§ 83.710(1)(a): "A transaction is a home solicitation sale if: (A) It is a sale, lease or rental of goods or services, as defined in ORS 83.010;" (and the seller personally solicits it away from the seller's place of business) · § 83.720(1): "the buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until 12 midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement"
Town by town
Corvallis
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
The online code sets no door-to-door soliciting rule; soliciting provisions cover transit property and aggressive begging only, and general business licenses name other activities. Ask the Corvallis city clerk.
County
Benton County
Section
Title 8 Ch. 8.01; Title 5 Secs. 5.03.080, 5.06.040 (no door-to-door soliciting section)
Code version
Municode, Corvallis Municipal Code, Supp. No. 70 Update 1, codified through Ordinance No. 2026-26 (enacted July 20, 2026); online content updated August 3, 2026
“A commercial solicitor shall: … (b) Carry an identification card that contains the commercial solicitor’s name, address, telephone number, and photograph, and … shall display the identification card at the request of any person;”
Commercial solicitors going house to house must carry an identification card and give written orders; receipts are on request. The code sets no licensing, hours or sign rule.
County
Lane County
Section
Ch. 3, Secs. 3.005 (definition of Commercial Solicitor), 3.845, 3.847; Ch. 4 Sec. 4.075 (cross-reference)
Code version
Code Publishing (eugene.municipal.codes, hosted by ICC Code Solutions), Eugene Code, "current through Ordinance 20742, passed July 13, 2026"; Secs. 3.845 and 3.847 added by Ord. No. 19338 (1985)
“If any person shall, without authority or permission from the owner or legal custodian thereof, knowingly enter into or upon any public or private land … or any other premises … without first obtaining legal consent”
No door-to-door ordinance found; a general business license covers solicitors and peddlers, and an unlawful-entry section requires owner consent to enter premises. Its reach to door-to-door callers is not stated.
County
Lane County
Section
Title 6 Ch. 1 Sec. 6-1-4-4; Title 3 Ch. 1 Sec. 3-1-3-1, 3-1-8-4, 3-1-8-5
Permit
City business license for any business (Sec. 3-1-3-1); Class 4 solicitors give names for criminal history check; Class 5 peddlers need written owner consent.
Code version
City site per-chapter PDFs: Title 6 Ch. 1 (file modified 2018-10-05; Ord. 332, 7-22-59), Title 3 Ch. 1 (file modified 2018-06-12)
“The Finance Customer Service Department may issue a permit for a Solicitor/Peddler for the purpose of the solicitation of products from door to door.”
Door-to-door solicitors need a city solicitor/peddler license and business tax payment. Soliciting is barred before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m. and where a no-solicitation sign is posted.
Sec. 4.08.120: no soliciting before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m., or where a sign prohibiting solicitation is posted at the principal entrance.
Permit
Secs. 4.08.030, 4.08.041, 4.08.200: license applied for with the Community Development Department, limited background check, fees and city business tax; 12-month term.
Code version
City site PDF, City of Grants Pass Municipal Code, Title 4 Taxation and Licenses, "Title 4 Last Revised 11/3/23"; the city's ordinance index (2000-current) lists no later amendment to Ch. 4.08
The online code sets no door-to-door soliciting rule; a general business license applies to any revenue-generating business, and its transient-merchant article covers precious-metal buyers only. Ask the Gresham city clerk.
County
Multnomah County
Section
Ch. 9 Art. 9.05 (Sec. 9.05.020 general business license), Art. 9.20 (transient merchants of precious metals and gems); no door-to-door soliciting section
Code version
City site PDF, Gresham Revised Code (full compilation), "Rev. 09-26"; Art. 9.05 amended through Ord. No. 1752 (2015)
“It shall be unlawful for any person to act as solicitor within the meaning and application of this chapter, unless he or his employer shall have first secured a license therefor in the manner provided by this chapter.”
Anyone going house to house selling or taking orders for goods or merchandise needs a city solicitor license, approved after a 30-day police investigation and expiring December 31.
“It is unlawful for any person to: … d. Solicit upon real property where a sign conforming to the requirements of LOC § 34.16.945 is posted.”
