§ 445.111(a): "the solicitation is received by the buyer at a residence of the buyer, and the buyer's agreement or offer to purchase is there given to the seller" (sales "of more than $25.00") · § 445.112(1): "a 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"
§ 445.372: "It shall be unlawful for any person, either as principal or agent, to engage in business as a transient merchant in the state of Michigan without having first obtained" (a license)
Town by town
Centreville
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
“No person shall engage in a temporary business of selling goods, wares, or merchandise at retail within the village from any lot, premises, building, room, or structure … without first obtaining a license”
The code licenses temporary retail sales of goods from premises; it has no door-to-door or services provision. Ask the village clerk.
“No licensee shall stop or remain upon any private property in the city without the consent of the owner thereof or some person having authority to grant such permission.”
A clerk-issued license is required for door-to-door sales of products or services. Licensees may not remain on private property without owner consent; reach of that clause is undefined.
County
Macomb County
Section
Ch. 30 Art. II, Secs. 30-19, 30-20, 30-31(5), 30-36, 30-38
Hours / signs
Sec. 30-36: no soliciting at residences if asked not to or a No Soliciting sign is posted; Sec. 30-38: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. EDT, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. EST
Permit
Sec. 30-20/30-22: city clerk license for door-to-door sale of products or services; fingerprints, insurance; 3-day or 90-day license; fee set by council; ID card Sec. 30-34
Code version
Codified through Ord. No. 25-1250, enacted September 2, 2025 (Supp. No. 12); Municode online content updated Feb 20, 2026
“The city's peddler and solicitor regulations are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if set out in full.”
The code adopts peddler and solicitor regulations by reference but does not print them; the city posts a peddler/solicitation permit application. Ask the city clerk.
County
Van Buren County
Section
Title XI, Ch. 110, Sec. 110.03 (Adoption of peddler and solicitor regulations)
Permit
City posts a Peddler/Solicitation Permit Application (Chief of Police and City Manager approval lines; fee line); the governing regulations are not printed or posted
Code version
Code of Ordinances, 2017 S-1 Supplement; local legislation current through Ord. 313-16, passed 8-22-2016 (scanned PDF, 196 pp.)
“No person shall solicit in or on private property without first obtaining the permission from the owner or person in lawful control or possession of such property.”
A City Clerk peddler license covers door-to-door sales of goods or services, but the offenses chapter bars soliciting, defined to include sales, on private property without owner permission.
County
Kalamazoo County
Section
Ch. 22, Sec. 22-3 (Soliciting) and Sec. 22-18(A); Ch. 25 Art. I Sec. 25-1, Art. II Secs. 25-17, 25-18(A),(H)
Hours / signs
Sec. 25-18(H): door-to-door peddling only in daylight, not before 9:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.; Sec. 25-18(A): no sales on private property that prohibits solicitation or peddling
Permit
Sec. 25-1/25-2: City Clerk peddler license (services and orders included, Sec. 25-17); background check, fingerprints; annual to April 30; fee by commission resolution
Code version
eCode360 KA2666, includes legislation through 12-15-2025 (version 61)
“No solicitor or canvasser shall engage in such business in the City without first obtaining a permit and license therefor in compliance with this chapter.”
Door-to-door order-takers for goods or services need a City Clerk permit and license and keep set hours. The peddler chapter bars licensees from private property without owner consent.
County
Wayne County
Section
Ch. 876, Secs. 876.01, 876.03, 876.06, 876.08 (see also Ch. 836 Sec. 836.11(f); Sec. 666.07)
Hours / signs
Sec. 876.08: house-to-house soliciting only 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Nov-Jan), 7 p.m. (Feb-Apr, Aug-Oct) or 9 p.m. (May-Jul)
Permit
Sec. 876.03-876.07: City Clerk permit and license after police check; ten dollars fee; one thousand dollar bond if non-resident; duration set in license
Code version
Codified Ordinances of Lincoln Park, 2026 S-32 (current); local legislation current through January 26, 2026
“All hawkers, peddlers and solicitors shall conduct their business from private property. Written permission from the property owner shall be submitted to the Village Clerk when applying for a license.”
Door-to-door selling or soliciting needs a Village Clerk license. Section 4A requires business from private property with owner permission filed at application; its reach to door calls is unstated.
County
Van Buren County
Section
Ord. No. 65 (Ch. 3), Secs. 2, 3, 4A, 5
Hours / signs
Sec. 5: no hawking, peddling, door-to-door selling or soliciting from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Permit
Sec. 3: Village Clerk license, police check, three months max; fee 150 dollars (three months) or 100 dollars (30 days); bond for non-residents; ID card (Sec. 6)
“No licensee under this article shall … Enter upon private premises without the express consent of the owner of such private premises for the purpose of making a sale or transacting any of the business of selling merchandise”
Peddling goods door to door needs a city license, but licensees may not enter private premises without the owner's express consent; the code does not reconcile the two.
Sec. 26-1012/26-1016: city license for hawking or peddling; fee annual or daily by council resolution; annual licenses expire May 31; badge and photo ID (Sec. 26-1019)
Code version
Pontiac Municipal Code (Code Publishing), current through Ordinance 2498, passed July 14, 2026
“going upon private residential property by peddlers, hawkers, or vendors of goods… or by persons soliciting orders… for the performance of services for a fee, not having been requested or invited… is hereby declared to be a nuisance”
Art. IV declares uninvited residential peddling a nuisance, yet Art. V licenses peddlers and keeps a Do Not Knock Registry; the code does not say how the two fit.
County
Oakland County
Section
Ch. 526 Art. IV, Sec. 526-27 (and Sec. 526-28); Art. V, Secs. 526-32 to 526-40
Hours / signs
Sec. 526-40: no calls before 10:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m.; no entry where a No Solicitation sign is posted or address is on the Do Not Knock Registry, unless invited
Permit
Sec. 526-33/526-36: City Clerk peddler license, 90 days, fee by commission resolution; licensee must carry the Do Not Knock Registry (Sec. 526-38)
Code version
eCode360 RO2029, includes legislation through 07-13-2026 (version 68)
“unlawful for any person to … solicit … Within 15 feet of the entrance or exit from a building … any residence … without the knowledge and consent and/or invitation of the owner or party in control of that building”
Soliciting, defined to include selling, is unlawful within 15 feet of a residence entrance without consent or invitation; a vendor/solicitor license also exists with no stated carve-out.
County
Kent County
Section
Sec. 50-170(a)(2),(b)(8) and Ch. 14 Art. VII, Secs. 14-2, 14-71, 14-72
Hours / signs
Sec. 50-170(b)(1): unlawful to solicit on private property where the occupant has asked the person not to or has posted a sign saying solicitation is not welcome
Permit
Sec. 14-71/14-72: vendor/solicitor must hold a city general business license endorsed as vendor/solicitor; applicant lists persons and goods or services; fee set by council
Code version
Codified through Ord. No. 15-25, enacted October 20, 2025 (Supp. No. 26)
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