New Rochelle, New York: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a door to door vendor license from the Department of Development. Anyone going house to house to sell goods, wares or merchandise is a door to door vendor, and it is unlawful to act as a vendor without the license first. Food is not allowed on this permit.
• Where it comes from: The City of New Rochelle Department of Development. The Door to Door Application is returned to the department, notarized with a raised seal.
• Fee: License $225 plus plates $ 50 (as the page prints it) — total fees $275, per the city's Door to Door page. The page does not say whether that is per rep or per company. Veterans or widows of veterans holding a license from the Westchester County Clerk under General Business Law Section 32 get the license without fee.
• Hours you may knock: Between dawn and dusk, Monday through Friday, except holidays. The city defines dusk as 30 minutes after sunset.
• What the rep carries: The fee includes plates; the page does not say how they are displayed. Licenses are not transferable to any other person.
• What takes the time: The paperwork: a notarized application with raised seal, 2 passport-sized photos, a copy of an official ID, and proof of liability insurance naming the City of New Rochelle as additional insured, with an Acord certificate showing not less than $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage, plus the endorsement pages. The page publishes no processing time.
• Code: New Rochelle City Code, Chapter 235, per the city's Door to Door page. The chapter text on eCode360 could not be read.
• Worth knowing: The City Clerk keeps a list of residents who opt out of door to door solicitation and gives it to every Chapter 235 licensee; no property on that list may be solicited. Every license runs January 1 to December 31 of the same year, whatever month it is bought. A violation carries a fine of not more than $250, up to 15 days in jail, or both, and each day is a separate violation.
• Read it yourself: City of New Rochelle — Door to Door · checked 21 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether the $275 license and plates are per rep or one per company
• How the plates are displayed, and whether reps must also carry an ID badge
• How long the Department of Development takes to issue a license after a complete application
• Whether Saturday knocking is allowed, since the city page limits door to door work to Monday through Friday

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