13 Nebraska towns, 13 quoted. Of these, 1 has a code that bars uninvited soliciting at homes, 11 have permit, registration or hours rules and 1 is unclear. Each row
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Published October 30, 2026
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Nebraska towns by rule
Rule
Towns
Uninvited home soliciting barred
1
Permit or license required
11
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
1
Nebraska state law
Read on the legislature's or official code publisher's own site.
§ 69-1601(1): "Home solicitation sale shall mean a sale, lease, or rental of consumer goods or services with a purchase price of twenty-five dollars or more, whether under a single or multiple" (contract) · § 69-1603(1): "a buyer may cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the seller has given notice to the buyer in accordance with section 69-1604"
Town by town
Bellevue
Permit or license required
“It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to conduct business as a peddler, solicitor, street vendor … within the corporate boundaries of the city, unless the person so soliciting shall have first secured a license from the City Clerk”
Peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants need a City Clerk license and photo ID badge; residential soliciting is limited to 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; posted No Solicitation signs bar entry.
Sec. 23-24(A): residence solicitations only 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. unless invited; Sec. 23-25(F): no entering premises posted No Peddlers Allowed or No Solicitation Allowed.
Permit
Secs. 23-5, 23-21, 23-22, 23-26: City Clerk license after background check and police review (ten working days); fee per fee schedule, one year; liability insurance certificate; photo ID badge.
Code version
American Legal, Bellevue (NE) Code of Ordinances, 2026 S-12 (current), local legislation through Ord. 4217, passed 6-2-2026; Ch. 23 last amended Ord. 4189 (8-5-2025)
“All solicitors or vendors, before doing business within the city, shall make application for and be issued a solicitor or vendor permit.”
Solicitors or vendors, meaning sellers of products without a permanent place of business in the city, must obtain a Police Department permit before doing business; nonprofit volunteers are exempt.
County
Platte County
Section
Title XI Ch. 110, Secs. 110.20, 110.21, 110.22
Permit
Sec. 110.21: apply to the Police Department (8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays); fees and occupation taxes as the governing body sets; revocable for good cause; nonprofit volunteers exempt (Sec. 110.22).
Code version
American Legal, Columbus (NE) City Code, 2026 S-3 (current), local legislation current through Ord. 26-02 (passed 1-19-2026); Sec. 110.21 last amended Ord. 21-40 (1-3-2022)
“All peddlers and solicitors, other than persons exempted by section 10-208, shall be required to obtain a City sales and solicitation permit prior to making sales or solicitations within the City.”
Uninvited peddlers and solicitors of goods or services need a thirty-day City Clerk permit after a background check; residential visits are unlawful before 8 a.m. or after sunset.
County
Dodge County
Section
Ch. 10 Art. 2 Div. 1, Secs. 10-201 to 10-208
Hours / signs
Sec. 10-206: unlawful for an uninvited peddler or solicitor to visit a residence for sales or orders before 8:00 a.m. or after sunset; Sec. 10-205(a)(5): entering premises posted No Peddlers Allowed is grounds for revocation.
Permit
Secs. 10-202 to 10-205: City Clerk permit valid 30 days after Police background check (seven working days); fee per master schedule; solicitors post a 2,000 dollar bond; appeal to Council.
Code version
Municode, Fremont (NE) Code of Ordinances, version Apr 3, 2026 (current)
“The unrequested visitation by solicitors, hawkers, peddlers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of merchandise at private residences for the purpose of soliciting orders or selling merchandise … is prohibited. The violation thereof shall be punishable as a public nuisance.”
Unrequested visits by solicitors and peddlers at private residences to solicit orders or sell merchandise are prohibited and punishable as a public nuisance; the chapter contains no permit.
County
Saline County
Section
Ch. 111, Sec. 111.01(A)(1); Sec. 111.99
Code version
City of Friend Ordinance Book (published 2016), Ch. 111 as shown on city site; (1999 code, 10-201); Ord. 00-20, passed 6-6-2000
“All solicitors shall make application to the Grand Island Police Department prior to the commencement of any house-to-house sale of goods, wares or merchandise, subscriptions or personal property of any nature whatsoever.”
