Wyoming, MI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Wyoming Code of Ordinances Article VII (Vendors/Solicitors), Sec. 14-71, requires all vendors/solicitors to hold a general business license from the city clerk that also states the licensee is licensed as a vendor/solicitor under that article. Sec. 14-72 adds solicitor-specific application items on top of the standard general business license form required by Sec. 14-4: a list of every person who will engage in soliciting on the applicant's behalf, a description of the goods or services being sold or for which orders are solicited, the address of any temporary local location the applicant or its agents will occupy along with the property owner's written consent, and the name and contact information of a responsible individual reachable at any time canvassers are working in the city.

Under the chapter's general licensing rules, the police chief, fire chief, treasurer, city planner and building official each review the application (Sec. 14-5), and a license can be denied, suspended or revoked for reasons including a misrepresentation in the application or a prior conviction affecting fair dealing with patrons (Sec. 14-9). Licenses run on the calendar year and are non-transferable (Sec. 14-7). This is the Michigan city of Wyoming in Kent County, adjoining Grand Rapids; it is not the State of Wyoming or any other same-named jurisdiction.