| § | 5.24.170. | Resident. | franchise fees. | |
| § | 5.24.175. | Residential subscriber. | ||
| § | 5.24.180. | School. | ||
| § | 5.24.190. | Subscriber. | ||
| § | 5.24.195. | Tapping. |
BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
| Division V | Division VII | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Construction | Operation and Maintenance | |||
| § | 5.24.285. | System design concept. | § 5.24.405. | Administration and |
| § | 5.24.290. | Initial geographical | enforcement authority. | |
| coverage. | § 5.24.410. | Areas of regulation. | ||
| § | 5.24.295. | Cablecasting facilities. | § 5.24.415. | Open books and records. |
| § | 5.24.300. | Interconnection capability. | § 5.24.420. | Communications with |
| § | 5.24.305. | System specifications and | regulatory agencies. | |
| requirements. | § 5.24.425. | Report requirements. | ||
| § | 5.24.310. | Basic service and | § 5.24.430. | Maintenance |
| construction schedule. | services—Office | |||
| § | 5.24.315. | Delay in | required—Complaints. | |
| construction—Penalties. | § 5.24.435. | Safety of installations. | ||
| § | 5.24.320. | Construction codes | § 5.24.440. | Sale of subscriber list |
| applicable. | prohibited. | |||
| § | 5.24.325. | Construction components | § 5.24.445. | Privacy. |
| and techniques. | ||||
| § | 5.24.330. | Erection of poles prohibited. | Division VIII | |
| § | 5.24.335. | Undergrounding of cable. | Rates | |
| § | 5.24.340. | Repair of streets and public | ||
| ways. | § 5.24.450. | Charges permitted and | ||
| § | 5.24.345. | Emergency requirements. | regulated. | |
| § | 5.24.350. | Technical and performance | § 5.24.455. | Schedule of rates. |
| standards. | § 5.24.460. | Change in | ||
| § | 5.24.355. | Provision of service—Time | rates—Procedure. | |
| restriction. | § 5.24.465. | Advance charges and | ||
| § | 5.24.360. | Test requirements and | deposits. | |
| compliance procedure. | § 5.24.470. | Installation and | ||
| reconnection charges. | ||||
| Division VI | § 5.24.475. | Disconnection. | ||
| Service | § 5.24.480. | Refunds to subscribers and | ||
| programmers. | ||||
| § | 5.24.365. | Services to be provided. | ||
| § | 5.24.370. | Basic subscriber radio | Division IX | |
| service (BSRS). | Termination and Renewal | |||
| § | 5.24.375. | Basic subscriber television | ||
| service (BSTS). | § 5.24.485. | Continuity of service | ||
| § | 5.24.380. | Additional subscriber | mandatory. | |
| services. | § 5.24.490. | Expiration. | ||
| § | 5.24.385. | Institutional service (IS). | § 5.24.495. | Renewal or extension. |
| § | 5.24.390. | Closed-circuit community | § 5.24.500. | Revocation conditions. |
| services channel. | § 5.24.505. | Receivership. | ||
| § | 5.24.395. | Educational channel. | ||
| § | 5.24.400. | Government access channel. |
JACKSON CODE
| Division X | Chapter 5.32 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights Reserved to Grantor | TAXICABS | |||
| § | 5.24.510. | Performance evaluation |
§ 5.32.010. | Definition. |
| sessions. | § 5.32.020. | Operator's | ||
| § | 5.24.515. | Immaterial breaches. |
license—Required. | |
| § | 5.24.520. | Requirement of local |
§ 5.32.030. | Operator's |
| purchasing. | license—Application. | |||
| § | 5.24.525. | Right of intervention. |
§ 5.32.040. | Operator's |
| § | 5.24.530. | Right of inspection of |
license—Grounds for | |
| construction. | denying issuance. | |||
| § | 5.24.535. | Right to require removal of |
§ 5.32.050. | Operator's license—Fee. |
| property. | § 5.32.060. | Operator's | ||
| license—Nontransferability. | ||||
| Chapter 5.28 | § 5.32.070. | Operator's | ||
| ROCK FESTIVALS | license—Revocation or | |||
| refusal to renew—Initial | ||||
| § | 5.28.010. | Purpose. |
determination. | |
| § | 5.28.020. | Permit—Required. |
§ 5.32.080. | Operator's |
| § § § |
5.28.030. 5.28.040. 5.28.050. |
Permit—Application—Approval—Denial. Approval—Procedure. Approval—Conditional. § 5.32.090. |
license—Revocation or refusal to renew—Notice. Operator's license—Revocation or |
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| § § |
5.28.060. 5.28.070. |
Sanitation facility requirements. Public food service facilities. |
§ 5.32.100. | refusal to renew—Hearing. Operator's license—Revocation or |
| § | 5.28.080. | Fire protection. |
refusal to | |
| § | 5.28.090. | Police protection and traffic |
renew—Determination. | |
| control. | § 5.32.110. | Driver's permit—Required. | ||
| § | 5.28.100. | Parking facilities. |
§ 5.32.120. | Driver's |
| § | 5.28.110. | Permit—Enforcement. |
permit—Application—Qualifications. | |
| § | 5.28.120. | Buildings, structures or |
§ 5.32.130. | Driver's |
| improvements. | permit—Application—Grounds | |||
| § | 5.28.130. | Permit—Fee—Designated. |
for denial—Lack of | |
