Louisville Metro requires door-to-door commercial peddlers to obtain a permit from Metro Revenue Commission under LMCO Chapter 115. Background check and photo ID badge required. Religious, political, and charitable canvassers exempt per First Amendment.
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro regulates commercial door-to-door solicitation through LMCO Chapter 115 (Peddlers, Solicitors, and Itinerant Merchants). Commercial solicitors — home repair, magazine sales, lawn services, alarm systems — must apply for a peddler's permit, submit fingerprints for a KY State Police criminal history background check, and carry a Metro-issued photo identification badge visible while canvassing. Permits are commonly issued for 30, 60, or 90-day windows with renewal required. Permitted soliciting hours are typically 9 AM to one hour before sunset, consistent with constitutional time-place-manner limits. Religious, political, charitable, and nonprofit canvassers are exempt under Watchtower Bible & Tract Society v. Village of Stratton (2002) First Amendment protections, but may still be required to register informally for safety. Deceptive or fraudulent peddling is separately punishable under KRS Chapter 517 (fraudulent practices).
Unpermitted commercial soliciting: LMCO §115.99 citation $100 to $500 plus order to cease. Failure to display badge: $50 to $200. Canvassing after hours: $100 to $250. Fraudulent soliciting: KRS Ch. 517 criminal referral.
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