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

120 governs any person who does not have a fixed place of business in the city and a business license under this code and who is engaging in peddling or soliciting the retail sale of goods, wares, foods, merchandise, services, or other things of value, whether for immediate or future delivery. 130, or, in lieu of that, pay a license tax of $25 per day per person soliciting, unless the person they are soliciting for already holds a principal solicitor's or peddler's license. The exemption is narrow: it covers only solicitation solely on behalf of a licensed business already located in the city.

130 sets the principal license structure for anyone employing or contracting others to solicit retail sales for future delivery: that principal must obtain a principal solicitor's or principal peddler's license and pay $250 annually plus $25 per person per day of solicitation, paid in advance, unless the principal already has a fixed place of business and business license in the city for that trade. Both sections carry the same closing sentence: regardless of any exemption from the license fee due to interstate commerce or otherwise, every person engaged in these activities must fully comply with Article II of Title 5 pertaining to police permits, layering a separate police background clearance on top of the tax license.