Buckeye, Arizona: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a peddler or solicitor license and ID card from the city before selling door to door for a commercial purpose (§ 8-3-7).
• Where it comes from: The application goes to the city's Business License Services Division; the fingerprint background check is run by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
• Fee: $25 application fee plus $50 per year for the license, per the city's Business License & Fees page. The code also allows a license to be paid daily or weekly instead of annually (§ 8-3-11).
• Hours you may knock: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. — it is unlawful to enter a residential premises to peddle, solicit or canvass earlier or later than that (§ 8-3-4).
• What the rep carries: The ID card and a copy of the license, carried at all times and shown on request to any police officer, city official or resident (§ 8-3-13).
• What takes the time: A Department of Public Safety fingerprint background check — no license issues until the results come back (§ 8-3-9(D)); the Business License Services Division otherwise grants or denies within five business days of a complete application (§ 8-3-9(A)).
• Code: Buckeye Code of Ordinances, Article 8-3, §§ 8-3-1 through 8-3-19 (Peddlers, Solicitors, Canvassers).
• Worth knowing: A posted 'No Peddlers, Solicitors or Canvassers,' 'Do Not Disturb' or 'No Trespassing' sign bars entry (§ 8-3-5). Any sale or fund collection of ten dollars or more requires a written receipt showing the rep's name and permit number (§ 8-3-6).
• Read it yourself: Buckeye Code of Ordinances, Art. 8-3, Peddlers, Solicitors, Canvassers · City of Buckeye, Business License & Fees page · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: For a multi-rep team, does each rep need their own $25 application plus $50/year, or is there a company-level license option? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________