Dothan, Alabama: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — an identification card from the license division, one for each agent or solicitor, before anyone goes door to door uninvited or solicits orders for goods (18-176(b), (d)). The card lasts no longer than 30 days (18-176(b)). The section also says the applicant must comply with all city ordinances, and the license schedule lists a separate local peddlers license that points back to the same section (18-22).
• Where it comes from: The City of Dothan license division, on a written application giving name and physical description, addresses, what is being sold, the company the orders are for, how long the permit is wanted, any moral-turpitude convictions, the vehicle used, and a Social Security number (18-176(c)).
• Fee: $3.00 per identification card, one card for each agent or solicitor (18-176(d)). The license schedule lists "Solicitors Permit $ 3.00" and, separately, "Peddlers License - Local $ 100.00", both pointing to 18-176 (18-22). The code does not say whether a team selling services needs the $ 100.00 peddlers license on top of the $3.00 cards.
• Hours you may knock: Door-to-door canvassing is banned between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and all day on Sunday and legal holidays (18-176(g)).
• What the rep carries: The identification card. It must be shown to any police officer or city official on demand and displayed to every person being solicited (18-176(d)).
• What takes the time: The license division issues the card within five working days of the application, unless the applicant has a felony conviction or falsified the application (18-176(d)). No fingerprinting or bond is in the section.
• Code: Dothan Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18 — Businesses, Article VIII — Peddlers and Solicitors (18-176 to 18-178), and the license schedule (18-22). Municode shows the code codified through Ordinance No. 2026-96, enacted April 21, 2026 (Supp. No. 67).
• Worth knowing: Going onto a private residence uninvited to solicit orders, or doing so when a sign near the doorknob or doorbell asks solicitors not to disturb, is declared a nuisance and a misdemeanor (18-177). A card can be revoked by the municipal court for fraud, misrepresentation or a breach of the peace (18-176(d)).
• Read it yourself: Dothan Code, Chapter 18, Article VIII — Peddlers and Solicitors · Dothan Code 18-22 — Schedule of license classifications and fees · Dothan Code of Ordinances — landing page · checked 23 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether a door-to-door rep selling a service (such as fiber internet) needs the local peddlers license on the schedule as well as the per-rep identification card
• Whether the company needs its own annual Dothan business license before reps apply
• Whether the identification card can be renewed after 30 days without a new application

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