Atlanta, Georgia: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes. It is unlawful to make door to door sales of consumer goods or services without first getting a permit from the city (30-611(a)). The company needs one and so does each rep. A business with 30 or more reps may apply on their behalf (30-613(a)).
• Where it comes from: The code says the application goes to “the mayor or the mayor’s designee” (30-613). It does not name the office. Denials go to the license review board (30-613(c)).
• Fee: Company or individual: $100.00 application fee plus a $500.00 annual permit fee. Each employee, agent or independent contractor working for a company: $50.00 application fee plus a $170.00 annual permit fee (30-615).
• Hours you may knock: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The code bars knocking between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on any day, licensed or unlicensed (30-597).
• What the rep carries: City-approved identification that the rep must show and display. Before anything else the rep must state who they are, the name and address of the company they represent, and what is being sold (30-611).
• What takes the time: A sworn written application. The city investigates and must decide within ten days of the application (30-613(c)). Failing to hand over requested records within 30 days is grounds for denial (30-613(b)). The permit renews each year by the anniversary date (30-616).
• Code: Atlanta Code of Ordinances, Part II, Chapter 30, Article VII, Door to Door Sales: 30-596, 30-597, 30-611 to 30-619. Municode shows the version as Aug 25, 2026 (current).
• Worth knowing: Entering a home posted “No Peddlers,” “No Solicitors” or similar is unlawful, licensed or not (30-618), and staying after being told to leave is criminal trespass under O.C.G.A. 16-7-21 (30-619(b)). Sales by invitation of the buyer, insurance, real estate and registered securities sales are outside the definition (30-596). Nonprofits and established route salespeople are exempt from the permit but must register annually (30-612).
• Read it yourself: Atlanta Code Chapter 30, Article VII, Door to Door Sales · checked 18 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Which office takes the door to door sales permit application (the code only says the mayor’s designee); Whether fingerprints or a background check are part of the investigation; What form the required identification takes and whether the city issues it; Whether a city business tax certificate is needed before applying. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________