Daytona Beach, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

City Code § 66-61 makes it unlawful for any solicitor, canvasser, peddler or transient merchant, as those terms are defined in § 66-31, to engage in that business within the corporate limits without first obtaining a permit and license. The application under § 66-62 is a sworn statement filed with the permit and licensing division listing the applicant's name, home and local addresses, a description of the business and goods sold, employer information, the length of time the right to do business is desired, a photograph taken within 60 days of filing showing the head and shoulders clearly, fingerprints, the names of at least two reliable county property owners who will vouch for the applicant's character, and a disclosure of any prior criminal or municipal-ordinance convictions.

Applicants must also file an instrument appointing the city clerk as their agent for service of process and pay an investigation fee set by the city clerk's office. Under § 66-63 the chief of police investigates the applicant's business and moral character; if the findings are unsatisfactory, the application is disapproved and no permit issues, but if satisfactory, the permit and licensing division issues the license on payment of the prescribed fee, with the permit bearing the licensee's signature, seal, address, photograph, license class, and the goods authorized for sale.

Section 66-64 allows a temporary permit while an application is pending if the statements filed appear true and the applicant is a bona fide agent of a reputable seller. daily except Sunday, and permits a photograph and license class restriction under § 66-66, which also bars transferring a permit to anyone else and requires it be carried on the licensee's person. Property owners can block solicitors entirely under § 66-33 by posting a no-soliciting sign.