Arkansas — plumbing code & licensing

Verified

The code

Code family	IPC-based state code (Arkansas Plumbing Code)
Edition in force	2018 Arkansas Plumbing Code (based on 2018 IPC)
Effective date	2021-08-12
Adopted by	Arkansas State Board of Health
Adoption source	https://webftp.blr.arkansas.gov/Home/FTPDocument?path=Assembly%2F%2FMeeting+Attachments%2F%2F040%2F4620%2FD.03a+ADH+2018+AR+Plumbing+Code.pdf
State amendments	State amendments at their own official document — https://codeofarrules.arkansas.gov/Rules/Rule?levelType=section&titleID=17&chapterID=93&subChapterID=119&partID=1237&subPartID=7484&sectionID=48771

Licensing

Model	state individual licensing
Authority	Arkansas Department of Health, Plumbing and Natural Gas Section (State Board of Health)
Licensing source	https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programsservices/licensing-military-member-licensure-permitsplan-reviews/plumbing-natural-gas-health-code/
License classes	https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programsservices/licensing-military-member-licensure-permitsplan-reviews/plumbing-natural-gas-health-code/

Permits & inspections

ADH states it supervises the inspection program for newly constructed public and private facilities throughout the state for compliance with the Plumbing and Fuel Gas Codes and provides plumbing plan review

How this record was verified

Adoption	Verified
Amendments	Verified
Licensing	Verified
Permits & inspections	Verified

Working notes

ADH/BLR code PDF states the code is duly adopted and promulgated by the Arkansas State Board of Health and the 2018 edition is based on the 2018 IPC; 17 CAR section 66-102 (Code of Arkansas Rules) references the 2018 Arkansas Plumbing Code at 17 CAR pt. 65 and licensing for master, journeyman and restricted plumbers plus restricted classes (hospital maintenance, water and sewer service line). Effective date NOT recorded: prior lead of 2020-10-14 (Secretary of State Register, Docket 007.24.20-001P) could not be re-verified firsthand this pass - the SOS October 2020 Register PDF URL returned HTML, not a PDF (degraded source, named in findings). UPGRADE PASS 1 (2026-10-31): gate closed - the Arkansas Register, Vol. MMXXI No. 8 (August 2021), Secretary of State (https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/August_Monthly.pdf), opened firsthand via the Register index at sos.arkansas.gov, lists under ADOPTED RULES AND REGULATIONS, Arkansas Department of Health, Division of Protective Health Codes: Docket No. 007.24.20-003F, '2018 Arkansas Plumbing Code,' Effective Date 08/12/2021. code_effective_date filled from that entry; the 'Effective date NOT recorded' language above is superseded by this note. Status flipped to verified.

Compiled from the official sources above; retrieved 2026-10-31. Record basis: official text read firsthand.

Reference only. Compiled from the cited official sources as of the date shown; adoptions and rules change. Confirm with the authority having jurisdiction before designing or permitting work.