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League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 1/4/2016 <br />Regulating Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants Page 26 <br /> <br />Appendix B: Local Authority - Licensing or Registration <br />This chart provides a summary of the general authority cities have in regulating door-to-door or <br />transient activities. As it is often difficult to classify actual conduct into only one of these <br />classifications, a city should consult its city attorney when such specific assistance is needed. <br /> <br />Classification Can City Require <br />License? <br />Can City Require <br />Registration? <br />Peddlers   <br />*While most peddlers are subject to a city’s licensing or registration requirements, there are <br />trades or activities that are exempt from local licensing. See Part III – E - Licensing – <br />exemptions. <br />Solicitors <br />(For-Profit Operations) <br />No  <br />*Licensing of for-profit solicitors brings up equal protection and interstate commerce concerns. <br />See Part II – B – Solicitors and canvassers. <br />Transient Merchants   <br />*Most transient merchants are subject to city licensing or registrations. However, there are <br />activities (i.e. produce stands) that may be exempt from local licensing. See Part III – E - <br />Licensing – exemptions. <br />Canvassers <br />(Not-for-Profit Solicitations) <br />No No <br />*The licensing and/or registering of religious, political, or other non-profit canvassers impacts <br />constitutional rights (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc.). See Part IV - Constitutional <br />implications.