6 Idaho towns, 6 quoted. Of these, 1 has a code that bars uninvited soliciting at homes, 1 has permit, registration or hours rules and 4 are unclear. Each row
links its source and shows the date read.
Published October 20, 2026
Counts
Idaho towns by rule
Rule
Towns
Uninvited home soliciting barred
1
Permit or license required
1
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
4
Idaho state law
Read on the legislature's or official code publisher's own site.
§ 28-43-401: "“Home solicitation sale” means a regulated consumer credit sale of goods or services, in which the seller or a person acting for him personally solicits the sale" · § 28-43-402(1): "the buyer may cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase"
Town by town
Burley
Uninvited home soliciting barred
“The practice of going in and upon private residences in the City by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is hereby declared to be a nuisance”
The code declares uninvited visits to private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise a nuisance and misdemeanor; the clause names goods, wares and merchandise.
County
Cassia County
Section
Title 3 Ch. 7, Sec. 3-7-11(A)
Permit
Sec. 3-7-2: itinerant merchant license from the city clerk, fee set by council resolution, minimum ten days; it does not lift the Sec. 3-7-11 nuisance.
Code version
American Legal 2025 S-10 (current); code current through Ord. 1432, passed 9-2-2025
“It is unlawful for any person to go in or upon private residences … not having been requested or invited … for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … except as provided in this chapter.”
Uninvited calls at residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are unlawful except as the chapter provides; exceptions include sales by a business licensed under chapter 5.02.
County
Blaine County
Section
Title 5 Ch. 5.16, Sec. 5.16.020(A)(2), (B)(1), (B)(7); Sec. 5.16.050(A)(6)
Hours / signs
Sec. 5.16.050(A)(6): licensee may not call uninvited or where a No Peddlers Allowed or No Solicitors Allowed sign is posted.
Code version
American Legal 2025 S-15 (current); code current through Ord. 1351, passed September 8, 2025
“Loitering, prowling or wandering about the private property of another person without visible or lawful business with the owner or occupant of the property or without the express permission of the owner or occupant”
Solicitors need a city license and may not enter where a no-solicitors sign is posted; a separate disorderly conduct clause bars wandering on private property without express permission, reach unclear.
County
Jerome County
Section
Sec. 5.08.010(B), (E), (F); Sec. 9.08.010; Sec. 9.32.010(A)(1)
Hours / signs
Sec. 9.08.010: unlawful for a solicitor to enter premises where a sign says solicitors shall not enter. No hours rule found.
Permit
Sec. 5.08.010: city clerk license for solicitors (orders for goods, wares, services or merchandise), 100 dollars for six months, 500 dollar bond, license shown on request.
Code version
American Legal 2026 S-15 (current); code current through Ord. 1250, passed 2-3-2026
“It is unlawful for any person to engage in or conduct business at any off site location within the City without having first obtained a vendor's license to do so as provided in this chapter”
Selling or soliciting services or goods at an off site location, including on foot, requires a city vendor's license; license sites are limited to certain commercial districts. Ask the clerk.
County
Blaine County
Section
Title 5 Ch. 5.16, Sec. 5.16.020, 5.16.040, 5.16.050(B)(4), 5.16.060(B)(12), 5.16.120(B)
Permit
Sec. 5.16.060-.080: vendor's license from the Planning and Zoning Administrator; fee set by council resolution; annual or six-month seasonal; Sec. 5.16.120(B) limits license sites to listed commercial zoning districts.
Code version
Municode, Ketchum Code of Ordinances, version Jul 28, 2026 (current)
“It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or peddler to engage in such business … within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a license issued by the city clerk in compliance with the provisions of this chapter”
Door-to-door solicitors need a city clerk license and may not enter premises posted No Solicitors. A general trespass clause also bars walking on another's property without consent.
County
Bannock County
Section
Title 5 Ch. 5.52, Sec. 5.52.020, 5.52.030, 5.52.140, 5.52.210; Sec. 9.16.170
Hours / signs
Sec. 5.52.140: licensed or not, no entry where a No Peddlers or No Solicitors sign is posted at the entry. No hours rule found.
Permit
Sec. 5.52.030, .110, .210: city clerk license for solicitors, incl. services to be performed in the future; ID badge; term about one year.
Code version
American Legal 2026 S-17 (current); code current through Ord. 3176, passed 5-21-2026
“The place or places in the City where it is proposed … orders taken for the sale of such goods or property … together with written permission of the property owner, agent or employee.”
Solicitors and canvassers, including for services, need a city license; the application asks for written property-owner permission for the places orders are taken. Ask the clerk.
County
Twin Falls County
Section
Title 3 Ch. 14, Sec. 3-14-1, 3-14-2, 3-14-3(C), 3-14-6, 3-14-12(F)
Hours / signs
Sec. 3-14-12(F): licensee may not enter premises posted with a No Peddlers Allowed sign or words to that effect. No hours rule found.
Permit
Sec. 3-14-2, .4, .6, .7: city clerk license after police check; 25 dollars for three months, renewable once; 500 dollar bond; solicitor definition includes services.
Code version
American Legal 2026 S-13 (current); code current through Ord. O-2025-029, passed 12-8-2025
Read the current code for the exact address (a mailing address can name a different town), check the
date on each row, and ask the town clerk in writing. Our permits guide shows how.
The full dataset for every state is on the national page and as a
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