Eugene, Oregon: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: No license, permit or registration. The city says so itself: "No license is needed, however there are other commercial solicitor requirements" (City of Eugene Business Licenses page), and the police department's tip sheet says "There are no registration requirements for door-to-door solicitors in Eugene." Eugene regulates a "commercial solicitor" — anyone who "goes from house to house or place to place, selling or taking orders or offering to sell or take orders for goods or services for present or future delivery" — by conduct rules instead (EC 3.005, 3.845).
• Where it comes from: No licensing office is involved; the requirements are self-executing under the city's Uniform Business Practices chapter.
• Fee: None. There is no license, so no license fee applies (EC 3.845–3.847).
• Hours you may knock: Not set. The Commercial Solicitor sections (3.845–3.847) set no knocking hours, and the Chapter 4 (Offenses) section list has no soliciting-hours section — only handbill rules (4.045–4.075), noise and trespass.
• What the rep carries: An identification card showing the rep's name, address, telephone number and photograph — plus the employer's name, address and phone number if employed — shown at the request of any person (EC 3.845(b)).
• What takes the time: Not applicable — there is no license application or background-check process to wait on.
• Code: Eugene Code, Chapter 3 — Commercial Solicitor (§§ 3.845–3.847); definition at § 3.005; handbills at §§ 4.045–4.075.
• Worth knowing: Each order for goods or services must be put in writing, with one copy given to the purchaser, showing the rep's name and address, the employer's name and address, the order terms, and any amount paid in advance — and a receipt must be given on request (EC 3.845(c)–(d)). The employer is strictly liable for a rep's violations of this chapter (EC 3.847(a)). Door hangers: no handbill may be left at premises posted "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," "No Advertisement" or similar, or where you have been asked not to, or where yesterday's handbill is still sitting there (EC 4.060).
• Read it yourself: Eugene Code § 3.845 — Commercial Solicitor, Requirements · Eugene Code § 3.847 — Commercial Solicitor, Responsibilities of Solicitor Employer · Eugene Code § 3.005 — Business Regulations, Definitions · City of Eugene, Business Licenses (Commercial Solicitation) · Eugene Police, Door-to-Door Solicitors tip sheet (PDF) · Eugene Code §§ 4.045–4.075, Advertising and Noise Making (handbills) · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Does the city enforce any hours for door-to-door sales under its noise or trespass rules? Does the company owe the city payroll tax registration or anything else just for sending reps into Eugene? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________