Broken Arrow, Oklahoma: door-to-door solicitor permit

Partly read: the permit answer is sourced, but the fee or the hours could not be read from the city’s own pages. The clerk questions below cover the gap.

• The answer: Yes — a peddler's license, per company, with a city-issued photo ID for each rep. 'Peddler' is defined as 'any person, firm, or corporation...who engages in business from house to house, place to place, street to street, soliciting sales or taking orders for the sale of goods, wares or merchandise (including...tangible or intangible personal property of any nature, including insurance)' (§ 7-3(a)), and 'the owner of the business shall be responsible for acquiring the license...In addition, the city will issue a photo I.D. for each salesman' (§ 7-3(b)).
• Where it comes from: The city's business licensing office, under Chapter 7, Article I of the code (§ 7-3(c)).
• Fee: The code does not state a dollar figure: 'each peddler shall pay a license fee as set forth in the Manual of Fees adopted by the city council for each company' (§ 7-3(e)). The city's Manual of Fees is published only as a flip-book document that this session could not read as text, so the dollar amount is not sourced here.
• Hours you may knock: The code sets no clock-time restriction. Current § 7-3 has no hours subsection, consistent with the city's own news post explaining that a solicitor with a valid permit 'is legally allowed to work within the community' subject only to 'No Soliciting' signs and a verbal order to leave — no time-of-day limit is mentioned.
• What the rep carries: The peddler's license and the city-issued photo ID, which 'must be readily available, and must be shown to any member of the public or to any agent or employee of the city' on demand (§ 7-3(b)). The city's own guidance to residents repeats: 'Door-to-door solicitors are required to have a city-issued permit, which must be readily available when you ask to see it.'
• What takes the time: The application requires a valid Oklahoma Tax Commission sales-tax number, the name and local address of the person managing the business locally, a description of the goods and method of sale, and a photo of each seller (§ 7-3(c)). Permits are valid up to 60 days and may be renewed, up to a maximum of 180 days total in a calendar year (§ 7-3(e)).
• Code: Broken Arrow City Code, Chapter 7, Article I, § 7-3 — Door-to-door peddler solicitation; restrictions, registration, penalties.
• Worth knowing: A license 'does not exempt or except the possessor thereof' from the city's general trespass ordinance (§ 7-3(d), cross-referencing § 16-62(a)). A permitted solicitor who ignores a posted 'No Trespassing'/'No Solicitation' sign or a resident's verbal order to leave can be reported for trespassing, per the city's own guidance page — the police department says it 'cannot issue a trespassing citation for your property without your assistance' from the resident. A separate handbill ordinance recognizes 'No Peddlers or Agent' and 'No Soliciting' signs posted at a neighborhood entrance as valid no-contact notice (§ 16-20(c)). Violating § 7-3 is punishable by a fine of up to $500 (§ 7-3(h)).
• Read it yourself: Broken Arrow City Code § 7-3, Door-to-door peddler solicitation · Broken Arrow City Code Chapter 16, Offenses—Miscellaneous (§16-20 handbills) · City of Broken Arrow, "Door to door sales, what to know" · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: What is the current peddler's license fee per company in the city's Manual of Fees under §7-3(e)? Is there a city-run 'no-knock' or do-not-solicit registry beyond individually posted signs? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________