House-to-house sellers need a thirty-day Police Department solicitor's permit after a background check, and pay an occupation tax at the City Clerk; door-to-door business only from 8 a.m. to sunset.
Sec. 32-45(E): solicitors may conduct business door-to-door only between 8:00 a.m. and sunset, unless on the property by express prior invitation. No sign-force clause found.
Permit
Sec. 32-45: Police Department solicitor's permit; photo ID; fee per fee schedule; background check in three working days; felony conviction denies; 30 days. Ch. 23: occupation tax and card from City Clerk.
Code version
American Legal, Grand Island (NE) Municipal Code, 2026 S-18 (current); Ch. 32 solicitor rules added by Ord. No. 8904 (eff. 5-26-2004)
“It is unlawful for any itinerant merchant, peddler, or solicitor, other than a solicitor doing business by appointment, to engage in any such business within the City of Kearney without first obtaining and possessing a valid registration permit”
Solicitors, peddlers and itinerant merchants, except by appointment, need a Chief of Police permit; residential soliciting is limited to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; posted No Solicitation signs bar entry.
County
Buffalo County
Section
Ch. 3 Art. 29, Secs. 3-2901 to 3-2912 (esp. 3-2902, 3-2903, 3-2905 to 3-2908)
Hours / signs
Sec. 3-2908: residential solicitations only 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. unless invited; no entering premises posted No Peddlers Allowed or No Solicitation; no soliciting after being told no.
Permit
Secs. 3-2903 to 3-2907: Chief of Police registration permit after sworn application, ID, thumbprint and investigation (three work days); denial if character unsatisfactory; occupation tax per fee schedule.
Code version
Municode, Kearney (NE) Code of Ordinances, version May 7, 2026 (current)
“It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as a peddler as hereinafter defined within the corporate limits of the City without first having obtained a permit thereof as herein provided.”
Door-to-door peddlers, defined to include canvassers, solicitors and order-takers, need a permit and may call only 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. unless requested. A separate trespass section also applies.
County
Seward County
Section
Ch. 10 Art. 2, Sec. 10-201, 10-202, 10-205, 10-208, 10-210; also Sec. 6-304
Hours / signs
Sec. 10-205: no door-to-door in-person calls before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on any day unless requested by the prospective customer.
Permit
Peddler permit, City Clerk after Police Chief review; fee 15 dollars (one week) to 75 dollars (one year); max one year (Sec. 10-202.01 to 10-208).
Code version
American Legal, 2024 S-19 (current); current through Ord. No. 983, passed 12/3/24
“All peddlers, solicitors, temporary merchants, and street vendors shall obtain a permit from the city clerk prior to engaging in any activities defined in section 13-111 of this article.”
Peddlers and solicitors need a City Clerk permit and must carry it; hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; callers must identify themselves and stop if told no.
Sec. 13-115(a): hours 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; (b) no entering uninvited into a private building; (c) within thirty seconds identify self, state purpose, ask if interested, stop on a negative response.
Permit
Secs. 13-112 to 13-117: City Clerk permit, fee per Sec. 2-5, ID and photo; clerk approves or denies, appeal to Council; permit carried at all times; fine at least 50 dollars.
Code version
Norfolk (NE) City Code on the city site (norfolkne.gov/government/citycode); Ch. 13 Art. VIII sections cite Ord. No. 5455 (2-21-17) as latest; host shows no current-through line
“It shall be unlawful for an itinerant vendor to engage in such business within the city without first obtaining a license, which shall be effective from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.”
Itinerant vendors selling or taking orders uninvited at homes need a police-issued license effective 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; peddlers and hawkers register with the Police Department.
County
Lincoln County
Section
Title XI Ch. 111, Secs. 111.01, 111.20 to 111.23; Sec. 110.01
Hours / signs
Sec. 111.21: the itinerant vendor license is effective only from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. No sign-force clause found.
