Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Anne Arundel County, MD (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Anne Arundel County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Solicitor Permits

Door-to-door sellers who peddle and deliver goods on foot, by vehicle, or by animal need a huckster's license from Inspections and Permits, costing $250 a term or $25 a day.

Anne Arundel County Huckster License

Some Restrictions

Anne Arundel County Code § 11-7-101

(a) Definition. In this title "huckster" means a person who moves about the County on foot, in a vehicle, or by means of a horse or other animal for the purpose of selling and simultaneously delivering or offering for sale and simultaneous delivery, at retail, goods of any kind or food... (b) Required. A person may not operate as a huckster without a huckster's license issued by the Department....

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No-Knock Registry

Anne Arundel County licenses peddlers and solicitors under Article 11, but there's no county "no-knock" registry: a posted "No Soliciting" sign rests on Maryland's trespass law (Criminal Law §6-402), which makes entering posted property after notice an offense. Religious and political canvassers are exempt.

soliciting/no-knock-rules

Some Restrictions

Md. Code, Criminal Law §6-402

§6–402. (a) A person may not enter or trespass on property that is posted conspicuously against trespass by: (1) signs placed where they reasonably may be seen; or (2) paint marks that: (i) conform with regulations that the Department of Natural Resources adopts under § 5–209 of the Natural Resources Article; and (ii) are made on trees or posts that are located: 1. at each road entrance to the ...

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Soliciting & Door-to-Door by City in Anne Arundel County

1 cities in Anne Arundel County have their own soliciting & door-to-door rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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1 verified rule • Solicitor Permits

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