Lexington, Kentucky: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes for peddlers. Every peddler must get the peddler license from the Division of Revenue and wear the badge it issues (15-7). The code defines a peddler as someone who carries merchandise while going through the streets to show and sell it (13-1), while the door-to-door hours rule is written wider and covers taking orders for services too (15-12). A team that only takes service orders should ask the Division of Revenue whether it is licensed as a peddler or an itinerant merchant.
• Where it comes from: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Division of Revenue. The bond is filed with the commissioner of finance (15-7).
• Fee: The special fee table lists “Peddler 10.00 per day per person or 250.00 per year per person,” due before activity, as a minimum license fee credited against the regular occupational license fee (13-13). On top of that, an indemnity bond of $500.00 from a surety company, or a cash bond in that amount; one bond per peddler per year (15-7).
• Hours you may knock: Door-to-door sales are limited to 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (15-12). “Door-to-door sales” means going from dwelling unit to dwelling unit, or business to business, selling or taking orders for goods or for services to be performed now or later.
• What the rep carries: The badge or other certificate of licensure with the licensee’s name, worn in plain view at all times. The license is not transferable (15-7).
• What takes the time: The bond, and for an out-of-town outfit the state filing: a “transient” merchant as defined in KRS 365.650 must file the transient merchant application required by KRS 365.665 with the Division of Revenue at least ten days before doing business (15-12). No processing time is published.
• Code: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Code of Ordinances 15-7, 15-9, 15-12, 15-13, 15-14; definitions at 13-1; fee table at 13-13. Municode shows the version dated Jul 17, 2026 as current.
• Worth knowing: Defacing a badge or breaking 15-7 carries a fine of up to $500.00 and/or up to twelve months (15-9). Breaking the hours and location rules in 15-12 carries a fine of up to $250.00 a day (15-14). Peddlers may not work in a county park without permission (15-12).
• Read it yourself: Lexington-Fayette Code Chapter 15, Peddlers and Solicitors · Lexington-Fayette Code Chapter 13, Licenses and Regulations (13-1, 13-13) · checked 18 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Is a rep who takes orders for a service, carrying no merchandise, licensed as a peddler, an itinerant merchant, or neither? Is the 13-13 peddler fee per rep, and is it still the amount in the code? Can one company bond cover every rep, or is it one bond per person? How long from application to badge? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________