11 Florida towns, 11 quoted. Of these, 2 have permit, registration or hours rules and 9 are unclear. Each row
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Published October 20, 2026
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Florida towns by rule
Rule
Towns
Permit or license required
2
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
9
Florida state law
Read on the legislature's or official code publisher's own site.
§ 501.021(1): "“Home solicitation sale” means a sale, lease, or rental of consumer goods or services with a purchase price in excess of $25" · § 501.025: "the buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement"
§ 501.022(1)(a): "It is unlawful for any person to conduct any home solicitation sale, as defined in s. 501.021" · § 501.022(2): "Applicants for permits shall file sworn applications in writing with the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which applicants intend to conduct home solicitation sales."
Town by town
Daytona Beach
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
“No permit holder shall operate on private property except within a fully enclosed building without the written consent of the property owner or authorized representative having been filed with the city.”
Solicitors need a city permit; the off-premises solicitation article also bars permit holders from operating on private property outside enclosed buildings without the owner's written consent filed with the city.
County
Volusia County
Section
Ch. 66 Art. V, Sec. 66-176(a)–(b) and Sec. 66-183(8); Art. II Div. 2, Sec. 66-61 (permit), Secs. 66-33, 66-65(b)
Hours / signs
Sec. 66-33: no soliciting where a resident displays a no soliciting sign; Sec. 66-65(b): solicitation 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. daily except Sunday.
Permit
Secs. 66-61–66-63: solicitor permit after police investigation, fee on file; Art. V off-premises permits: master 1,000 dollars per five individuals, individual 100, dollars expire Sept. 30.
Code version
Supp. No. 78, codified through Ord. No. 2026-59 (Feb. 18, 2026); online content updated June 15, 2026; uncodified Ords. 2026-312 and 2026-314 (LDC overlay, pensions)
“The practice of going in and upon residential premises … by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants or transient vendors of merchandise, not having been requested nor invited … is declared to be a nuisance.”
Sec. 8-77(a) bars uninvited residential soliciting for business of any kind unless registered, while (f) declares uninvited calls to sell goods, wares and merchandise a nuisance with no carve-out.
County
Palm Beach County
Section
Ch. 8 Art. IV, Sec. 8-77(a) and (f) (with (b)–(c) registration)
Permit
Sec. 8-77(a)–(c): registration with the city (identification, employer, products/services), 10 dollars fee for 90 days, certificate carried and shown on request.
Code version
Supp. No. 65, codified through Ord. No. 2025-14 (Jan. 5, 2026); online content updated May 7, 2026; uncodified 2026 ordinances (school-zone speed, zoning, comprehensive plan), none on soliciting
“Street vendor means a person who sells or offers for sale goods, services or merchandise from a location other than a permanent structure located in a commercially zoned area … Street vendors are prohibited unless they fall under the exemptions”
Chapter 22 prohibits 'street vendors' (sales of goods, services or merchandise outside a permanent commercial-zone structure); the article is framed around stands and vehicles.
County
Palm Beach County
Section
Ch. 22 Art. III, Sec. 22-102 (with Sec. 22-101 'Street vendor', Sec. 22-104 exemptions, Sec. 22-1 'solicitor')
Hours / signs
Sec. 22-36(g) (charitable solicitors only): unlawful to enter premises posted against solicitation; no hours rule for commercial solicitors.
Code version
Supp. No. 57, codified through Ord. No. 06-2026 (May 20, 2026); online content updated Sept. 16, 2026; Art. III rewritten by Ord. 07-2024 (Aug. 21, 2024)
“It is unlawful for any person to solicit goods or services in any residential area without first obtaining a solicitation permit pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of this article.”
Residential soliciting for goods or services requires a police-issued permit valid for at most two calendar days, with no new permit for six months; hours 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday–Saturday.
County
Seminole County
Section
Ch. 54 Art. I, Secs. 54-2(a)–(d), 54-3, 54-4(b)(1)
Hours / signs
Sec. 54-2(b): residential soliciting only 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Monday–Saturday, not legal holidays; (c) no-soliciting sign and leave-when-asked; (d) no side or back yards.
Permit
Sec. 54-4: police-department solicitation permit (fee per Appendix B), good for at most two calendar days; no new permit within six months of the last.
Code version
Supp. No. 29, codified through Ord. No. 26-2280 (Apr. 6, 2026); online content updated May 21, 2026; eight uncodified 2026 ordinances (solid waste, ROW communications, garage sales, assessments, fire fees, cemetery, utilities, charter), none on soliciting
“The business of going in, upon or to a private residence in the city by a solicitor, peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant or transient vendor of merchandise who has not been requested or invited … is declared to be a nuisance.”
Sec. 15-2 declares uninvited calls at private residences to sell goods, wares and merchandise a nuisance, while Article II permits solicitors before they enter residential premises (goods-only wording).
County
Duval County
Section
Ch. 15 Art. I, Sec. 15-2 (with Sec. 15-1 definitions; Art. II Secs. 15-15–15-20 permit)
Permit
Secs. 15-15–15-18: permit before hawking, peddling or soliciting; registration with fingerprints before entering residential premises; fee by resolution; valid to Sept. 30.
