Pinellas County requires peddlers and solicitors to obtain a permit from the Board of County Commissioners under Chapter 42, Article V, with criminal background and good character standards before issuance.
Article V of Chapter 42 (Consumer Protection) in the Pinellas County Code of Ordinances governs peddlers and solicitors. Division 2, beginning with Sec. 42-211, requires applicants to file with the Board of County Commissioners. Sec. 42-213 directs the board to issue a peddler's or solicitor's permit only to applicants who are financially responsible, of good moral character, and who have not been previously convicted of a felony. The permit regime works alongside Florida Statute 501.022, which requires a Home Solicitation Sales Permit issued by the Clerk of Circuit Court for sales of consumer goods or services exceeding $25. Charitable, religious, and political canvassers may be exempt from permitting under First Amendment principles but remain subject to time, place, and manner rules.
Peddling or soliciting without a required permit is a violation of Sec. 42-216, punishable by a fine up to $500, jail time up to 60 days, or both, with possible revocation of any existing permit and bar on future applications for repeat offenders.
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