Cheyenne, WY Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $100 per 14-day period
- Badge fee
- $15 per solicitor
- Permitted hours
- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. only
- Group limit
- Two solicitors per location
- Issuing office
- Cheyenne city clerk
Summary
Cheyenne requires a residential door-to-door solicitor to hold a city clerk-issued business license and a photo-ID badge, pass a police background check, and solicit only between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
A.No person shall conduct residential door-to-door soliciting or solicitation activities unless:1.The person has obtained a residential door-to-door solicitors business license from the office of city clerk; and2.A license identification badge for each solicitor has been approved and issued; or3.The person meets one of the exemptions listed in Section 5.76.060 of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 73).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code 5.76.040, no one may go door-to-door soliciting sales, orders, or charitable contributions in Cheyenne without a residential door-to-door solicitors business license and an individual license identification badge from the city clerk, unless a Section 5.76.060 exemption (school fundraisers, city-sponsored fairs, hand-crafted charity sales) applies. The license runs $100 for 14 consecutive days, plus $15 per badge, and the chief of police reviews each applicant's background before approval. Section 5.76.050 bars soliciting before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m., at posted "no solicitors" homes, or in groups larger than two.
Violations & Fines
A violation is a misdemeanor under the Chapter 1.24 general penalty; each incident counts as a separate offense, and the chief of police can revoke a solicitor's badge and cite the individual for breaking Section 5.76.050's conduct rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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