Bulloch County, GA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

5-78 requires anyone who plans to sell, take orders for, or solicit contributions door-to-door in the unincorporated area to submit a permit application to the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office at least 15 calendar days, but no more than 60 days, before the planned activity. The sheriff must decide at least one week before the activity starts. citizen or legal alien, submit to a fingerprint-based criminal background check, and file the application with a copy of a current occupational tax certificate if representing a business with a physical location in the county.

The application must list the applicant's name, address, date of birth, physical description, employer, vehicle descriptions with photos, and a description of the goods or services offered. 00 total; the board of commissioners can adjust these amounts by its fee schedule without amending the ordinance. 5-78(b), and the sheriff will issue no more than two permits to the same person in a calendar year, with a mandatory six-month wait after the first permit expires before a second is issued, and only if no complaints were filed against the permittee.

The sheriff can deny a permit for false information, applicants under 18, or applicants with a felony conviction or certain misdemeanor convictions involving theft, violence, drugs or sexual offenses. Approved permittees receive a county-issued identification badge that must be worn visibly at all times and shown on request. 5-81.