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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Huntington Beach, CA (2026)

2 verified soliciting & door-to-door rules for Huntington Beach, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Solicitor Permits

Anyone going door to door in Huntington Beach to sell goods, take orders, or solicit without a fixed local business address needs a City business license before knocking on a single door. Peddlers of novelties like balloons, kites, and toys pay $17 a day or $97.50 a year; route peddlers and food-catering vehicles pay the same tiered fee per person or vehicle.

Huntington Beach Peddler and Solicitor License

Some Restrictions

Huntington Beach, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 5.16.230 (Peddler); Sec. 5.08.010 (License—Required); Sec. 5.04.010 (Definitions)

Peddlers of flags, banners, balloons, cones, horns, kites, noise-making instruments, toys, notions, souvenirs or similar goods or novelties of any description other than from a stand, tent, wagon or other vehicle shall pay a fee of $17.00 D or by vehicle $97.50 A. Peddlers of any article or commodity not mentioned in this section, including every person, firm or corporation conducting the busin...

No-Knock Registry

Posting a sign reading "Soliciting At This Location Is A Violation Of Law" at a Huntington Beach home or business makes further door-to-door solicitation there a misdemeanor under HBMC Section 9.90.020(B). Solicitors must also stop the moment an owner or occupant tells them to leave, and can't shout, use sound devices, or block a closing door.

Huntington Beach No-Soliciting Sign Rules

Some Restrictions

Huntington Beach Municipal Code § 9.90.020(B), (E)

§ 9.90.020. Regulations Applicable to All Soliciting. B. Unless invited by the legal occupants or owners of a private property, it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in solicitation upon any private premises or residence or business located thereon if such premises or residence is posted against solicitation by means of a notice, prominently displayed upon which is printed: SOLICITING A...

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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Orange County