Minneapolis, Minnesota: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a solicitor registration rather than a paid license. The city defines a solicitor as someone who takes orders for goods or services for future delivery, which is most fiber, solar and pest work.
• Where it comes from: City of Minneapolis business licensing
• Fee: No fee is charged for a solicitor’s registration.
• Hours you may knock: No official source stating them was reached.
• What the rep carries: The city-issued ID card, carried and displayed while working.
• Code: City business licensing
• Worth knowing: The peddler category sitting next to it is a different license with a different application. Registering the team as the wrong one wastes a week.
• Read it yourself: Solicitor licensing · checked 4 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: The permitted hours; The registration term; How long the ID card takes. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________