Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Tennessee (2026)
24 rules on the books across Tennessee, 14 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.
Tennessee: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsTennessee's Home Solicitation Sales Act regulates door-to-door sellers statewide with disclosure, contract, and…
Read full rule →Clarksville
Heavy RestrictionsClarksville requires a peddler's permit for anyone going door to door selling goods or services. Each individual needs…
Read full rule →Collierville
Significant RestrictionsIn the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, no one can engage in door-to-door commercial solicitation without first…
Read full rule →Franklin
Significant RestrictionsFranklin requires peddlers, solicitors, and itinerant merchants to obtain an individual city permit before going…
Read full rule →Hendersonville
Significant RestrictionsDoor-to-door peddlers, canvassers, and solicitors must get a City Recorder permit before working in Hendersonville…
Read full rule →Jackson
Significant RestrictionsAnyone working as a peddler, solicitor, or street barker in the City of Jackson must get a permit from the city…
Read full rule →Kingsport
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Kingsport, Tennessee, a solicitor taking orders for future delivery of periodicals or goods must post a…
Read full rule →Memphis
Significant RestrictionsAnyone going house to house in Memphis to solicit money, subscriptions, or contributions for a charitable, religious…
Read full rule →Nashville
Significant RestrictionsCommercial door-to-door solicitors must get a permit and photo ID badge from the Metro Clerk, pass a criminal…
Read full rule →Smyrna
Significant RestrictionsIn the Town of Smyrna, Tennessee, no peddler, street barker, solicitor or transient vendor can work without a permit…
Read full rule →Spring Hill
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Spring Hill, Tennessee, no peddler, canvasser, solicitor or transient merchant can work within the…
Read full rule →Chattanooga
Some RestrictionsChattanooga requires anyone peddling goods door-to-door or temporarily in the city, a 'transient merchant', to buy a…
Read full rule →Knox County
Some RestrictionsAnyone going door to door as a peddler or solicitor in unincorporated Knox County must obtain a county license under…
Read full rule →Shelby County
Some RestrictionsAnyone peddling, soliciting or canvassing door-to-door in unincorporated Shelby County must first hold a state…
Read full rule →No-Knock Registry
Programs that let homeowners register to opt out of door-to-door solicitation, and the penalties for solicitors who ignore the list.
Tennessee: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsTennessee enforces solicitation refusal at private residences through trespass law, allowing posted no-soliciting signs…
Read full rule →Nashville
Significant RestrictionsResidents can add their address to Metro Nashville's no-solicitation list, banning door-to-door commercial sales for…
Read full rule →Chattanooga
Some RestrictionsA posted 'NO PEDDLERS OR AGENTS,' 'NO TRESPASSING,' or 'NO ADVERTISEMENT' sign, or a resident's verbal request, bars…
Read full rule →Clarksville
Some RestrictionsClarksville runs no do-not-knock registry. A posted sign does the work: ignoring one, or refusing to leave when asked…
Read full rule →Collierville
Some RestrictionsIn the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, no solicitor, commercial or noncommercial, can enter or remain on private…
Read full rule →Franklin
Some RestrictionsDoor-to-door solicitors in Franklin must leave immediately if a resident posts a sign saying solicitors aren't welcome…
Read full rule →Hendersonville
Some RestrictionsHendersonville residents can add their address to the City Recorder's Do Not Solicit Registry, and entering a listed…
Read full rule →Knox County
Some RestrictionsPost a sign reading "Peddlers or Solicitors Prohibited" at a Knox County home or business and it carries the force of…
Read full rule →Knoxville
Some RestrictionsPosting a 'No Solicitors' sign at least 3 by 4 inches bars door-to-door solicitation on that property in Knoxville…
Read full rule →Smyrna
Some RestrictionsIn the Town of Smyrna, Tennessee, a commercial solicitor cannot enter or remain at a home that is on the town's…
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