Ventura, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration issuer
- Ventura police chief
- Registration fee
- $2.00
- ID required
- Photograph and fingerprints
- Certificate term
- Up to 1 year
- Telephone solicitor fee
- $15/day up to $400/year
- Exempt
- Invited guests, wholesale calls on businesses
Summary
Anyone who peddles, hawks or solicits orders door-to-door in the City of Ventura without a fixed local business must first register with the police chief and pay the required license tax, under San Buenaventura Municipal Code Section 6.200.070. Registration means appearing in person for photographing and fingerprinting, paying a $2.00 fee, and carrying the certificate while soliciting.
It is unlawful for any person who does not maintain or is not employed at an established place of business in the city to engage in the business of peddler, hawker, transient or itinerant merchant, solicitor, drummer or canvasser unless such person shall have first obtained a certificate of registration from the chief of police and have paid their license tax pursuant to Title 4, where applicable. ... A fee of $2.00 to defray the costs and expenses of registration and investigation shall be paid into the general fund of the city prior to issuance of a registration form.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-008, passed May 12, 2026).
Full Breakdown
070(A) makes it unlawful for a peddler, hawker, transient or itinerant merchant, solicitor, drummer or canvasser without an established place of business in Ventura to work the city without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the chief of police and paying the applicable license tax under Title 4. 070(B)-(E)). 070(F)). 080(A)-(E)). 080(F)-(H)). 070(G)).
Violations & Fines
Soliciting, peddling or canvassing house-to-house in Ventura without first obtaining the chief of police's certificate of registration violates Section 6.200.070(A). A registrant who lets the information on file go stale, such as a new address or employer, must obtain a new certificate before continuing to solicit under Section 6.200.080(F), and any registrant who cannot produce the certificate on an officer's or resident's request is out of compliance with Section 6.200.080(H).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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