Maple Grove, MN Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Peddlers/fundraisers
- License required
- Solicitors/canvassers
- Free registration required
- Allowed hours
- 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. only
- Background check
- Police chief investigation
- License term
- Expires no later than Jan. 1
Summary
Maple Grove requires peddlers, transient merchants, and paid fundraisers to obtain a police-vetted license, while door-to-door solicitors and commercial canvassers must at least register with the city before going door to door.
(a)No person shall engage in the activities of a peddler, transient merchant or professional fundraiser within the city without having first obtained a license unless they are exempt under section 10-325.(b)No person shall engage in the activities of a solicitor or commercial canvasser without first registering with the city pursuant to section 10-328.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 10-324, no one may act as a peddler, transient merchant, or professional fundraiser in Maple Grove without first securing a license, unless exempt under Sec. 10-325. Solicitors and commercial canvassers face a lighter registration requirement instead of a license. Both applications go to the police chief for a background and moral-character investigation, and licenses or registrations must be carried and shown on request. Activity is barred between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., and a license or registration can be suspended or revoked for fraud, aggressive sales tactics, or a criminal conviction.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting or peddling without the required license or registration, or operating outside 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., is grounds for suspension, revocation, and misdemeanor prosecution under Secs. 10-331 and 10-335.
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