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

40 rules on the books across Wisconsin, 25 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.

Ashwaubenon

Significant Restrictions

Ashwaubenon bars anyone from going door-to-door soliciting sales, orders or contributions without a Village permit…

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Brown County

Significant Restrictions

Direct sellers and solicitors working the unincorporated towns of Brown County must register with the County Clerk and…

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Dane County

Significant Restrictions

Anyone soliciting house to house for contributions, orders, or sales in unincorporated Dane County needs a Solicitor's…

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Green Bay

Significant Restrictions

Green Bay requires a permit before anyone can go door-to-door soliciting sales or donations, issued by the City Clerk…

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Kenosha

Significant Restrictions

Kenosha requires anyone selling goods, food, or services door-to-door for profit to obtain a $250 peddler's license…

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Little Chute

Significant Restrictions

Door-to-door peddlers and direct sellers must register with the Little Chute police department before soliciting, and…

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Madison

Significant Restrictions

Madison requires anyone who goes house to house soliciting contributions, canvassing for orders, or offering goods and…

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Marathon County

Significant Restrictions

Anyone selling goods door-to-door in Marathon County outside a fixed business address must register in person with the…

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Middleton

Significant Restrictions

Anyone peddling goods door-to-door in Middleton must register as a direct seller with the City Clerk before starting…

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Milton

Significant Restrictions

The City of Milton requires every direct seller, including peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants, to register…

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Milwaukee

Significant Restrictions

Milwaukee requires direct sellers, transient merchants and solicitors to hold a mobile seller's license, register with…

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Mosinee

Significant Restrictions

Anyone who wants to sell door-to-door in the City of Mosinee as a transient merchant must register with the city clerk…

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Neenah

Significant Restrictions

Peddlers, canvassers and transient merchants must get a City of Neenah license before doing business door-to-door, with…

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Oneida County

Significant Restrictions

Oneida County requires anyone peddling, canvassing or soliciting door to door on a temporary basis to get a transient…

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Rothschild

Significant Restrictions

Peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants must register with the Village Clerk before going door to door in…

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Waukesha

Significant Restrictions

Door-to-door solicitors and transient merchants in Waukesha must register with the Police Chief, carry a photo…

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Appleton

Some Restrictions

Anyone peddling, canvassing or taking orders door to door in Appleton must hold a transient merchant license before…

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Beloit

Some Restrictions

Anyone going door-to-door in the City of Beloit to sell goods, take orders, or solicit donations needs a permit from…

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Burlington

Some Restrictions

Burlington City Code § 254-1B bars any direct seller from selling door-to-door in the City without first registering…

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De Pere

Some Restrictions

De Pere requires anyone doing direct sales or door-to-door solicitation to register with the city clerk before working…

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New Berlin

Some Restrictions

Anyone doing door-to-door sales, peddling or canvassing in New Berlin needs a Direct Sellers Permit before knocking on…

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Sun Prairie

Some Restrictions

Any direct seller, peddler, or door-to-door solicitor working in Sun Prairie needs a permit from the city clerk before…

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Wausau

Some Restrictions

Direct sellers, including peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants, must register with the Wausau City Clerk and…

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Wauwatosa

Some Restrictions

Wauwatosa requires door-to-door peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants, called 'direct sellers,' to register with…

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West Allis

Some Restrictions

Door-to-door sellers and peddlers in West Allis must obtain a transient merchant license under WAMC § 9.84 before…

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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.

Appleton

Some Restrictions

Appleton lets residents shut peddlers out with a posted 'No Peddlers' or 'No Soliciting' sign, and bars every licensed…

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Ashwaubenon

Some Restrictions

Ashwaubenon backs its "No Soliciting" and "No Peddlers" signs with the force of ordinance: Section 6-2-151(C) bars a…

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Burlington

Some Restrictions

Burlington City Code § 254-1H(1) limits door-to-door selling and soliciting to 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., bars calling on…

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De Pere

Some Restrictions

De Pere bans door-to-door sellers and solicitors from calling at any dwelling between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. without…

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Kenosha

Some Restrictions

Kenosha residents can bar door-to-door peddlers and solicitors by posting a sign at their property. City Code § 13.037…

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Marathon County

Some Restrictions

Marathon County bars direct sellers from calling door-to-door before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m., or at any home posted with…

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Middleton

Some Restrictions

Middleton bars direct sellers and solicitors from calling at any dwelling between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., all day…

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Milton

Some Restrictions

The City of Milton bars direct sellers from calling on homes between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., from calling anywhere…

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Milwaukee

Some Restrictions

Milwaukee lets residents post a "Solicitors Prohibited" sign that bars door-to-door solicitors from knocking, and bans…

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Mosinee

Some Restrictions

Transient merchants in the City of Mosinee cannot call at any dwelling posted 'No Peddlers' or 'No Solicitors,' cannot…

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New Berlin

Some Restrictions

New Berlin's direct sellers ordinance bars door-to-door solicitation between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. except by…

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Rothschild

Some Restrictions

Rothschild bars door-to-door sellers from calling before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m. without an appointment, and from…

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Sun Prairie

Some Restrictions

Solicitors in Sun Prairie cannot knock on a door between sunset and 9 a.m. except by appointment, and must stay away…

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Wausau

Some Restrictions

Wausau bars direct sellers from calling at any dwelling between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. without an appointment, or at…

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Wauwatosa

Some Restrictions

Wauwatosa bars registered direct sellers from calling at any home between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. without an appointment…

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