Soliciting at residences is limited to 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (8 p.m. standard time) absent consent, and soliciting where a conforming No Solicitation sign is posted is criminal trespass.
Sec. 34.16.915: no soliciting before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m. (8 p.m. standard time) without occupant consent; 34.16.945: a No Solicitation sign refuses consent.
Code version
eCode360, City of Lake Oswego, OR, "Includes legislation through 09-15-2026"; Art. 34.16 Ord. No. 1954 (12-1-1987), amended through Ord. No. 2231 (3-21-2000)
“Any person who solicits at a private residence where a sign is posted in accordance with subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a violation.”
Selling at a residence posting a NO SOLICITORS sign is a violation; soliciting means going onto the premises to sell without invitation. A general city business license also applies.
County
Jackson County
Section
Ch. 5 Sec. 5.282 (Solicitation in Violation of Signs); Sec. 5.258 (abusive solicitation, donations); Ch. 8 Sec. 8.015 (business license)
Hours / signs
Sec. 5.282: a NO SOLICITORS sign at the principal entrance makes selling there without invitation a violation; no hours rule.
Permit
Ch. 8 Sec. 8.015: general city business license required to do business in the City; no separate solicitor permit.
Code version
Code Publishing (medford.municipal.codes, hosted by ICC Code Solutions), Medford Municipal Code, "current through Ordinance 2026-56, passed August 19, 2026"; Sec. 5.282 added Ord. No. 6241 (1988), amended Ord. No. 2000-45
“No person shall maintain, operate, engage in, conduct, or carry on any business within the City without first having paid the business tax as established by this chapter.”
No door-to-door soliciting ordinance found. The general business tax chapter names peddlers and solicitors as businesses that must pay the annual city business tax. We found no door-to-door soliciting chapter; the business-tax clause names peddlers and solicitors.
County
Clackamas County
Section
Ch. 5.08, Sec. 5.08.020 ("Business"), 5.08.030(A)
Permit
Annual city business tax, paid in advance with an information form; fee set by fee resolution (Sec. 5.08.030, 5.08.050, 5.08.060). Definition names peddlers and solicitors.
Code version
eCode360 MI4969, includes legislation through Ord. No. 2265 adopted September 1, 2026
“No person shall engage in business as a peddler or itinerant merchant without first obtaining a permit from the Regulatory License Administrator.”
Peddlers and itinerant merchants going house to house need a city permit from the Regulatory License Administrator, valid to January 31; a city business license also applies to door-to-door sellers.
Secs. 49-56: permit from the Regulatory License Administrator after police background review; investigation fee by resolution; liability insurance; valid to January 31.
Code version
City site (CivicWeb document center linked from pendletonor.gov City Code/Ordinance), Pendleton General Ordinances, Code 8-23, Ord. No. 3472, "Adopted on June 16, 1992. Last amended March 5, 2019, September 17, 2024"
The online code sets no door-to-door soliciting rule; its street-vendor license covers sellers carrying goods along commercial-zone sidewalks, and park sales need a permit. Ask the Salem city clerk.
County
Marion County
Section
Title III Ch. 30 (Secs. 30.005, 30.010, 30.900-30.935 street vendors); Title VIII Sec. 94.100 (parks); no door-to-door soliciting section
Code version
Municode, Salem Revised Code, Supp. No. 26, codified through Ordinance No. 10-26 (adopted August 10, 2026); online content updated September 23, 2026
“No person shall: … (3) Solicit without having obtained a valid registration certificate, pursuant to section 7.208;”
Door-to-door solicitors must hold a registration certificate and badge. Soliciting is barred before 10 a.m., after 8 p.m., on Sundays and holidays, and where a No Soliciting sign is posted.
Sec. 7.206: no soliciting before 10 a.m. or after 8 p.m., on Sundays or holidays, or where a No Soliciting sign is posted.
Permit
Secs. 7.202, 7.208-7.216: city manager issues certificate and badge after police, Attorney General and complaint checks; denial only on listed grounds; 12 months.
Code version
eCode360, City of Springfield, OR, "Includes legislation through Ord. No. 6504 adopted December 1, 2025"
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