Door-to-door sales permit rules by city
Whether you need a solicitor permit, who issues it, the hours and the sign rules, from each city's own code. For the general rules (state licenses, the FTC three-day rule) read permits and laws.
Dallas, TX
Yes. Anyone soliciting at homes in Dallas must register with the Dallas Police Department and wear the photo ID card it issues. The fee is…
Read →Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix's door-to-door rules require a government-issued ID, not a city permit: we found no solicitor permit in the city code or the City…
Read →Salt Lake City, UT
Yes. Salt Lake City requires a solicitation permit to sell goods or services face to face at people's homes, and you must carry it while…
Read →Denver, CO
Yes. Denver treats door-to-door selling of goods or services as peddling, which needs a peddler license from the Department of Licensing…
Read →Las Vegas, NV
Yes. In the City of Las Vegas every solicitor needs a work card, plus a peddler/solicitor or agent solicitation permit, unless the company…
Read →Tampa, FL
Yes. Florida requires a home solicitation sales permit for door-to-door sales over 25 dollars, and in Tampa it comes from the Hillsborough…
Read →Atlanta, GA
Yes. Atlanta requires a permit for door-to-door sales of consumer goods or services, with an application fee and an annual permit fee for…
Read →Orlando, FL
Yes. Anyone knocking on doors to sell, lease or rent consumer goods or services in the City of Orlando needs a Solicitor's Permit from the…
Read →Houston, TX
We found no City of Houston permit for commercial door-to-door sales. The city's business licensing list has no solicitor or peddler…
Read →Charlotte, NC
Charlotte licenses peddling, which its code defines as selling merchandise for immediate delivery on payment. We found no separate city…
Read →Fort Worth, TX
Yes. Fort Worth requires every door-to-door vendor, including anyone taking orders for services, to register with Development Services and…
Read →Arlington, TX
Yes. Arlington requires a door-to-door selling license from the Police Chief. It costs 10 dollars and lasts one year. Wear it where it is…
Read →San Antonio, TX
We found no San Antonio license that covers door-to-door sales of services. The city's Peddler's/Canvasser's License covers only retail…
Read →Austin, TX
Austin has no city solicitor or peddler permit for door-to-door sales that we could find: Title 4, the city's business permit title, has…
Read →Frisco, TX
No city permit right now. Frisco suspended its solicitor permit in August 2016, so you carry a photo ID (and a state sales tax certificate…
Read →Oklahoma City, OK
Yes. Oklahoma City requires a peddler license for anyone going house to house selling goods or taking orders for future delivery or future…
Read →Mesa, AZ
Yes. Mesa requires a peddler and solicitor license for anyone selling or taking orders door to door, and door-to-door applicants must…
Read →Scottsdale, AZ
Yes. Scottsdale requires a Solicitor (For Profit) license for anyone going house to house uninvited taking orders for goods or future…
Read →Gilbert, AZ
Yes. Gilbert treats house-to-house sellers and order-takers as transient merchants, who must hold a town business license before they…
Read →Henderson, NV
Yes. Henderson requires a city license for anyone 18 or older who solicits or peddles at homes, including taking orders for services to be…
Read →Provo, UT
Yes. Provo requires door-to-door solicitors to hold a city solicitor certificate and wear the photo ID badge that comes with it. The fee…
Read →Boise, ID
Yes. Boise requires every door-to-door solicitor to hold a City of Boise solicitor license, issued to you personally by the City Clerk. It…
Read →Albuquerque, NM
Yes. Albuquerque requires a Vendor/Solicitation Permit to solicit at private residences, under City Ordinance 13-3-1-1. Carry it with…
Read →Seattle, WA
Yes. Seattle requires a residential sales license for anyone who contacts people at home to sell goods or services. The city lists an…
Read →San Diego, CA
No, not in practice. San Diego's municipal code still prints a police registration rule for door-to-door solicitors, but a 2022 police…
Read →Nashville, TN
Yes. A company that sells door to door at homes in Nashville and Davidson County must hold a solicitation permit from the Metropolitan…
Read →Charleston, SC
Yes. Charleston requires a peddler's permit for anyone going house to house taking orders for goods or services, including future…
Read →Jacksonville, FL
Yes. Commercial door-to-door solicitors in Jacksonville need a permit, issued as a Vendor Permit by the Duval County Tax Collector, and…
Read →Kansas City, MO
Yes. The City of Kansas City, Missouri says a peddler's license is required for anyone selling door to door. The Business License Division…
Read →Columbus, OH
Yes. Columbus licenses people who peddle, solicit or canvass through its Commercial Sales License (City Code chapter 523), issued by the…
Read →Omaha, NE
Yes. Omaha requires a peddler permit for anyone who goes door to door selling or taking orders, applied for through the City Planning…
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