Canyon County does not maintain a single county-wide door-to-door solicitor permit. Door-to-door commercial sales in unincorporated Canyon County are governed by Idaho Code § 48-603A (door-to-door sales contracts and 3-day rescission) and by the individual city codes of Caldwell, Nampa, Middleton, Wilder, Greenleaf, and other incorporated cities. Religious, political and charitable canvassing is constitutionally protected. Homeowners' primary local tool is posting 'No Soliciting' signs and reporting trespass under Idaho Code § 18-7008.
Canyon County Code (codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/canyoncountyid) does not impose a county-wide commercial solicitor permit. Instead, door-to-door sales in unincorporated areas are primarily governed by Idaho's state Door-to-Door Sales Act (Idaho Code § 48-603A), which gives consumers a 3-day right to cancel any door-to-door sale of $25 or more in writing. Inside city limits, Caldwell (the county seat), Nampa, Middleton and other Canyon County cities have adopted their own solicitor ordinances requiring city-issued permits and background checks. Idaho Code § 18-7008 (criminal trespass) authorizes property owners to demand a solicitor leave; refusal converts the visit into a misdemeanor. Religious, political and charitable canvassing is protected by the First Amendment and exempt from commercial-licensing requirements. Report violations to the Canyon County Sheriff at 208-454-7531 (non-emergency).
There is no county-wide solicitor-permit fine; enforcement focuses on Idaho's trespass statute (§ 18-7008) and the Door-to-Door Sales Act (§ 48-603A). Cities within Canyon County (Caldwell, Nampa, etc.) impose their own misdemeanor or civil penalties for unpermitted solicitation.
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