8 Ohio towns, 8 quoted. Of these, 1 has a code that bars uninvited soliciting at homes, 2 have permit, registration or hours rules and 5 are unclear. Each row
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Published October 20, 2026
Counts
Ohio towns by rule
Rule
Towns
Uninvited home soliciting barred
1
Permit or license required
1
Registration required
1
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
5
Ohio state law
Read on the legislature's or official code publisher's own site.
§ 1345.21(A): "“Home solicitation sale” means a sale of consumer goods or services in which the seller or a person acting for the seller engages in a personal solicitation of the sale" · § 1345.22(A): "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"
"Upon the commissioner's determination that an applicant is a transient vendor, the applicant shall pay a license fee in the amount of fifty dollars" · "transient vendor's license authorizes the transient vendor to make retail sales in any county in which the transient vendor does not maintain a fixed place of business"
Town by town
Castalia
Registration required
“No person shall canvass, solicit, or peddle within the Village without first registering with the mayor in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.”
Only a 2022 ordinance is posted: peddlers, solicitors and canvassers register with the mayor, may call 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and must honor no soliciting signs.
County
Erie County
Section
Ord. 2022-10, Sec. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
Hours / signs
Sec. 7: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; no entering or knocking where a no peddling or no soliciting sign is posted; leave when asked.
Permit
Sec. 3-4: registration form to the mayor, approved unless false information or a felony or moral-turpitude conviction in five years; valid up to 30 days; peddler includes services.
Code version
Ord. 2022-10, adopted June 28, 2022 (stand-alone scanned PDF); village codified ordinances repealed; no codified code online
“No person shall sell, barter, or offer or expose for sale, or barter, any goods, wares, merchandise or services, upon any public or private property in the City, without first obtaining permission of the landowner”
Door-to-door peddlers, including for services, need a city license and must follow hours, signs and a registry; another clause requires landowner permission to sell on private property.
Sec. 720.07(a)(2): 9 a.m. to dusk, none on legal holidays; Sec. 720.08: no knocking where a No Canvassers, Solicitors or Peddlers sign is posted; Sec. 720.10 registry.
Permit
Sec. 720.02-.05: Safety Director license per solicitor, 20 dollars plus background check, valid up to 90 days; apply 7 to 30 days ahead.
Code version
American Legal 2026 S-15 (current); 2026 Replacement Pages, local legislation current through 9-17-26, state legislation through 12-31-24
“No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business or activity of peddler or solicitor in this Village without first obtaining a license as provided in this Chapter.”
Only Chapter 705 is posted: peddlers and solicitors need a police license, may call 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and must honor No Soliciting signs. Rest of code not online.
Sec. 705.08: peddling or soliciting between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.; Sec. 705.13-.14: no peddling or soliciting at a location displaying a No Soliciting sign.
Permit
Sec. 705.02-.04: license from the Chief of Police; apply ten days ahead; 20 dollars, 10 dollar renewal; expires December 31; peddler includes services.
Code version
Ch. 705, Ord. 20-1993 (stand-alone scanned PDF on the village site); full Codified Ordinances not online
“No peddler or solicitor shall by any device make unlawful noises, nor shall any peddler or solicitor remain at the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the City without the consent of an adult occupant”
Peddlers and solicitors need a license and must follow hours and a Do Not Knock Registry; remaining at a dwelling without an adult occupant's consent is barred.
County
Cuyahoga County
Section
Ch. 721, Sec. 721.01(a), 721.03(a), (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(4), (d); 721.031
Hours / signs
Sec. 721.03(c)(1): 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon-Sat, none Sunday or holidays; (d): no knocking at posted or Do Not Knock Registry addresses.
Permit
Sec. 721.03(a)-(b): license from the Director of Public Safety, 10 dollar application fee plus 5 dollars per day; valid up to 90 days; religious, charitable, political exempt.
Code version
American Legal, Codified Ordinances of North Olmsted (current); local legislation current through June 16, 2026
“No peddler, solicitor or canvasser shall, by any device, make unlawful noises or remain at a residence, house, apartment or other dwelling without the consent of an adult occupant of such residence, house, apartment or other dwelling.”
Peddlers and solicitors need a police license and must follow hours and a Do Not Knock Registry; entering or remaining at a dwelling without adult consent is barred.
County
Cuyahoga County
Section
Ch. 862, Sec. 862.01(b), 862.02, 862.03, 862.05(a), (b), (d), 862.06
Hours / signs
Sec. 862.05(a): 10 a.m.-9 p.m. or sunset Mon-Sat, 1 p.m.-9 p.m. or sunset Sun and holidays; Sec. 862.06: no knocking at Do Not Knock Registry or posted No Peddlers addresses.
Permit
Sec. 862.02-.03: Police Department license for peddlers (incl. services to be performed in future), issued within five days, valid up to 90 days; fee per Ch. 214.
Code version
American Legal 2026 S-38 (current); 2026 Replacement current through 7-21-26; state law current through 6-5-25
“No solicitor, peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant or transient vendor of merchandise shall go in an upon any private residence … not having been requested or invited … for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise or services”
The code prohibits solicitors and peddlers from going onto a private residence uninvited to solicit orders for goods, wares, merchandise or services. We found no exception for permit or license holders in the same code.
County
Wood County
Section
Ch. 872, Sec. 872.03; Sec. 872.01, 872.02, 872.99(a)
Permit
Sec. 872.02: licenses for itinerant vendors at fixed temporary locations and state transient vendors only; none lifts Sec. 872.03.
Code version
American Legal 2024 S-25 (current); local legislation current through October 24, 2024
“In addition to other provisions of this chapter, no solicitor shall … Enter or attempt to enter a private residence or privately owned property without an express invitation from the property owner.”
Solicitors, including for services, need a city license and must honor hours, signs and a registry; the code also bars entering a residence without express invitation. Ask the clerk.
“No peddler, solicitor or canvasser shall by any device make unlawful noises, nor shall any peddler, solicitor or canvasser remain at the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the City without the consent of any adult occupant”
Peddlers and solicitors need a police license and must follow hours and posted signs; remaining at a dwelling without an adult occupant's consent is barred.
County
Cuyahoga County
Section
Ch. 751, Sec. 751.01(a), 751.03(a), (b), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(4), (e)
Hours / signs
Sec. 751.03(d)(1): 9 a.m.-8 p.m. or half an hour after sunset, whichever is later; (e): no knocking at addresses posted No Peddlers, Solicitors or Canvassers Allowed.
Permit
Sec. 751.03(a)-(b): Police Chief license per individual, 50 dollar fee, background check, valid up to 180 days; charitable groups register free.
Code version
American Legal, Codified Ordinances of Westlake (current); local legislation current through July 16, 2026
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.
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