7 Kentucky towns, 3 quoted. Of these, 1 has a code that bars uninvited soliciting at homes, 2 are unclear and 4 are not published online. Each row
links its source and shows the date read.
Published October 20, 2026
Counts
Kentucky towns by rule
Rule
Towns
Uninvited home soliciting barred
1
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
2
Code not published online
4
Kentucky state law
Read on the legislature's or official code publisher's own site.
§ 367.410: "“Home solicitation sale” means a sale of goods or services, including consumer loans, in which the seller or a person acting for him engages in a personal solicitation" · § 367.420(1): "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"
§ 365.660: "It is unlawful for any transient merchant to transact business in any county of this state unless such merchant" … "shall have first secured a permit"
Town by town
Murray
Uninvited home soliciting barred
“The practice of going in and on private residences in the city by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or services … is declared to be a nuisance”
The code declares uninvited visits to private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares, merchandise or services a nuisance and misdemeanor; the transient business license covers roadside sales only.
County
Calloway County
Section
Ch. 115, Sec. 115.01; Sec. 115.04, 115.07, 115.99
Permit
Sec. 115.07: transient business license applies to roadside or parked-vehicle sales in listed business and industrial zones; it does not lift the Sec. 115.01 nuisance.
Code version
American Legal 2024 S-48 (current); local legislation current through Ord. 2025-1887, passed 12-11-25
“The practice of going in and upon private residences by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is hereby declared a nuisance”
One section declares uninvited calls to sell goods, wares and merchandise a nuisance; another regulates door to door sales, including services, by hours and signs. Ask the clerk.
County
Jessamine County
Section
Sec. 12-1(a); Art. IV, Sec. 17-24(a), 17-33
Hours / signs
Sec. 17-33: door to door sales barred before 9 a.m., after 8 p.m., Sundays and holidays; none where a no peddlers, no solicitors or no trespassing sign is posted; leave when asked.
Permit
Sec. 17-33(a): transient merchant files an application with the division of revenue ten days before starting (KRS 365.655); Sec. 17-25 licenses cover itinerant merchants at fixed locations.
Code version
American Legal 2025 S-25 (current); local legislation current through Ord. No. 175-2024, dated 1-13-25
“Any transient merchant desiring to sell goods and/or merchandise or conduct retail business within the City of Williamsburg shall, prior to conducting business, apply and obtain a permit at City Hall.”
Only a 2010 amending ordinance is posted: transient merchants selling goods need a city permit and may sell only in B-1, B-2 or B-3 zones. Ask the clerk.
County
Whitley County
Section
Ch. 5.24 Transient Merchants, Sec. 5.24.010, 5.24.020, 5.24.030, 5.24.040 (as amended by Ord. 10-005)
Permit
Sec. 5.24.020-.040: permit from city clerk and mayor; fee 1,000 dollars; bond at mayor's discretion; sales only in B-1, B-2 or B-3 zones.
Code version
Ord. 10-005, enacted October 11, 2010 (stand-alone PDF amending Ord. 02-013, Ch. 5.24); no codified code online
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
CSV.
Not legal advice. KnockFiber is an independent recruiting company, not a law firm. This page quotes municipal codes as we read them on the date shown; codes change, and a clerk or a lawyer decides how a rule applies to you. Before you knock, read the current code and ask the town clerk, in writing. Found an error or a newer ordinance? Email recruiting@knockfiber.com and we will re-read the code and log the change.
