2 rules for unincorporated Essex County, Massachusetts.
Verified from official government sources
Door-to-door sellers in Essex County towns carry a solicitor or peddler license. The state licenses hawkers and peddlers under MGL c.101, and each town — Lynn, Salem, Haverhill — adds its own registration, photo badge, and police background check before you knock.
MGL c.101 §22
The deputy director may grant a license to go about carrying for sale or barter, exposing therefor and selling or bartering any goods, wares or merchandise, the sale of which is not prohibited by section 16
Essex County towns run no-knock and do-not-knock protections. A posted 'No Soliciting' sign legally bars a canvasser from your door, and towns keep do-not-knock registries plus curfew hours after which door-to-door selling stops.
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