Caldwell, ID Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Caldwell City Code section 06-05-13, Unlawful Conduct, lists what a licensed peddler or door-to-door salesperson may not do while working under an Article 6-5 license. Clause (5) prohibits entering upon any premises posted with a sign stating 'No Peddlers Allowed' or 'No Solicitation Allowed' or other words to that effect, giving residents a direct, enforceable way to opt out of doorstep visits simply by posting a sign. The same section also bars continuing to solicit from a person once that person has said they do not wish to give or buy anything, misrepresenting the purpose or affiliation of the solicitation, representing a city license as an endorsement of the solicitation, or knowingly making a false statement on a license application.

These rules sit alongside section 06-05-15, which lets the city revoke a license for fraud, misrepresentation, any other Article 6-5 violation, a conviction involving moral turpitude, or conducting business in a way that breaches the peace or threatens public health or safety. Enforcement runs through the city clerk's office, which issues and can revoke licenses, and the Caldwell police department, which investigates applicants and complaints. Because the posted-sign rule is folded into the general unlawful conduct section for licensed peddlers, it applies citywide to anyone operating under a peddler or door-to-door salesperson license, not to a separate registry; a resident's sign is itself the enforceable notice under city code, with no need to file it with the clerk first.