Door-to-Door Permit Rules in Massachusetts: 4 Cities Checked

So far 4 cities in Massachusetts have been checked. Each one links to its own card, which cites the ordinance and shows the date it was checked.

Boston

Partly read: the permit answer is sourced, but the fee or the hours could not be read from the city’s own pages.

  • Permit: No city permit for door-to-door sales reps was found.
  • Fee: The code sets no fee for door-to-door sales because it has no such license.
  • Hours you may knock: The code sets no knocking hours.
  • Checked: 19 September 2026

Cambridge

Partly read: the permit answer is sourced, but the fee or the hours could not be read from the city’s own pages.

  • Permit: Yes — a Door-to-Door Solicitation Permit from the Cambridge Police Department, applied for by each rep.
  • Fee: Not published. Neither the Records Unit page nor the application form states a fee for the door-to-door permit.
  • Hours you may knock: Not published for door-to-door sales. The only hour rule in the code is for hawkers crying their wares — not before eight in the morning or after nine at night (5.36.030) — and it is written for street peddling of the goods listed in the state hawkers and peddlers law.
  • Checked: 19 September 2026

Springfield

  • Permit: Yes — a Door-to-Door Sales License issued to the individual rep, from the Police Commissioner ( § 279-38 ).
  • Fee: $25 to apply for the license. A city resident under 18 pays nothing (§ 279-42).
  • Hours you may knock: The Door-to-Door Sales article (§ 279-38 – § 279-46) sets no knocking-hours clause — the code is silent on clock times for this license.
  • Checked: 19 September 2026

Worcester

  • Permit: Yes — a Solicit and Canvas License from the police, plus a police-issued badge worn on an outer garment.
  • Fee: $10.00 per applicant, per the police department's form. The ordinance says the same in words: "a fee of ten dollars to the police department" at the time of filing (§ 13(d)).
  • Hours you may knock: The section sets no knocking hours. § 13 was read in full, (a) through (l), and it has no clock times.
  • Checked: 18 September 2026

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