Santa Rosa, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

030 makes it unlawful to "engage in the business of peddler or solicitor, or to go from door to door or house to house or street to street" for that purpose without a permit issued under Chapter 6-44. 050 requires the applicant's name, birth date, driver's license or social security number, home and local addresses, employer information, a description of the goods or services offered, two 2x1-inch photographs, fingerprints, and a sworn statement of any felony or misdemeanor convictions. 060 requires a non-refundable processing fee set by City Council resolution and proof the represented business has paid the Chapter 6-04 business license tax.

070, and can only refuse it for a misrepresentation on the application, a conviction indicating danger to the public, or an illegal proposed activity; a denied applicant gets written reasons. Permits run up to one year and are nontransferable. 040, including wholesale sellers to retailers, public agencies, established weekly delivery routes (newspapers, dairy, ice, laundry), newspaper solicitors, licensed real estate agents, and charitable or nonprofit solicitors who instead register with the Police Department at least 15 days before soliciting and carry the resulting registration letter. 090(A).