Stratford, CT Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Article II of Chapter 116 of the Stratford Code, House-to-House Solicitation, governs sales of goods for future delivery. Section 116-4 makes it unlawful for any person over 16 years of age to solicit orders for future delivery of goods, wares or merchandise, including magazines and other printed matter, from door to door, on any street or highway, or by telephone from within the Town, without first registering with the Police Department and having credentials stamped. Registration does not authorize entry into privately policed areas.

The application is a blank form from the Police Department (§ 116-5). It asks for the applicant's name, home and local address, a physical description including age, height, weight and color of hair and eyes, the name and address of the person for whom orders are solicited, the nature of the goods, whether the applicant has been arrested or convicted of any crime or misdemeanor, and the period of solicitation. The applicant also submits identification with a specimen signature. The fee schedule is $50 per application and $50 for each additional agent, never more than $1,000 total. Persons exempt under the Connecticut General Statutes owe no fee, and the Police Chief can waive the fee for a nonprofit exempt under Section 501(c)(3).

Section 116-6 has the Police Department stamp the credentials with the applicant's name, employer, goods and solicitation period, which cannot exceed one year, and the Department need not approve anyone convicted of a crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. Credentials are nontransferable and must be carried and shown on request to any police officer or purchaser (§ 116-7). Every solicitor, registered or not, must behave in an orderly and lawful manner and give a signed written receipt listing the goods, the total price and the down payment (§ 116-8).

Section 116-10 excludes salesmen selling to stores for resale, and anyone with a regular place of business in the Town for the preceding 12 months need not register, though the other rules still apply.