Milton, WI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Milton Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-32 makes it unlawful for any direct seller to engage in direct sales within the city without registering under Article II. "Direct seller" is defined broadly in Sec. 14-31 to include anyone who sells goods or takes sales orders away from a permanent business location, expressly including peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants, and covering donations required for retention of goods. Sec. 14-34 requires the registration application to disclose the applicant's name, address, physical description, the company represented, temporary business address, nature of the goods or services, delivery method, vehicle make/model/license number, the last three cities where similar business was conducted, a contact location for at least seven days after leaving the city, and any criminal or ordinance convictions related to transient merchant business within the last five years.

Sec. 14-35 requires applicants to present identification, and where applicable, a state weights-and-measures certificate, a state health officer's certificate for food or clothing handling, and any required state license. Under Sec. 14-36, a fee is paid to the clerk and the applicant must appoint the clerk as agent for service of process; registration then runs for one year. Sec. 14-37 lets the clerk refer the application to the police chief for investigation, and the clerk must refuse registration for material omissions, inaccurate statements, material complaints from the applicant's last three municipalities, or a disqualifying conviction within five years.

Sec. 14-33 exempts routes for newspapers, fuel, dairy or bakery goods; wholesale food sellers; permanent merchants operating in the county; invited home visits; prior-transaction customers; service-only sellers; court-ordered or bona fide auction sales; and registered charitable organization employees under Wis. 41. A denied applicant may appeal under Sec. 14-38, and registration may be revoked after notice and hearing under Sec. 14-42 for fraud, misrepresentation, article violations or a disqualifying conviction.