Permit
Secs. 111.21 to 111.23: license from city police on sworn application; occupation tax per Sec. 110.01. Sec. 111.01: peddlers and hawkers register with the Police Department and pay a daily occupation tax.
Code version
American Legal, North Platte (NE) Code of Ordinances, 2025 S-16 (current), local legislation current through Ord. 4199 (passed 3-18-25)
“It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as a peddler as hereinafter defined within the corporate city limits without first having obtained a permit therefor as herein provided.”
Door-to-door peddlers, including those taking orders or offering services, need a city permit and photo ID badge; door-to-door calls are barred before 8 a.m. and after 6 p.m. unless requested.
County
Douglas County
Section
Ch. 19 Art. II, Sec. 19-89(1)-(10), (17)-(21) (Peddlers)
Hours / signs
Sec. 19-89(8): no door-to-door in-person calls as a peddler before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on any day unless requested by the prospective customer. No sign-force clause found.
Permit
Sec. 19-89(3)-(5), (21): permit from permits and inspection division after police check (felony or moral-turpitude conviction within ten years bars); photo ID badge; occupation tax 15 dollars a week to 75 dollars a year.
Code version
Municode, Omaha Municipal Code, version Aug 31, 2026 (current); Sec. 19-89 last amended Ord. No. 34192 (5-20-97)
“It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit money or other things of value: (1) On private property if the owner, tenant, or lawful occupant has asked the person not to solicit on the property”
No door-to-door soliciting permit or hours rule found. An occupation tax applies to peddlers and non-local sellers; soliciting money or things of value on refused or posted property is unlawful.
County
Otoe County
Section
Ch. 22 Art. I Sec. 22-4(a)-(c); Ch. 8 Art. II Secs. 8-19, 8-21
Hours / signs
Sec. 22-4(b)(1): soliciting money or other things of value on private property is unlawful after the occupant asks the person not to, or where a sign says solicitations are not welcome. Text is a begging section.
Permit
Ch. 8 Sec. 8-19(a), 8-21: occupation tax per day on hawkers and peddlers, traveling magazine salespersons and non-local retail sellers by sample or order; tax receipt serves as certificate, displayed or carried.
Code version
Municode, Syracuse (NE) Code of Ordinances, version Oct 8, 2026 (current)
“It shall be unlawful for an itinerant vendor to engage in such business within the municipality without first obtaining a license therefor.”
Itinerant vendors selling or taking orders at homes need a Municipal Clerk license (180 days); soliciting is barred from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. without a prior appointment.
County
Saline County
Section
Title XI Ch. 111, Secs. 111.01 to 111.10 (esp. 111.01, 111.02, 111.04, 111.07, 111.08); Sec. 131.06
Hours / signs
Sec. 111.07: no soliciting between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. without a previous appointment; permit to be on the person at all times. No sign-force clause found.
Permit
Secs. 111.02 to 111.09: Municipal Clerk license on sworn application; 5 dollars per day; bond set by resolution; 180 days; denial or revocation for listed convictions; appeal to council.
Code version
American Legal, Wilber (NE) Code of Ordinances, 2026 S-2 (current), local legislation current through Ord. 991 (passed 6-9-2026)
“all peddlers, and hawkers shall, before doing business within the Municipality, make application for, and be issued a license. Application for a license shall be made to the Municipal Clerk”
Peddlers and hawkers must obtain a license from the Municipal Clerk before doing business. The code does not define the terms and sets no hours or sign rule.
County
Gage County
Section
Ch. 10 Sec. 10-101 (Peddlers and hawkers; regulation); Sec. 10-102 (handbills)
Permit
Sec. 10-101: license from the Municipal Clerk before doing business; fees and occupation taxes as the Governing Body sets; revocable for good and sufficient cause by the Municipal Police. No hours or sign rule found.
Code version
American Legal, Wymore (NE) Code of Ordinances, 2025 S-22 (current), current through Ord. No. 683 (passed 7/2/25)
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