2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Verified from official government sources
A door-to-door seller in Plymouth County is a hawker and pedler under MGL c.101 §13 and needs the state license, plus most towns require a separate local solicitor permit and a police background check before canvassing.
MGL c.101, §13
Any person, either principal or agent, who goes from town to town or from place to place in the same town selling or bartering, or carrying for sale or barter or exposing therefor, any goods, wares or merchandise, either on foot, on or from any animal or vehicle.
Plymouth County towns run their own no-knock protections through local bylaw. Residents post a no-solicitation notice or join a town Do Not Knock registry, and a licensed solicitor who ignores it commits a bylaw violation enforced by police.
1 cities in Plymouth 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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