Code version
Supp. No. 20, codified through Ord. No. 2025-20 (Jan. 5, 2026); online content updated Mar. 13, 2026; five uncodified 2026 ordinances (traffic enforcement, special events, rights-of-way, boards), none on Ch. 15
“No mobile vendor shall offer goods, services or rentals for business sale: (1) Without first obtaining the property owner's consent for the activity; (2) After such consent, although previously given, has been withdrawn;”
Canvassers and solicitors need a city license; Sec. 66-19 bars any mobile vendor from offering goods or services for sale without first obtaining the property owner's consent.
County
Alachua County
Section
Ch. 66 Art. I, Sec. 66-19(a)(1) (with Secs. 66-1, 66-2, 66-8; Art. II Secs. 66-20, 66-22, 66-24)
Hours / signs
Sec. 66-22: in-person residential soliciting only 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Sec. 66-24: city 'do not call' list must be honored by permitted canvassers and solicitors.
Permit
Secs. 66-1, 66-8, 66-20: mobile vendor's license / canvasser permit from the building department, 30 dollars processing plus business tax, two-week investigation, annual to Sept. 30.
Code version
Supp. No. 22 Update 1, codified through Ord. No. 2025-83 (Jan. 12, 2026); online content updated Apr. 16, 2026; uncodified 2024–2026 ordinances are annexations, zoning, utilities and administration, none on Ch. 66
“It shall be unlawful for any solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants or transient vendors of merchandise to go in and upon private residences … without having been requested or invited to do so by the owners or occupants”
Uninvited calls at residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are unlawful, except for local merchants' employees and persons duly licensed to do so; the code does not define that license.
County
Orange County
Section
Ch. 18 Art. II, Sec. 18-19; Ch. 58 Art. V, Sec. 58-102 to 58-109
Permit
No solicitor permit found; business tax receipt article (Sec. 58-104) exists. Sec. 18-19 exempts "any person who is duly licensed to do so".
Code version
Municode, Code of Ordinances Town of Oakland, Florida, codified through Charter Amendment of March 10, 2026 (Supp. No. 13); version May 22, 2026
“it shall be unlawful for any person to solicit, peddle or vend on an itinerant basis, as defined in this division, within the city without first obtaining an MVL from the building department”
Door-to-door soliciting needs a mobile vendor's license and is limited to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Orders for future delivery without full payment are exempt from the license.
County
Marion County
Section
Ch. 22 Art. VI Div. 2, Sec. 22-341, 22-342, 22-344, 22-348, 22-359, 22-360
Hours / signs
Sec. 22-360: unlawful to solicit, peddle or vend at any residence in person except between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Permit
Mobile vendor's license (MVL) from building department; 30 dollars processing plus 120 dollars per category (goods, services, rentals); annual, Oct 1-Sep 30 (Sec. 22-348, 22-349).
Code version
Municode, Code of Ordinances City of Ocala, Florida, codified through Ordinance No. 2026-9, adopted March 17, 2026 (Supp. No. 110); version Aug 19, 2026
“Peddling is prohibited with the following exceptions: (1) Peddling on the sidewalks is permitted in the business district … (2) Peddling from motor vehicles is permitted throughout the town”
A peddler is a door-to-door or street seller of goods or services; peddling is prohibited except on business-district sidewalks and from vehicles, yet hours and sign rules apply.
County
Clay County
Section
Ch. 26 Art. II, Sec. 26-19, 26-21, 26-22, 26-24, 26-25, 26-49
Hours / signs
Sec. 26-24: no peddling 9:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m. or on Sundays except by appointment; Sec. 26-22: no entering premises posted No Peddlers or No Solicitations.
Permit
Permit for peddling on any street or sidewalk; 5,000 dollar bond, insurance, one individual per permit, up to 12 months (Sec. 26-49 to 26-59).
Code version
Municode, Orange Park Town Code, codified through Ordinance No. 16-25, adopted October 21, 2025 and LDR Ordinance No. 06-25 (Supp. No. 11); version Apr 23, 2026
“The practice of going in and upon private residences in the city by itinerant solicitors … not having been requested or invited … is hereby declared to be a nuisance”
Uninvited calls at residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are a nuisance, except for interstate commerce, duly licensed local merchants and farmers; a solicitor permit is required.
County
St. Johns County
Section
Ch. 17 Art. VIII, Sec. 17-231, 17-234, 17-235, 17-246
Permit
Sec. 17-246 requires a solicitor and canvasser permit, but the permit division has no procedure text (Sec. 17-247 to 17-265 reserved).
Code version
Municode, City of St. Augustine Code, codified through Ordinance No. 2026-12, adopted April 13, 2026 (Supp. No. 59, Update 2); version Jul 28, 2026
“The practice of going in and upon private residences in the city by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerate merchants or transient vendors of merchandise, not having been requested or invited … is declared to be a nuisance.”
Uninvited residential solicitation of goods, services or merchandise is declared a nuisance, yet a peddler license and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours exist; the online code dates to 2014.
County
Sumter County
Section
Ch. 11 Art. VI, Sec. 11-216, 11-217, 11-219, 11-220, 11-221
Hours / signs
Sec. 11-221: hawkers and peddlers may not sell on Sunday or outside 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Permit
Peddler, hawker or transient merchant license from the city clerk; fee by resolution; expires at end of tax year (Sec. 11-219, 11-220).
Code version
Municode, City of Wildwood Code of Ordinances, codified through Ordinance No. O2014-15, adopted February 24, 2014 (Supp. No. 2); online content updated October 30, 2014
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