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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Monterey, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Solicitor Permits

Monterey does not run a separate solicitor permit application: § 22-19 instead bars any peddler, hawker, canvasser or transient vendor from entering residential property that displays a no-soliciting notice, and bans all door-to-door soliciting between sunset and sunrise citywide.

Monterey Door-to-Door Solicitor Rules

Some Restrictions

Monterey City Code § 22-19

No solicitor, peddler, hawker, itinerant vendor or merchant, canvasser, or transient vendor shall enter upon residential property for the purpose of soliciting orders for or selling any goods, wares, merchandise, or service, including subscriptions or orders for books, magazines, or periodicals, if a notice prohibiting soliciting or peddling is visibly displayed upon the property; and further, ...

No-Knock Registry

Monterey City Code § 22-19 bars door-to-door solicitors, peddlers, canvassers and transient vendors from entering residential property to sell goods or services if a 'no soliciting' notice is visibly posted, and bans all such soliciting or peddling between sunset and sunrise regardless of any posted sign.

Monterey's No-Soliciting Sign and Curfew Rule

Some Restrictions

Monterey City Code § 22-19

Sec. 22-19. Regulation of Door-To-Door Solicitors. No solicitor, peddler, hawker, itinerant vendor or merchant, canvasser, or transient vendor shall enter upon residential property for the purpose of soliciting orders for or selling any goods, wares, merchandise, or service, including subscriptions or orders for books, magazines, or periodicals, if a notice prohibiting soliciting or peddling is...

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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Monterey County