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Jackson County

Jackson County Tax Collector

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Jackson County Tax Collector issues 3 permits we publish for Jackson County, last verified 2026-10-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
County Privilege License (Unincorporated Jackson County)Jackson County Tax CollectorThe county's Privilege Licenses page asks the applicant to bring the Planning Department's Business Permit, the number of full-time employees and, if applicable, the amount of inventory. The page publishes no rate table; contact the Jackson County Tax Collector, 228-769-3074, for the amount due.annual; issued and renewed through the Jackson County Tax Collector2026-10-27
Transient Business Privilege Licenseonly if it applies to youJackson County Tax Collector$250 first-time fee, plus a $2,000 surety bond made to Jackson County; license good for 90 days90 days ("License good for 90 days")2026-10-27
Contractor Surety Bond for the County Privilege Licenseonly if it applies to youJackson County Tax CollectorA $2,000 surety bond made to Jackson County, filed with the county privilege license. The bond is a guarantee, not a county fee; its premium is set by the surety company. The privilege license itself is a separate requirement.kept in force with the county privilege license2026-10-27

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

County Privilege License (Unincorporated Jackson County)

The county's Privilege Licenses page defines a privilege license as "a license allowing a person to do business in the County for a profit" and states that businesses outside the incorporated areas of the county must obtain one through the Jackson County Tax Collector's Office, while "Businesses within the incorporated areas need to contact that city." The Tax Collector's own page says the office "handles the issuing and renewal of all county privilege licenses." Step 1 is the Planning Department's Business Permit; step 2 is presenting that permit to the Tax Collector at 2915 Canty Street, Pascagoula (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), with the number of full-time employees and, if applicable, the amount of inventory. For daycares, salons and convenience stores the page also lists a "Health Department Permit", a "State License" and a "Tobacco/Beer License from State (if applicable)". The page publishes no rate table and no renewal due date; contact the Tax Collector, 228-769-3074, for both.

Transient Business Privilege License

The $250 fee and the bond are published on the Jackson County Tax Collector's Privilege Licenses page, which lists for a "Transient Business": "$2,000 Surety Bond made to Jackson County", "$250 first time fee", "License good for 90 days" and "No building or home to work from", and asks the applicant to present the Planning Department's permit to the Tax Collector's Office. The Board of Supervisors order that sets these figures is not published on the county's website. This applies to a business operating in unincorporated Jackson County with no fixed building or home base, such as a traveling retailer or a food truck; the bond premium is set by the surety company and is separate from the county's $250 fee. Call the Tax Collector, 228-769-3074, before applying.

Contractor Surety Bond for the County Privilege License

The bond amount is published on the Jackson County Tax Collector's Privilege Licenses page, which lists for "Contractors": "$2,000 Surety Bond made to Jackson County (jobs under $10,000)", "Number of employees", "Present permit to Tax Collector's Office" and "State License for jobs (over $10,000 plus $2,000 Surety bond)". The "over $10,000" state-license wording is the county page's own; the Mississippi State Board of Contractors sets its own license thresholds, recorded at the state layer. The Board of Supervisors order that sets the bond is not published on the county's website. Call the Tax Collector, 228-769-3074, before applying.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Jackson County
Phone
228-769-3074

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Business Permit ApplicationJackson County Planning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. Privilege LicensesJackson County Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  3. Tax CollectorJackson County Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27

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