How do you check a plumbing license in Arkansas?

Key facts

• The department is responsible for publishing codes, rules, and regulations for licensing, and conducts plumber and gas-related training programs.

  Source: ADH program, read 1 November 2026.

• Master Plumber

  Source: ADH public credential search, read 1 November 2026.

• Plumbing Inspector License

  Source: ADH public credential search, read 1 November 2026.

Arkansas plumber license lookup?

Open the Arkansas Department of Health public search and use the License Type control to narrow the search to the credential you need. The search form offers plumbing, gas and related credential categories; pick the category before comparing a matching name. Source: ADH public search, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH public credential search, read 1 November 2026.

For an inspector search, the form includes Plumbing Inspector License. This is a separate search choice from the master-plumber category. Source: ADH public search, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH public credential search, read 1 November 2026.

The department’s law-book text for section 17-38-301(c)(1) reads: "No person shall act as a plumbing inspector in this state without first obtaining a certificate of competency as a plumbing inspector, which shall be issued by the department." This clause concerns inspector competency; use it when deciding which kind of credential you are looking for. Source: ADH law book, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH plumber law book, read 1 November 2026.

Arkansas plumber license search?

In the public form, select Master Plumber as the credential type for a master-plumber search. Keep that selection tied to the credential you are trying to find; a search for a different category answers a different question. Source: ADH public search, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH public credential search, read 1 November 2026.

For installation responsibility, the department publishes this wording in section 17-38-301(b)(1): "In any city or town or in any sewerage district, water district, water association, sewer association, or utility gas system, no person, firm, or corporation shall install plumbing unless a licensed master or restricted licensed plumber who shall be responsible for proper installation is in charge at all times." Read the full clause alongside the proposed work rather than treating a similar search name as an answer about supervision. Source: ADH law book, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH plumber law book, read 1 November 2026.

Plumber license in Arkansas?

The Arkansas Department of Health publishes this licensing clause in section 17-38-301(a)(1): "No person shall engage in work as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, apprentice plumber, or restricted license holder called for under this chapter or adopted rules unless first licensed or registered to do so by the Department of Health." The quoted categories explain why the credential type matters when you search. Source: ADH law book, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH plumber law book, read 1 November 2026.

For work on your own home, the department’s exemption list includes this text in section 17-38-302(1): "Plumbing work done by a property owner in a building owned and occupied by him or her as his or her home except when the license is required by local ordinance;" Keep the local-ordinance qualification attached to that quotation; it is part of the source text. Source: ADH law book, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH plumber law book, read 1 November 2026.

For small repair tasks, the same exemption list includes section 17-38-302(3): "Minor repairs consisting of repairing minor working parts of plumbing, fixtures, or the removal of stoppages;" Compare the actual task with that wording rather than assuming every repair fits it. Source: ADH law book, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH plumber law book, read 1 November 2026.

Plumber license Arkansas?

The Arkansas Department of Health’s law book defines the term in section 17-38-101(8): "“Master plumber” means any person skilled in the planning, superintending, and practical installation of plumbing and familiar with the laws and rules governing it;" That definition connects planning and supervision with practical installation, which helps explain the master category in the public search. Source: ADH law book, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH plumber law book, read 1 November 2026.

The department’s regulatory amounts are separate from a project bid. Its published rules contain these annual credential amounts, quoted here with their rule locations. Source: ADH rules, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH plumber rules, read 1 November 2026.

1. Master category, SECTION III(a)(ii)(1): "The license fee for Master, Restricted Supervisor Solar Mechanic, Restricted Residential Maintenance, Restricted Water and Sewer Service Line Installation shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) annually." Source: ADH rules, read 1 November 2026.

   Source: ADH plumber rules, read 1 November 2026.

2. Journeyman category, SECTION III(a)(ii)(3): "The license fee for Journeyman and Restricted Solar Mechanic Plumbers shall be seventy- five dollars ($75.00) annually." Source: ADH rules, read 1 November 2026.

   Source: ADH plumber rules, read 1 November 2026.

How can I check a plumbers license in Arkansas?

For an Arkansas search, the public form includes Clear to reset the search. Start again with the appropriate credential category if your first search does not resolve the question. Read any status field exactly as the record presents it, and ask the department about an uncertain match. Source: ADH public search, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH public credential search, read 1 November 2026.

For renewal timing, the department’s law book publishes section 17-38-308(a): "All licenses shall be renewed annually within thirty (30) days after the expiration date of the license. The Department of Health may renew a license after the thirty-day period if there is sufficient reason for not renewing the license in the time specified and after payment of penalties as prescribed by rule." This is the renewal text, not a claim about the status of any particular search result. Source: ADH law book, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH plumber law book, read 1 November 2026.

For complaint questions, start with the department’s Plumbing & Natural Gas program office. The department’s rules discuss consumer-complaint investigations in SECTION III(a)(iv)(2): "The Department shall not charge an inspection fee to investigate consumer complaints or to assist the local Administrative Authority having jurisdiction over an inspection unless the Department is acting in place of said Administrative Authority." Ask the program office for the appropriate route for your concern; this guide makes no claim about an individual’s complaint history. Source: ADH rules, read 1 November 2026.

Source: ADH plumber rules, read 1 November 2026.

Research method: the search instructions above come from the public form, while the quoted clauses come from the department’s own law book and rules. Each answer includes its source link and read date. Form labels are evidence of search choices; they do not establish the contents of an individual result.

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Sources for the facts on this page

• ADH program, read 1 November 2026
• ADH public credential search, read 1 November 2026
• ADH plumber law book, read 1 November 2026
• ADH plumber rules, read 1 November 2026