Solano County, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Solano County Code Section 14-14 requires a person proposing to conduct a peddler's business to file an application with the business licensing officer that includes a description and license number of all vehicles used, plus the name, physical description, and permanent and local address of the peddler and adequate identification of all persons acting as the peddler's agents. The application must be accompanied by the fee set under Section 14-19. That fee section directs the business licensing officer to collect a nonrefundable charge covering the actual cost of processing the application and any review by other county departments, and separately bars the officer from charging for unrelated approvals such as fingerprinting or fire inspections; those go straight to the agency that performs them.

Under Section 14-18, once a complete application is filed, the business licensing officer routes it to the sheriff, assessor, agriculture department and fire protection district, each of which has thirty days (extendable another thirty for good cause) to recommend approval or denial, and no license issues until every reviewing department has signed off or waived review. The officer must then grant or deny the license within ninety days of receipt. Veterans qualify for a free peddler's license under Section 14-15 if honorably discharged, so long as they are not selling alcohol. Section 14-20 requires the sheriff to screen every applicant against the disqualifying-conviction criteria in Business and Professions Code Section 480(a).