Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Minnesota (2026)

10 rules on the books across Minnesota, 7 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Solicitor Permits

Permits required for door-to-door salespeople and canvassers, including background check requirements and permitted hours of operation.

Maple Grove requires peddlers, transient merchants, and paid fundraisers to obtain a police-vetted license, while…

Minneapolis requires a city license for peddlers and transient merchants, but solicitors need only register for a free…

Anyone going door-to-door in Rochester to sell goods, take orders, show merchandise or conduct a survey must first…

Peddlers, transient merchants, and solicitors must get a license from Saint Paul before going door to door, per City…

Shakopee, Savage, and Prior Lake require commercial door-to-door solicitors to obtain a city permit, with background…

Woodbury requires anyone going door-to-door to sell goods or services to register with the public safety department at…

Buffalo, Monticello, and St. Michael require commercial door-to-door solicitors to obtain a city permit, with…

Programs that let homeowners register to opt out of door-to-door solicitation, and the penalties for solicitors who ignore the list.

Maple Grove makes it an enforceable nuisance for any peddler, solicitor, canvasser, or fundraiser to approach a home…

A Saint Paul resident who doesn't want peddlers or solicitors knocking can post a weatherproof 'NO SOLICITORS' card at…

Woodbury lets residents bar solicitors outright by posting a placard reading "no peddlers, solicitors or transient…