Miami, Florida: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: No city door-to-door permit is in the code. Miami's Chapter 39, "Peddlers and Itinerant Vendors," regulates sidewalk and street vending only. The one section that reaches door-knockers is the posted-sign rule (39-47). A business still needs a city Business Tax Receipt (BTR) if its line of work is in the schedule (31-26).
• Where it comes from: The City of Miami Code on Municode: Chapter 39 (its stated intent is to regulate vending on streets, rights-of-way and public parking facilities, 39-27) and Chapter 31, Local Business Tax. A full-text search of the code for "solicitors," "canvassing" and "door-to-door" returns only 39-47 and the BTR schedule.
• Fee: The code sets no door-to-door solicitor permit fee because it sets no such permit. The BTR schedule (31-50) has no door-to-door solicitor line; its "peddler" lines are tied to Chapter 39 street vending. Ask the city which BTR category, if any, it applies to your company.
• Hours you may knock: Not published. The code sets no knocking hours for solicitors.
• What the rep carries: Nothing city-issued is named in the code for a door-to-door rep. See the state permit below.
• What takes the time: No city background check, bond or processing time is published for door-to-door sales.
• Code: City of Miami Code, Chapter 39 (39-27, 39-47) and Chapter 31 (31-26, 31-50). Municode shows the online version as "Aug 28, 2026 (current)."
• Worth knowing: A posted sign controls. It is unlawful for uninvited solicitors, peddlers or door-to-door canvassers to go on premises posted "no peddlers," "no solicitors," "no trespassing" or similar (39-47). Separate from the city: Florida law makes it unlawful to conduct a home solicitation sale without a state home solicitation sale permit, applied for with the clerk of the circuit court for the county, with fingerprints and two color photos (F.S. 501.022). The statute lists exclusions, including sales by sample, catalog or brochure for future delivery. Read it against how your reps sell.
• Read it yourself: City of Miami Code Chapter 39, Peddlers and Itinerant Vendors · City of Miami Code 39-47 · City of Miami Code Chapter 31, Local Business Tax (31-26, 31-50) · Florida Statutes 501.022 · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Does the City of Miami require a Business Tax Receipt for a company whose reps sell door to door in the city, and under which category in 31-50? Does Miami-Dade County require its own peddler or solicitor receipt for reps working inside city limits? What does the Miami-Dade Clerk charge for the state home solicitation sale permit, and how long does it take? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________