Unlawful to sponsor or participate in an event without a permit.
Biloxi Code of Ordinances § 12-4-22
in effectSec. 12-4-22. - Unlawful to sponsor or participate in an event without a permit.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to allow, permit, encourage, organize, promote, conduct or advertise any assembly within the limits of the city or police jurisdiction thereof where such person should reasonably expect to attract an assemblage of persons at any one time, unless and until a valid city permit has been applied for. It is unlawful for any person to participate in such an event with the knowledge that the sponsor of the event has not been issued the required permit.
(b) All events will have a main sponsor responsible for the overall event. All sub-vendors, promoters of events activities, and any other event proposed related function shall have written permission from such sponsor and approval from the special events committee prior to obtaining a permit or securing appropriate permissions for the overall scheduled event times and dates. Any vendor not affiliated with a main sponsor that wishes to operate within the city limits during a special event, shall submit a vendor permit request as set forth in section 12-4-24.
(Ord. No. 2532, § 1, 10-24-23; Ord. No. 2543, § 1, 2-27-24)
Source: City of Biloxi, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Land Development Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/biloxi/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH12LIBURE_ARTIVSPEVOR_S12-4-22UNSPPAEVWIPEFetched: 11/1/2026