Administrative overview · FIPS 28117
Prentiss County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Prentiss County Board of Supervisors
For a project in or near Prentiss County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
662-728-4610 (Board Room); 662-728-1784 (911 Office/addressing)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
100 North Main Street, Booneville, MS 38829; 911 Office: 101 N College Street, Booneville, MS 38829
Operating hours
911 Office: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; general building-permit office hours N/A
Review expectation
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Prentiss County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Prentiss County Board of Supervisors is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 662-728-4610 (Board Room); 662-728-1784 (911 Office/addressing) and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
How are inspections scheduled?
N/A—no county building-inspection scheduling process or online booking portal was published. The county 911 Office issues new addresses for people building or placing mobile homes; contact it at 662-728-1784 for addressing requirements, and contact the Board at 662-728-4610 for permitting direction.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A—the county's current public pages do not identify a specific adopted building-code edition or publish a general building-code list. N/A—no county minor/cosmetic exemption list was published. Mississippi law provides limited agricultural/forestry and farm-structure exceptions outside municipal limits, subject to flood-disaster-protection requirements; verify with the Board before construction.