Edmonds, WA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- City business license under Ch. 4.72 ECC
- Must carry license
- Show on request to police or resident
- Purchase orders
- Written, duplicate, one copy to buyer
- Penalty
- Up to $250 fine or 9 months jail
- Food sellers
- Extra license needed for meat, fish, shellfish
Summary
Anyone going door to door in Edmonds to sell goods or services must first secure a city business license under ECC 4.12. The license must be carried at all times and shown to police or anyone solicited on request.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as solicitor, peddler or street vendor within the meaning and application of this chapter unless that person or his/her employer shall have first secured a city of Edmonds business license as required under Chapter 4.72 ECC. ... ... B. All persons acting as a solicitor, peddler or street vendor shall comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations, including all Snohomish County health department requirements.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4444, passed August 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
12 defines a "solicitor" or "peddler" as any person who sells, offers, or trades goods or services by going house to house, place to place, or by indiscriminately approaching individuals, including anyone who stands in a doorway or vacant lot while selling. 72 ECC. 020. Licensed solicitors and peddlers must comply with all Snohomish County health department requirements and report any Edmonds sales to the state Department of Revenue as sales occurring within the city. 070 requires the business license to be carried at all times while soliciting, canvassing or vending, and it must be shown to a police officer or to any person solicited on request.
090 requires all purchase orders taken by a licensed solicitor or peddler to be written in duplicate, stating the name on the license, the addresses of the solicitor and their employer, the terms of sale, and any amount paid in advance, with one copy given to the purchaser.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 4.12 ECC is a misdemeanor under ECC 4.12.100, punishable by a fine of up to $250, imprisonment for up to nine months, or both, and each day of a continuing violation counts as a separate offense.
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