Soliciting & Door-to-Door in New York (2026)

Door-to-door vendors in Albany must get a City Clerk license before knocking on doors, including fingerprinting and a…

Anyone going door-to-door in Amherst to sell goods, take orders or collect contributions needs a Town permit first…

Anyone going door-to-door in the Town of Babylon to sell goods or take orders needs a Town Clerk solicitor license…

Anyone peddling goods, wares or services door to door or from a vehicle in Brookhaven needs a Town Clerk license under…

Going house to house in Cheektowaga to sell goods, take orders or solicit makes you a "peddler" under Town Code §…

Anyone who wants to sell door-to-door, hawk goods on a public street, or solicit orders in Clarkstown must first get a…

Anyone peddling door-to-door or street-to-street in the Town of Colonie outside the Villages of Colonie and Menands…

Anyone going house to house in the Town of Greece to sell goods, take orders, or solicit donations needs a license from…

Greenburgh requires anyone peddling or soliciting door-to-door to first obtain a Town Clerk license under § 390-3…

The Town of Hempstead requires anyone who peddles or solicits door to door, including canvassers and vehicle vendors…

Nonresident door-to-door solicitors need a $3 county license, valid one year, before working outside Rochester and…

Canvassing, vending, or soliciting door-to-door on private residential property in Mount Vernon requires a City Clerk…

North Hempstead requires anyone who peddles or solicits in the Town, on foot or by vehicle, to hold a Town Clerk-issued…

No one may act as a peddler, solicitor or mobile food vendor in Oneida, Madison County, New York without a City…

Oyster Bay requires anyone who peddles or solicits door to door outside its villages to hold a Town Clerk-issued…

Anyone hawking, peddling or soliciting orders for goods or services in unincorporated Ramapo must first obtain a…

Rochester requires anyone who sells door-to-door, on the street or from a vending cart, truck or trailer to obtain a…

Rockland County requires anyone running a transient or door-to-door merchant business countywide to hold a license from…

Anyone selling or offering goods or refreshments in Saratoga Springs, in a public place or on private property, must…

Schenectady makes it unlawful to peddle or solicit the sale of any goods door-to-door without first obtaining a permit…

Smithtown requires anyone soliciting or canvassing door to door to get a $25 annual license from the Town Clerk through…

Anyone going door-to-door in Syracuse to sell food, goods, wares, merchandise or services must hold a solicitor license…

Tompkins County requires anyone who peddles, hawks, or solicits door-to-door or in public places to first obtain a…

Anyone acting as a hawker, peddler or solicitor in Yonkers must first obtain a license from the Director of the Office…

No person may solicit funds or conduct sales for charitable, civic, religious, or similar purposes on Buffalo streets…

Anyone who peddles goods or solicits orders door-to-door in Glen Cove needs a license from the Police Department first…

Town Code § 46-1 makes it unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser to do business in Islip without a license. The Town…

New Rochelle requires door-to-door peddlers and solicitors to obtain a license from the Department of Development…

Anyone who solicits, canvasses or sells a home improvement contract door-to-door in New York City needs a Department of…

Albany door-to-door vendors and peddlers must skip any house posting a written notice that vendors aren't wanted…

Schenectady residents can put their address on a "do not solicit" list kept by the City Clerk, and no door-to-door…

Peddlers and solicitors in the Town of Babylon must obey posted 'No Peddlers' or 'No Solicitors' signs, and…

Clarkstown lets any property owner bar door-to-door solicitors by signing up for the Town's Do-Not-Knock Registry under…

Greenburgh confines licensed peddlers, solicitors and registered canvassers to 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. calls, honors…

Hempstead bans door-to-door solicitors from entering private property posted with a "no peddlers," "no solicitors," or…

Town Code § 46-1.1 restricts door-to-door solicitors to the hours between 9:00 a.m. and half an hour before sunset…

Town Code § 173-6 makes it unlawful for any peddler or solicitor to approach a property posted with a sign meant to…

Ramapo peddlers and solicitors may not approach a home displaying a "no peddling or soliciting" sign, must leave when…

Syracuse residents and business owners can block door-to-door solicitors two ways: post a 'No Solicitors' sign at the…

Home solicitors in Yonkers may only knock or ring a doorbell between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., never on Sundays or…

Amherst homeowners can block door-to-door solicitors by posting a notice at their entrance. Section 148-12A of the Town…