Kalamazoo, Michigan: door-to-door solicitor permit

Partly read: the permit answer is sourced, but the fee or the hours could not be read from the city’s own pages. The clerk questions below cover the gap.

• The answer: Yes, for selling products — the city's licensing page lists a peddler's business license for businesses that involve door-to-door sales of products. Whether door-to-door orders for a service (such as fiber internet) need it is not confirmed: the code chapter could not be read because the city's code host blocked automated reading. Whether the license is per rep or per company is also not confirmed.
• Where it comes from: Apply through the city's online Application for Outdoor Business Licenses; the fee is paid at the City Treasurer's Office at City Hall, 241 W South Street, and the City Clerk issues the license.
• Fee: Not read. The city's page says the application form shows the fee for each license type, but the form shows it only after the license type is chosen, and the code chapter was blocked.
• Hours you may knock: Not read. The code chapter was blocked, and the city's licensing pages do not list door-to-door hours.
• What the rep carries: Not read. The code chapter was blocked.
• What takes the time: The city says it can take up to three weeks to issue a business license while staff review the application, check insurance requirements and run background checks if needed. The fee must be paid before the license is issued.
• Code: Kalamazoo Code of Ordinances, hosted on eCode360 (the city's Code of Ordinances link redirects there). The peddler chapter and section numbers were not read.
• Read it yourself: City of Kalamazoo — Apply for Business Licenses for Outdoor Sales · City of Kalamazoo — Application for Outdoor Business Licenses (online form) · Kalamazoo Code of Ordinances (eCode360, not read, host blocked) · checked 23 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether a door-to-door rep taking orders for a service (such as fiber internet) needs the peddler's license, and whether it is per rep or per company
• The peddler's license fee
• What hours door-to-door sales are allowed, and the code section
• Whether the rep must carry the license or a badge, and whether a background check is always run

Clerk’s name ______________ Direct line ______________ Date called ______________