Woodbury, MN Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

City Code Sec. 11-56 bars any solicitor, non-commercial door-to-door advocate, or similar person from entering a property marked with a sign or placard stating "no peddlers, solicitors or transient merchants," "peddlers, solicitors, and transient merchants prohibited," or a comparable statement, unless the property owner or tenant has specifically invited them. Tampering with someone else's placard is also barred: only the property owner or tenant may remove, deface, or otherwise tamper with the sign. This sits alongside Woodbury's broader solicitor registration scheme under Sec. 11-48, which requires anyone conducting business door-to-door as a solicitor to register with the public safety department (no fee), and Sec.

, blocking sidewalks, or remaining on a property after being told to leave. The public safety director or designee reviews registration applications within two business days for completeness and approves complete applications within ten business days unless grounds for denial exist under Sec. 11-50, such as a felony or gross misdemeanor conviction within the past five years that reflects on the person's ability to conduct business honestly. Registered solicitors must wear a city-issued badge bearing their registration number and carry government-issued photo ID, producing both on request from police or the public they approach.

Registration is annual, expiring December 31. Non-commercial door-to-door advocacy, such as political or religious canvassing, is exempt from registration entirely under Sec. 11-54, but the placard exclusion in Sec. 11-56 still applies to those advocates by its own terms, so a posted sign keeps them off the property too even though they need no registration to canvass elsewhere.