Kansas City, MO Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- yes, before any peddling
- Resident foot peddler
- $6.25/month or $62.50/year
- Nonresident foot peddler
- $62.50/year in advance
- Vehicle peddler fee
- $32.00 per vehicle/year
Summary
Kansas City requires a license before peddling goods on city streets or door to house, with fees set by method, on foot, or by vehicle, under Code of Ordinances § 40-133.
No person, whether physically handicapped or not, shall peddle any wares, goods, merchandise, articles or things on the streets of the city, or from house to house, without first having procured a license therefor. The license fee shall be as follows: (1) Peddling on foot ... Residents of the city for more than one year, per person per month ..... $6.25 ... Per year ..... 62.50 ... For all other persons and nonresidents, per year, in advance ..... 62.50 (2) Using wagon, automobile, truck, cart or other vehicle ... per year ..... 32.00
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 139 | Zoning and Development Code: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Kansas City Code of Ordinances § 40-133 bars peddling wares, goods, merchandise or articles on city streets or house to house without first procuring a license, regardless of physical handicap status. Foot peddlers who have lived in the city more than a year pay $6.25 per month or $62.50 per year; all other persons and nonresidents pay $62.50 per year in advance. Anyone peddling from a wagon, automobile, truck, cart or other vehicle pays $32.00 per vehicle per year, a flat fee that cannot be prorated.
Violations & Fines
Peddling without the required license is a city ordinance violation. Under the Code's general penalty, § 1-17, each offense carries a fine of $1.00 to $500.00, up to six months in the municipal correctional institution, or both.
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