Wauwatosa, WI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

48. except by appointment, and may not call at any dwelling or place where a sign is displayed bearing the words 'No Peddlers,' 'No Solicitors,' or words of similar meaning; that sign is a self-executing, resident-posted opt out with no city registry to enroll in. The same section bars remaining on a premises after being asked to leave by the owner or occupant, bars misrepresenting the quality, quantity or character of goods or the purpose or identity of the visit, and specifically states there shall be no solicitation at a rear door of a residence that has a usable front entrance.

Disclosure duties layer on top: after the initial greeting and before any other statement, a direct seller must expressly disclose their name, the name of any company or organization they represent, and the goods or services offered. If a sale or sales order for later delivery is made, the buyer has a statutory right to cancel within three days for credit transactions or cash transactions over twenty-five dollars, following the notice procedure in Wis. 203, and the seller must furnish two copies of that cancellation notice. 020.