Lafayette, LA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 70-61
- Permit fee
- $125.00 base fee
- Bond required
- $5,000 surety, most applicants
- Application deadline
- At least 10 days before sale
- Max duration
- 6 months (1 year, ag/seafood)
Summary
Anyone peddling or selling door-to-door in Lafayette must first obtain a permit from the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government and pay a $125 fee under City Code §§ 70-61–70-62. Applicants must submit a detailed application at least ten days before their planned sale, along with a $5,000 surety bond in most cases.
It shall be unlawful for any peddler and/or door-to-door vendor to offer for sale and/or rental, exhibit for sale and/or rental or exhibit for the purpose of taking orders for sale and/or rental, any goods, merchandise and/or services without first obtaining a permit from the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government.... [The Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government shall issue such a permit] only after such peddler or door-to-door vendor has fully complied with the provisions of this section and has paid the sum of $125.00 for the issuance of such permit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65).
Full Breakdown
The application required by § 70-63 must reach the city-parish government at least ten days before the planned sale and must list the applicant's name and address, the location of the principal office, the specific site (or a statement that sales will be door-to-door only), and the names of any assistants or employees. § 70-63(c) waives the bond for anyone selling agricultural or seafood products they harvested themselves or bought directly from farmers, commercial fishermen, or shrimpers, and for parade peddlers. § 70-65 caps most permits at six months and requires the permitted activity to run at least six hours a day, five days a week to stay valid, except agricultural and seafood peddlers, whose permits run a full year.
§ 70-37 makes any violation of the chapter, including operating without the required permit, punishable by a fine or imprisonment at the court's discretion, with each instance treated as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Peddling or soliciting door-to-door in Lafayette without first obtaining the § 70-61 permit is a Chapter 70 violation punishable by a fine or imprisonment at the court's discretion under § 70-37, with each day of unpermitted activity charged as a separate offense.
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