Arkansas plumber license & renewal
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Renewal
Master, Journeyman and Apprentice Plumbers licenses issued under the provisions of these rules shall expire annually on December 31st. The license shall be renewed by February 1st.
Before you begin
Agency guidance
Plumbing work requires the applicable license or permit; statutory exemptions apply.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
acts temporarily or otherwise as a plumber without first having secured the required license or permitOfficial source
Agency guidance
Master application fee: USD 125. Journeyman application fee: USD 75.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The application fees for Master ... shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00). ... The application fees for Journeyman ... shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00).Official source
Agency guidance
Annual license fees: master USD 200; journeyman USD 75.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The license fee for Master ... shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) annually. ... The license fee for Journeyman and Restricted Solar Mechanic Plumbers shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) annually.Official source
How to get this license
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Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
Arkansas State Committee of Plumbing Examiners
Official agency page
Check the qualifications
Experience
Master examination: at least five years of experience. Journeyman examination: at least four years or equivalent. Journeymen applying for master examination must have held their journeyman license for one full year.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
An applicant for the Master Plumber examination shall have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience and an applicant for Journeyman Plumber examination licensing shall have a minimum of four (4) years’ experience or its equivalent. ... Individuals applying for and obtaining a Journeyman Plumber licensing must hold that license for one (1) full year before becoming eligible for the Master Plumber examination
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Official sources and verification (7)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
An applicant for the Master Plumber examination shall have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience and an applicant for Journeyman Plumber examination licensing shall have a minimum of four (4) years’ experience or its equivalent. ... Individuals applying for and obtaining a Journeyman Plumber licensing must hold that license for one (1) full year before becoming eligible for the Master Plumber examinationOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
Master, Journeyman and Apprentice Plumbers licenses issued under the provisions of these rules shall expire annually on December 31st. The license shall be renewed by February 1st.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
acts temporarily or otherwise as a plumber without first having secured the required license or permitOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
The application fees for Master ... shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00). ... The application fees for Journeyman ... shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00).Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The license fee for Master ... shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) annually. ... The license fee for Journeyman and Restricted Solar Mechanic Plumbers shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) annually.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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Last verified 2026-10-24.
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