Vineland, NJ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

City Code § 516-2 makes it unlawful for any hawker, peddler, canvasser or solicitor to operate in the City of Vineland without first obtaining a license. Applicants file a sworn application with the Director of the Department of Licenses and Inspections under § 516-4 disclosing their name, home address, employer, the goods or services to be sold, the hours and days of operation, and any prior criminal or ordinance convictions. Applicants are fingerprinted and photographed for a license identification card that must be carried at all times; the photo card costs $15 and is reissued every fourth year.

The nonrefundable application fee is $65, with a $25 fee for each annual renewal. Under § 516-6, the Chief of Police investigates the applicant's character and business responsibility and can endorse disapproval if the products or services are not free from fraud; no license issues without police sign-off. Section 516-5 exempts charitable, religious, patriotic or philanthropic organizations from the § 516-4 application if they file the required nonprofit disclosure instead, and their licenses run only for the length of the fund-raising campaign. Door-to-door canvassing is further restricted to 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, under § 516-7.B, and solicitors may not enter land or a home without an express invitation.

All annual licenses expire at midnight on December 31 regardless of issue date under § 516-10. The City Council may revoke a license after notice and a hearing under § 516-9 for fraud, a materially incorrect application statement, a chapter violation, a criminal conviction, or conduct that breaches the peace or threatens public health and safety.