Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Chelan County, WA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Chelan County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Solicitor Permits
Anyone soliciting or canvassing door to door in unincorporated Chelan County must obtain a permit and license before selling goods or taking orders. The Chelan County Auditor processes a sworn application, the Sheriff investigates the applicant's character, and the Board of County Commissioners issues the license. Applicants who are not permanent Washington residents must post a $1,000 surety bond.
Chelan County Door-to-Door Solicitor Permit
Significant RestrictionsChelan County Code § 5.16.010
It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser as defined in Section 5.16.020 of this chapter to engage in such business outside the corporate limits of any city or town in Chelan County without obtaining a permit and/or license therefor in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
No-Knock Registry
Posting 'No Trespassing,' 'No Peddlers or Agents,' or 'No Advertisement' on your unincorporated Chelan County property makes it unlawful for anyone to leave handbills or advertising there under Chelan County Code § 4.16.140. The same section lets any resident simply ask a solicitor to stop, verbally, with the same legal effect as a posted sign, and violators face a misdemeanor.
Chelan County Posted No-Solicitation Notice Rule
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code § 4.16.140
No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any private residence or other property, if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on said residence or property in the words: “No Trespassing,” “No Peddlers or Agents,” “No Advertisement,” or any similar notice, indicating in any manner that the occupants of said residence or pro...
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