Spokane, Washington: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes. A business registered with the city must also get a separate "itinerant vendor" permit when a person "travels from door to door as the principal means of conducting business" selling any goods, merchandise, service or product (10.40.010). The permit rides on the business registration, so it is per business, not a badge per rep.
• Where it comes from: Spokane Municipal Code 10.40.010. Issued by the City of Spokane Office of Taxes and Licenses, 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd. The city's Business Licenses page links the application and says to apply online through Accela Citizen Access.
• Fee: The city's application form says "No Fee with Proof of Business Registration." The cost is the business registration itself: the code sets the regular and the nonresident registration at $131 per twelve-month period from January 1, 2024, plus a per-person personnel fee, and allows a yearly CPI adjustment (08.02.0206). Confirm this year's figure with Taxes and Licenses.
• Hours you may knock: Not published. Chapter 10.40 sets no knocking hours. The old solicitation section in the penal code, 10.10.027, shows as repealed.
• What the rep carries: A copy of the city license, on the person, shown to anyone who asks (10.40.060).
• What takes the time: Applications must be filed at least three business days before issuance (10.40.030). No background check, fingerprinting or bond appears in the chapter.
• Code: Spokane Municipal Code 10.40.010, 10.40.025, 10.40.030, 10.40.060 and 08.02.0206. Section 10.40.010 shows Ordinance C36863, effective June 10, 2026.
• Worth knowing: A rep must move from a spot next to a residence when asked by someone in charge of it, and may not stand on a public way more than ten minutes in one place (10.40.060). Working without the permit is a civil infraction, each day a separate violation (10.40.025).
• Read it yourself: Spokane Municipal Code 10.40.010 · Spokane Municipal Code 10.40.030 · Spokane Municipal Code 10.40.060 · Spokane Municipal Code 10.40.025 · Spokane Municipal Code 08.02.0206 · Spokane Municipal Code 10.10.027 · City of Spokane Itinerant Vendor Application · City of Spokane Business Licenses page · checked 18 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: What is the business registration fee this year after the CPI adjustment? Does each rep need a copy of the permit, or one per crew? Does the city enforce any knocking hours for door-to-door sales? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________