Coon Rapids, Minnesota: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a solicitor or canvasser license for each rep, plus a city-approved badge worn at all times (5-1504, 5-1509(2)). A solicitor is anyone going house to house taking orders for future delivery of merchandise or for services to be performed in the future (5-1503(3)). Reps working only by appointment are excluded (5-1505(1)(b)).
• Where it comes from: The City Clerk issues it after a Chief of Police investigation (5-1508(1), (5)). The 2026 license application goes to the Office of the City Clerk, Attn: Deputy City Clerk.
• Fee: Per rep: $15 per day, $40 per week, $75 per month or $300 for 6 months, plus a $35 investigation fee for each employee, per the 2026 application and the 2026 fee schedule. Fees are paid up front; if the license is denied the license fee is returned but the investigation fee is not (5-1507(2)).
• Hours you may knock: No soliciting after 8:00 p.m. or before 9:00 a.m. unless an appointment was made first (5-1519(2)).
• What the rep carries: A city-approved badge, visible to everyone the rep contacts, showing the rep's name and the company's name, and the original license or a city-initialed copy, shown to police or any resident who asks (5-1509(2)). Every sale or order needs a receipt left behind with the rep's and company's names and addresses, the goods or services, the price, all extra charges and the delivery date (5-1510).
• What takes the time: A police background investigation; the license is issued within seven business days of filing unless the chief shows good cause to deny (5-1508(1), (3)). The packet asks for five forms, a color copy of a state photo ID, and a signed letter on company letterhead authorizing the rep, and each rep applies as a separate license.
• Code: Coon Rapids City Code, Title 5 — Licensing Procedures, Chapter 5-1500 — Transient and Itinerant Merchants and Vendors, Peddlers, Solicitors, Canvassers, and Mobile Food Units (5-1501 to 5-1523). Municode shows the code codified through Ordinance No. 2351, enacted May 19, 2026 (Supp. No. 17, Update 1).
• Worth knowing: No entering or doing business where a sign says no peddlers or solicitors are allowed; the sign's letters must be at least one-half inch high (5-1519(4)). Anyone who has broken the chapter is ineligible for a new license for two years (5-1508(6)). The clerk posts a current list of licensed solicitors and peddlers.
• Read it yourself: Coon Rapids City Code, Chapter 5-1500 · Coon Rapids Code of Ordinances — landing page · City of Coon Rapids — 2026 License Application, Peddler / Canvasser/Solicitor (PDF) · City of Coon Rapids — 2026 Fee Schedule (PDF) · City of Coon Rapids — Current Solicitor & Peddler Lists · checked 23 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Which license term a sales team working a few weeks should buy, and whether a term can be extended
• Whether the badge is issued by the city with the license or supplied by the company for approval
• Whether the Minnesota Workers' Compensation form (Form #4) must come from the employer for 1099 reps

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