Fairfield, CT Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Chapter 99 defines a transient merchant as anyone engaged in itinerant selling, offering, or exhibiting goods for sale or order-taking in Town, exempting farmers selling their own produce, retail/wholesale salesmen, Town-sanctioned fair or park vendors, invited callers, established roadside stands, and minors selling for a 501c3 or their own goods like lemonade. Section 99-2 prohibits any transient merchant from doing business without a Police Chief license, issued only after compliance with the application requirements of § 99-3 and payment under § 99-5. The sworn application must give the applicant's name, address, physical description, business location, agent for service, employees who will sell in Town, the goods to be sold, a solicitation period capped at 90 days, Better Business Bureau registration status, and any felony/misdemeanor history or prior license refusals or revocations.

Applicants submit government ID, a signature specimen, a two-by-two photo, a Connecticut sales and use tax permit copy, proof of insurance, and vehicle registration information, and every applicant is fingerprinted, with prints potentially forwarded to the FBI and State Police. Fees under § 99-5 run $350 for a nonresident one-year license or $200 temporary, versus $75 to $100 (or $50 to $75 temporary) for residents; minors under 16 and residents 62 or older pay nothing, and 501c3 sellers and qualifying veterans under C.G.S. § 21-30 are exempt. The Chief of Police may deny a license for safety concerns, falsified applications, disqualifying convictions, fraud judgments, or a denial within the past year.