Soliciting & Door-to-Door in St. Louis County, MO (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in St. Louis County, Missouri.

Verified from official government sources

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

Solicitor Permits

St. Louis County's Peddlers and Solicitors Code applies only outside incorporated cities and on every county arterial road. The county repealed its door-to-door license requirement in 2022, so Chapter 804 today defines who counts as a peddler or solicitor, exempts wholesale and public-works sales, and punishes violations with a fine or jail time rather than requiring a permit.

St. Louis County Peddler and Solicitor Code

Light Restrictions

St. Louis County Code §§ 804.020, 804.030, 804.060

For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and phrases are herein defined: (1)Peddler: Any individual who shall deal in the selling of goods, wares or merchandise from a stock of merchandise with the peddler, by going about from place to place to sell the same.(3)Solicitor: Any individual:(a)Traveling by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck, or any type of conveyance from house to house, or...

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No-Knock Registry

Owners can post a sign barring peddlers and solicitors from a property or limiting entry to certain hours, and entry against that sign is a county offense.

No-Soliciting Sign Rule (St. Louis County)

Some Restrictions

Section 804.040

By the use of an appropriate sign or signs, the owner, owner's agent or representative, or a person lawfully in possession of any privately owned building, or any privately owned enclosed or improved real estate, lot or parcel of ground, may instruct peddlers and solicitors to not enter any such designated building, enclosed or improved real estate, lot or parcel of ground, or may instruct pedd...

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Soliciting & Door-to-Door by City in St. Louis County

1 cities in St. Louis 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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