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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Harrisburg, PA (2026)

1 verified soliciting & door-to-door rules for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Solicitor Permits

In the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, anyone soliciting or taking orders by sample from non-dealers pays a $100 annual license tax, publication canvassers pay $10, and house-to-house advertising distributors pay $50. All are paid to the City Treasurer, and no one can begin work without paying.

Harrisburg PA Solicitor and Canvasser License Taxes

Some Restrictions

Harrisburg Codified Ordinances §§ 5-305.5, 5-305.6, 5-305.13, 5-305.18

§ 5-305.5. Agents or canvassers for publications. All agents or canvassers for books, newspapers, periodicals or other publications shall each pay an annual license tax of $10. § 5-305.6. Sales by sample. All persons or dealers soliciting or taking orders for goods, wares or merchandise by sample or otherwise from others not dealers or merchants shall each pay an annual license tax of $100, but...