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FACT SHEET <br />Transient Merchant, Peddler, Canvasser & Solicitors <br />Chapter 612, Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances <br />WHAT THE CITY LICENSES <br />• Transient Merchant is a business temporarily "setting up" on private property and <br />selling <br />• Canvassing is the business of going door -to -door selling merchandise or services for <br />future delivery <br />• Peddling is the business of carrying merchandise for sale door -to -door <br />• Excluded from regulations is sale of newspapers, food sales to retail /wholesale <br />establishments, sales with an appointment, garage sales, vendors seeking to <br />establish a regular route (such as for solid waste collection), and school aged <br />children selling for fund raisers <br />• Charitable, religious, patriotic, philanthropic and other non - profits don't need a <br />license but are required to submit an application for a "non profit" permit <br />• Distribution of flyers door -to -door (without contact) is not licensed but a <br />notification of the activity is sent to the Police Department <br />LICENSING PROCEDURE <br />• One license required per business - all representatives are covered <br />• Fee is $250 for up to six months <br />• Background for all company representatives required <br />• Representatives required to carry license (with photo) and display upon request <br />PROHIBITIONS <br />• No sales or soliciting allowed before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m, <br />• No sales or soliciting at premises displaying a "no soliciting" sign <br />• No sales or soliciting on public property or right of way <br />