The Doorstep Playbook

Door-to-Door Permit Rules in Idaho: 2 Cities Checked

So far 2 cities in Idaho have been checked. Each one links to its own card, which cites the ordinance and shows the date it was checked.

Boise

  • Permit: Yes — a license from the City Clerk’s Office.
  • Fee: No official source stating it was reached.
  • Hours you may knock: 9:00 a.m. to one hour after sunset, unless in a commercially zoned area (3-2-12(B)). A residential route in December ends before six.
  • Checked: 4 September 2026

Meridian

  • Permit: Yes — a Mobile Sales Unit (MSU) license, per rep.
  • Fee: $73.25 per applicant, per the city's own Mobile Sales Unit application and program brochure ('Application fee—$73.25'). The code itself sets no dollar figure, only that the fee is 'as set forth in the fee schedule of the City Clerk's office' (§ 3-4-2.A.5.a(2)).
  • Hours you may knock: The code sets no fixed citywide clock window. Each applicant must describe 'the hours, locations, and means' the unit will operate (§ 3-4-2.A.5.a(1)(E)), and the license itself must show those licensed hours on its face (§ 3-4-2.A.5.f(3)); operating outside them is unlawful (§ 3-4-2.B.1).
  • Checked: 19 September 2026

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