TRANSIENT PEDDLERS

Jackson Code of Ordinances ch. 94, art. II

in effect

Jackson Code of Ordinances § 94-36 Definitions.

Sec. 94-36. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Goods, wares or merchandise means all variety of merchandise items, whether handmade or manufactured, or services, whether personal or professional, categorized as, but not limited to, souvenirs, gifts, prizes, art or school supplies, cloth, clothing or wearing apparel, novelties, small appliances, works of art or crafts, directional information and/or charts, street photographers, tools or mechanical devices of any nature, drinks, food and other edible items. Itinerant vendor or peddler includes the terms "peddler," "solicitor," "canvasser," "foot peddler" and "hawker" and means any person, whether a resident of the city or not, engaged in the giving away, the selling or offering for sale of goods, wares or merchandise, or soliciting patronage for any person, business, or service by word of mouth, or gesture, or by distributing handbills or other printed materials, or by use of electrical or mechanical devices, to entice or to persuade anyone to buy, sell or accept goods, wares, or merchandise upon the public streets, highways or rights-of-way within the corporate limits of the city, where such itinerant vendor or peddler engages in such activities from a temporary or transient location. Open air market or farmer's market means public property open to the resort of the general public as purchasers, as well as for persons who offer wares for sale, and where stalls, stands or spaces are allotted on payment of fixed rents or fees. Person means an individual, corporation, association, partnership or other entity. Public designated square means an open space set aside for public passage, use, recreation or ornamentation in the nature of a park. Transient business means any business conducted for the sale of merchandise or services that is carried on in any building, structure, motor vehicle, railroad car or real property for a period of less than six months in each year. Transient vendor means any person who transacts transient business in this state either in one locality or by traveling from place to place in this state. The term includes a vendor who for the purposes of carrying on such business; hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, motor vehicle, railroad car or real property. (Code 1971, § 23-21)

Jackson Code of Ordinances § 94-37 Penalty for violation of article.

Sec. 94-37. - Penalty for violation of article. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 1-10. (Code 1971, § 23-28)

Jackson Code of Ordinances § 94-38 Nonapplicability of article to constitutionally protected activities.

Sec. 94-38. - Nonapplicability of article to constitutionally protected activities. This article shall not apply to the dispensing of religious pamphlets or other literature to which the constitutional protection of freedom of speech, religion or press extends. (Code 1971, § 23-23)

Jackson Code of Ordinances § 94-39 Prohibited areas for engaging in business.

Sec. 94-39. - Prohibited areas for engaging in business. In the interest and protection of the general public; to protect highly congested streets, highways and rights-of-way; and to preserve law and order, it shall be unlawful for a transient vendor, itinerant vendor or peddler to buy, sell, or offer to sell any goods, wares, or merchandise; to solicit patronage for any person, business or service by word of mouth or gesture; by distributing handbills or other printed matter; or by use of electrical, mechanical or sound-making devices to entice or persuade anyone to buy, sell or accept goods, wares or merchandise within 200 feet of the following locations: (1) Mississippi Memorial Stadium property, except with the approval of the city council. (2) Open area markets, farmer's markets and public designated squares, or other such areas, except as may be regulated in other chapters of this Code. (3) Places of historical or public attraction, such as, but not limited to the Jackson Zoo, the Municipal Art Gallery, Mynelle Gardens, the Old Capitol or other such areas as may hereafter be designated by the city council from time to time by resolution. (4) State fairgrounds, except for those activities regulated and under the control of the state fair commission and the activities or events managed by the Coliseum. (5) Campus boundaries of any public or private university or college located in the city. (Code 1971, § 23-24)

Jackson Code of Ordinances § 94-40 Prohibited activities.

Sec. 94-40. - Prohibited activities. The following activities shall be declared unlawful throughout the city: (1) Peddling, huckstering or hawking, by vehicle or movable receptacle on streets, highways, rights-of-way and public places except as may be regulated in other chapters of this Code. (2) The erection of stands or similar contrivances on public streets, highways, rights-of-way and public places for the purpose of giving away, displaying and/or buying or selling goods, wares or merchandise. (3) The use of a parked vehicle on public streets, highways or rights-of-way as a business stand to sell goods, wares or merchandise to occupants in other vehicles moving or standing on streets, highways or rights-of-way. (Code 1971, § 23-25)

Jackson Code of Ordinances § 94-41 Prepared foods.

Sec. 94-41. - Prepared foods. The sale of drinks or other prepared foods and/or edible items is permitted upon public sidewalks, but upon no other portion of any public street, highway or right-of-way except as may be regulated in other chapters of this Code. (Code 1971, § 23-26)

Source: City of Jackson, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/jackson/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH94PESO_ARTIITRPEFetched: 11/1/2026