Minneapolis, MN Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Peddlers/transient merchants
- city license required
- Solicitors
- free registration, no license
- Business hours
- 8 a.m.–9 p.m. or sunset
- License expires
- July 1 each year
- No-Solicit placard size
- at least 4x4 inches, 48-pt text
Summary
Minneapolis requires a city license for peddlers and transient merchants, but solicitors need only register for a free ID card: all three must stop ringing doorbells by 9 p.m. and honor posted "No Solicitors" placards.
Except as otherwise provided for by this chapter, no person shall conduct business within this jurisdiction as a peddler or a transient merchant without first obtaining a city license. Solicitors need not be licensed, but are required to register with the city pursuant to section 332.70.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72).
Full Breakdown
Minneapolis splits door-to-door sellers into three categories under Chapter 332. Peddlers (immediate on-the-spot sale and delivery) and transient merchants (temporary pop-up sales from a vehicle, tent, or storefront) must obtain a city license from the director of regulatory services, plus any required Hennepin County license, before operating. Solicitors, those taking orders for later delivery, skip the license but must register for a free photo ID card under § 332.70. All three face the same operating-hours limit and must honor a compliant "No Peddlers, Solicitors or Transient Merchants" placard posted on a property.
Violations & Fines
Unlicensed peddling, an incomplete or fraudulent application, ignoring a compliant "No Peddlers" placard, or operating before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m./sunset can bring license denial, suspension, or revocation under §§ 332.40, 332.50, and 332.80.
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