Daytona Beach, Florida: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a city permit and license before any solicitor, canvasser, peddler or transient merchant does business in the city (66-61). A canvasser or solicitor is anyone going place to place taking orders for goods for future delivery or for services to be performed in the future (66-31). The application is sworn and filled out by the individual, and the permit is not transferable (66-62, 66-66).
• Where it comes from: The city's Permit and Licensing Division. The application goes to the chief of police for a character and business investigation; on approval the division issues the permit (66-62, 66-63). The city's application says it may be submitted by email or in person.
• Fee: The code says the investigation fee is on file in the office of the city clerk (66-62(c)). The city's application lists a Non-Refundable Permit Fee: $100.00 and a Decal Fee: $10.00.
• Hours you may knock: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily except Sunday. Working outside those hours is grounds to suspend, and after a hearing revoke, the permit (66-65(b)).
• What the rep carries: The permit, kept on the person it was issued to (66-66). The permit shows the rep's name, address and photograph and the goods to be sold (66-63(c)).
• What takes the time: A photo taken within 60 days (the application says the City Licensing Dept. takes it), fingerprints, two county property-owner references or other proof of good character, conviction history, and employer credentials (66-62(a)), then the police chief's investigation (66-63). The division may issue a temporary permit while the application is processed (66-64). No processing time is published.
• Code: Daytona Beach Code of Ordinances, Chapter 66, Article II — Commercial Peddlers, Solicitors, Canvassers, Itinerant Vendors (66-31 to 66-66). Municode shows the code codified through Ordinance No. 2026-59, enacted February 18, 2026 (Supp. No. 78).
• Worth knowing: No soliciting is allowed where a home or business displays a no soliciting sign (66-33). Article V of the same chapter separately requires an off-premises solicitation (OPS) permit for soliciting customers for a business anywhere other than its premises (66-176); its rules are written around tourist-area sidewalks and branded shirts, and the code does not say whether a door-to-door rep needs one on top of the Article II permit. The code's footnote points to Florida's home solicitation sales law (F.S. 501.021 to 501.055).
• Read it yourself: Daytona Beach Code Chapter 66 — Peddlers, Solicitors, Canvassers, Itinerant Vendors · Daytona Beach Code of Ordinances — Municode landing page · City of Daytona Beach — Permit Application for Canvassing, Soliciting, Pedaling, or Itinerant Vending · checked 21 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether the $100.00 permit fee and $10.00 decal on the 2023 application are still current
• Whether a door-to-door rep also needs an off-premises solicitation (OPS) permit under 66-176
• How long the police investigation takes and how long a permit lasts

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