Ankeny, Iowa: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a Solicitor's License from the City of Ankeny for all peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants, under the city code's Chapter 132. Residents are told to ask reps to show their City of Ankeny solicitor's badge.
• Where it comes from: The City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 410 W 1st Street; the application is filed online through the city's form.
• Fee: A non-refundable $20 application fee, plus the license by length: one day $20.00, one week $50.00, one month $75.00, one to six consecutive months $150.00. A lost or destroyed badge is $5.00. Figures from the city's adopted fee schedule (Resolution 2020-160).
• Hours you may knock: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. No soliciting on Sundays or national holidays. The city page says these hours come from the municipal code.
• What the rep carries: The license, kept in the rep's possession at all times while working and produced when a prospective customer asks; the city page also refers to a City of Ankeny solicitor's badge.
• What takes the time: Not published. The city page gives no processing time and does not mention a background check. Licenses run from one day up to six months.
• Code: Ankeny Code of Ordinances, Chapter 132 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants, as amended by Ordinance 2250 (passed April 6, 2026). The chapter text on American Legal could not be read for this card.
• Worth knowing: Exempt under the amended exemptions section: newspaper subscription sellers, route delivery people who only incidentally solicit, people calling on businesses for resale or institutional use, and a few community groups (132.16). The city posts a list of licensed solicitors and asks residents to report unlicensed ones to police.
• Read it yourself: City of Ankeny — Solicitor's License · City of Ankeny — Adopted Fee Schedule (updated June 15, 2026) · Ankeny Ordinance 2250 — amending Chapter 132 (Peddler, Solicitor, and Transient Merchants) · City of Ankeny — City Code · checked 22 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• How many business days an application takes to approve, and whether a background check is run
• Whether the license and badge are issued per rep or one license covers a company
• Whether a six-month license can be renewed for a second six months without a new application

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