Reno, NV Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- For-profit license
- Required for peddlers and solicitors
- Nonprofit canvassers
- Register with city, no license fee
- Permitted hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. only
- No-soliciting signs
- Must be honored under RMC 5.12.020
- Buffer zones
- 15 ft doorways, 30 ft gaming venues
Summary
Door-to-door peddlers and solicitors selling for profit must obtain a city business license before going house to house in Reno; nonprofit canvassers only need to register with the city instead.
All for profit peddlers, for profit solicitors and temporary merchants must be licensed by the city. All not for profit peddlers and not for profit solicitors must register with the city upon forms provided by the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Administrative Code: Supplement 64 | Land Development Code: Supplement 5 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Reno requires anyone conducting for-profit peddling or solicitation - selling goods, taking orders for goods or services, or going door-to-door gathering information - to hold a city business license under RMC Chapter 5.12. Not-for-profit peddlers and solicitors skip the license but must register with the city on city-provided forms. The same chapter's companion section, RMC 5.12.020, layers on time, place and manner rules: soliciting or peddling (including telephonic) is limited to 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., barred within 15 feet of a commercial or industrial doorway and within 30 feet of any gaming establishment, and prohibited wherever a resident has posted a "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors" sign.
Violations & Fines
Peddling or soliciting for profit without a city business license, ignoring a posted "No Peddlers"/"No Solicitors" sign, or canvassing outside the 9 a.m.-9 p.m. window violates RMC Chapter 5.12 and can draw a citation.
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Sources & Official References
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