Bergen County, NJ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

" That permission requirement sits inside the broader Solicitation section, which also separately bars asking park visitors for donations or alms under subsections (A) and (C). The ordinance draws a line between selling or distributing goods, covered by subsection (B), and asking for money or contributions, covered by subsections (A) and (C). For anyone who wants to peddle food, merchandise, or literature inside a county park, the written permission comes through the Department of Parks' permit process under Article V: an official application must be filed on the department's own form, since phone or email requests are not accepted, and any authorization granted is not transferable to another person or organization.

Vending inside the parks is separately restricted to Department of Parks permit holders under Article III Section (oo). Anyone who sells goods or hands out circulars in a county park without written county permission is violating Section (ii)(B), and because no specific fine is written into the Solicitation section, the violation is punished under Article IX's general penalty clause.