Blaine, MN Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Placard wording
- "No Peddlers, Solicitors or Transient Merchants"
- Who is covered
- Peddlers, solicitors, and canvassers alike
- Who can post placard
- Property owner or tenant only
- Tampering ban
- Only owner/tenant may remove sign
Summary
In the City of Blaine, peddlers, solicitors, transient merchants, and door-to-door canvassers may not conduct business before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. under City Code § 22-239, and they may not step onto any property posted with a sign or placard reading "No Peddlers, Solicitors or Transient Merchants" under § 22-240 unless the owner or tenant specifically invites them.
(4)Conducting business before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. ... Unless specifically invited by the property owner or tenant, no peddler, solicitor, transient merchant, noncommercial door-to-door advocate, or other person engaged in other similar activities shall enter onto the property of another for the purpose of conducting business as a peddler, solicitor, transient merchant, noncommercial door-to-door advocate, or similar activity when the property is marked with a sign or placard that is reasonably sized to be seen and states "No Peddlers, Solicitors or Transient Merchants," or other comparable statement. No person other than the property owner or tenant shall remove, deface, or otherwise tamper with any sign or placard under this section.
Full Breakdown
Section 22-239(a) applies these conduct rules to every peddler, solicitor, transient merchant, and noncommercial door-to-door advocate, including those exempt from Blaine's licensing requirement, and separately bars blowing horns or ringing bells loud enough to be heard inside a building, blocking a sidewalk or street, threatening public safety, lying about products, refusing to leave when asked, and claiming the city's endorsement just because a license or registration was issued. Section 22-240's placard rule does not require Blaine's exact model language; a sign or placard is effective if it is reasonably sized to be seen and states a comparable no-soliciting message, and it must be posted by the property owner or tenant to count.
Once such a placard is up, entering the property to peddle, solicit, canvass, or set up as a transient merchant is barred unless the owner or tenant specifically invites the visitor, and no one but the owner or tenant may remove, deface, or tamper with the sign. The rule reaches noncommercial door-to-door political and religious canvassers as well as commercial peddlers, so a posted household is off-limits to both. The Blaine Police Department enforces these prohibited-activity and placard rules alongside the licensing and registration requirements of the rest of article V.
Violations & Fines
Violating the hours limit in § 22-239 or entering a posted property under § 22-240 is a misdemeanor under § 22-241, carrying the Code's general penalty of a fine up to $1,000.00, imprisonment up to 90 days, or both, under § 1-7. A licensee who violates these prohibited-activity rules also risks license suspension or revocation under § 22-236 after written notice and a hearing.
Frequently Asked Questions
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