Fall River, Massachusetts: door-to-door solicitor permit

Not readable yet: the city’s rules could not be read from a primary source on the date shown. Use the call sheet.

• The answer: Could not be read. The city's code is hosted on eCode360, and every attempt to open the code (including its door-to-door solicitation provisions) was stopped by the host's bot check, and the city's own site does not post a door-to-door page. Use the City Clerk Call Sheet and ask the Fall River City Clerk.
• Fee: Not read for door-to-door sales agents. The City Clerk's fee page does list a hawker and peddler license at $125 and a transient vendor's license at $190 — those cover people selling goods, wares or merchandise, not necessarily a rep taking orders for a service.
• Hours you may knock: Not read. No knocking hours are posted on the city's own pages.
• Code: Code of the City of Fall River, Chapter 14 — Businesses, on eCode360 (not readable from here).
• Worth knowing: Per the City Clerk's forms page, anyone going place to place selling or carrying goods, wares or merchandise needs a hawker and peddler license or certificate, valid to May 1, and a holder of a Massachusetts hawker and peddler license must register it with the City Clerk. Non-residents running a temporary or transient business selling goods need a transient vendor license from the City Council.
• Read it yourself: Fall River City Clerk — Forms · Fall River City Clerk — Fees · Fall River Code on eCode360 (blocked) · checked 21 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether a door-to-door sales agent selling a service needs a city license, and whether it is per rep
• The fee, and whether the police run a background check
• The hours door-to-door solicitation is allowed, and whether there is a no-solicitation list or sign rule

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