| § | 5.28.140. | Bond requirements. |
qualifications. | |
| § | 5.28.150. | Permit—Fee—Waived |
§ 5.32.140. | Driver's permit—Fee. |
| when. | § 5.32.150. | Driver's | ||
| § | 5.28.160. | Permit—Refusal when. |
permit—Suspension—Initial | |
| § | 5.28.170. | Permit—Issuance—Age |
determination. | |
| restrictions—Revocation. | § 5.32.160. | Driver's | ||
| § | 5.28.180. | Location restrictions. |
permit—Suspension—Notice. | |
| § § § § |
5.28.190. 5.28.200. 5.28.210. 5.28.220. |
Permit—Transfer. Permit—Application—Data. Nuisances designated. Violation—Penalty. |
§ 5.32.170. § 5.32.180. |
Driver's permit—Suspension—Hearing. Driver's permit—Suspension—Determination. |
BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
| § | 5.32.190. | Driver's permit—Length of | § 5.40.020. | License—Mechanical or |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| suspension. | electronic amusement | |||
| § | 5.32.200. | Driver's | devices. | |
| permit—Revocation or | § 5.40.030. | License application fee. | ||
| refusal to renew—Initial | § 5.40.040. | License | ||
| determination. | term—Nontransferable. | |||
| § | 5.32.210. | Driver's | § 5.40.050. | License—Posting. |
| § | 5.32.220. | permit—Revocation or refusal to renew—Notice. Driver's permit—Revocation or refusal to renew—Hearing. |
§ 5.40.060. § 5.40.070. § 5.40.080. § 5.40.090. |
Existing establishments. Minors—When allowed. View from street. Proximity to schools. |
| § | 5.32.230. | Driver's | § 5.40.100. | Free games. |
| permit—Revocation or | § 5.40.110. | Illegal machines. | ||
| refusal to | § 5.40.120. | Prohibited in liquor store. | ||
| renew—Determination. | § 5.40.130. | Denial, revocation or | ||
| § | 5.32.240. | Operation—Vehicles. | suspension. | |
| § | 5.32.250. | Operation—Illegal or | § 5.40.140. | Violation—Penalty. |
| improper activity. | ||||
| § | 5.32.260. | Operation—Insurance. | Chapter 5.44 | |
| § | 5.32.270. | Operation—Rates. | PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND | |
| § | 5.32.280. | Taxicab stands. | DEALERS | |
| Chapter 5.36 CARDROOMS |
§ 5.44.010. § 5.44.020. |
Definitions. Application. |
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| § 5.44.030. | Location of business. | |||
| § | 5.36.010. | License—Required. | § 5.44.040. | Fingerprinting and |
| § | 5.36.020. | License—Applications. | investigation of applicant | |
| § | 5.36.030. | License fees and deposits. | and employees. | |
| § § § |
5.36.040. 5.36.050. 5.36.060. |
Investigations and reports. Granting or denial of application. Transfer—Expiration of license. |
§ 5.44.050. § 5.44.060. |
Record of pawned, etc., articles to be kept in bound book. Numbering and tagging of articles. |
| § § |
5.36.070. 5.36.080. |
Revocation of license. Rules and regulations established. |
§ 5.44.070. § 5.44.080. |
Disposition of pawned articles; holding period. Investigation by police, etc.; articles not to be concealed. |
| § | 5.36.090. | Enforcement. | § 5.44.090. | Dealing with intoxicated |
| persons and minors. |
Chapter 5.36
CARDROOMS
§ 5.36.010. License—Required. § 5.36.020. License—Applications. § 5.36.030. License fees and deposits. § 5.36.040. Investigations and reports. § 5.36.050. Granting or denial of application.
§ 5.36.060. Transfer—Expiration of license.
§ 5.36.070. Revocation of license. § 5.36.080. Rules and regulations established.
§ 5.36.090. Enforcement. Chapter 5.40
MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC AMUSEMENT DEVICES
§ 5.40.010. Definitions.
§ 5.44.100. Checking of baggage prohibited.
§ 5.44.110. Redemption of property sold without authorization.
§ 5.44.120. Provisions for forfeiture of license.
JACKSON CODE
| § 5.44.130. | Violation and penalty. | § 5.60.020. | Definitions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| § 5.60.040. | Base rent and rent increase. | ||
| Chapter 5.50 | § 5.60.045. | Exemptions. | |
| FILMING | RULES AND REGULATIONS | § 5.60.050. | Mobile home rent |
| limitations. | |||
| § 5.50.010. | Definitions. | § 5.60.055. | Permitted rent increases. |
| § 5.50.020. | Permits and exemptions. | § 5.60.060. | Application for rent |
| § 5.50.030. | Rules and regulations. | adjustment by park owner | |
| § 5.50.040. | Applicants and issuance. | or homeowner. | |
| § 5.50.050. | Liability provisions. | § 5.60.065. | Hearing procedures. |
| § 5.50.060. | Violation. | § 5.60.068. | Basis for rent adjustment. |
| § 5.50.070. | Revocation. | § 5.60.090. | Refusal of homeowner to |
| pay illegal rent. | |||
| Chapter 5.60 | § 5.60.100. | Remedies. | |
| MOBILE | HOME RENT PROTECTION | § 5.60.110. | Repealer. |
| § 5.60.120. | Preemption. | ||
| § 5.60.010. | Findings and declaration of | ||
| intent. |
Chapter 5.24 — CABLE COMMUNICATION FRANCHISES¶
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