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Gretna, LA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Gretna Code § 12-416
Curfew hours
9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Legal classification
Nuisance / misdemeanor
General penalty
Up to $500 (§ 1-8)

Summary

Gretna makes it a misdemeanor nuisance for uninvited solicitors, peddlers, hawkers and transient vendors to go onto private residences between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. to sell or peddle merchandise.

The going in and upon private residences in this city by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of merchandise, not having been requested or invited to do so by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of said private residences, for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise, and/or for the purpose of disposing of and/or peddling or hawking the same between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor.

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Full Breakdown

" The section does not create an opt-in registry of protected addresses; instead it draws a citywide curfew line and treats any uninvited nighttime approach for a sales purpose during those hours as a public nuisance. and requires a code-enforcement permit for charitable and other door-to-door solicitors; § 12-416 instead covers commercial peddlers and hawkers approaching residences outside that same nine-to-nine window, layering a curfew on top of whatever permit requirement applies to the solicitor's activity.

Violations & Fines

A violation of § 12-416 is punishable as a nuisance and a misdemeanor. Because Chapter 12 does not set a distinct fine for this section, the Code's general penalty at § 1-8 applies: a fine of up to $500.00, with each continuing day of the violation treated as a separate offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can uninvited peddlers knock on doors in Gretna at night?
No. Section 12-416 declares it a nuisance, punishable as a misdemeanor, for solicitors, peddlers, hawkers or transient vendors to go onto a private residence they were not invited to between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. for the purpose of selling or peddling merchandise.
Does Gretna keep a no-solicitation registry of addresses?
Section 12-416 does not describe an address-by-address opt-in registry; it sets a flat citywide curfew barring uninvited sales approaches at private residences between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
What is the penalty for violating Gretna's nighttime soliciting ban?
Section 12-416 itself sets no separate fine, so the general Code penalty in § 1-8 applies: a fine of up to $500.00, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense.

Sources & Official References

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