Maple Grove, Minnesota: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a license or a registration, issued to one individual and not transferable (10-324, 10-330(2)). A peddler sells a product or personal service, and the code says that can include setting up future contracts for service; peddlers need a license. A solicitor takes orders for goods delivered later and a commercial canvasser tries to exchange money for a product; both register instead (10-323, 10-324).
• Where it comes from: The police department. Applications go to the police on its form, and the police chief or designee issues or denies (10-326(a), 10-327). The peddler application and canvasser registration are on the Police page.
• Fee: Peddler license: a $35.00 nonrefundable background fee with the application, then $200.00 when the license is picked up — $235.00 total, not prorated, per the police department's peddler application. A lost or damaged ID card is $10.00 to replace. Registration for solicitors and commercial canvassers carries no fee (10-328(a)).
• Hours you may knock: No activity between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. (10-330(4), 10-335(a)(6)). The license is also limited to the days and hours written on the application (10-330(4)).
• What the rep carries: The license or registration, on the person at all times while working, shown with proper identification at the first contact (10-330(3), (5)). Not carrying photo ID and the license or registration is a listed nuisance (10-335(a)(12)).
• What takes the time: A police investigation including a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension criminal history check, endorsed within five to seven regular business days after filing (10-327(a)). The application asks for two 2x2 color photos taken within 60 days and a state photo ID (10-326(b)(13)), and says to allow a minimum of five working days. Registration requires a list of every rep with dates of birth and copies of their IDs (10-328(b)(6)).
• Code: Maple Grove Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10 — Businesses and Licensing, Article X — Peddlers, Solicitors, Hawkers and Canvassers (10-322 to 10-335). Municode shows the code codified through Ordinance No. 26-06, enacted June 1, 2026 (Supp. No. 6, Update 1).
• Worth knowing: Going onto a property with a "No Solicitors" or "No Soliciting" sign is a nuisance, and so is using any door but the main entrance or front door, or dealing with anyone but the adults responsible for the home (10-335(a)(1), (4), (5)). A license expires no later than the following January 1; a registration is good for one month (10-330(1)). The license application must include evidence of any license required under Minn. Stats. ch. 329 (10-326(a)).
• Read it yourself: Maple Grove Code, Chapter 10, Article X — Peddlers, Solicitors, Hawkers and Canvassers · Maple Grove Code of Ordinances — landing page · Maple Grove Police — Application for Peddlers, Transient Merchants & Professional Fundraisers (PDF) · Maple Grove Police — Commercial Canvasser Registration (PDF) · Maple Grove Police · checked 23 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether a fiber or other service rep who takes orders for later installation needs the peddler license or only the free registration
• Whether the free registration's proof of nonprofit status requirement applies to a for-profit company
• Whether Hennepin County or the state requires its own license under Minn. Stats. ch. 329 for this kind of sale

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