Springdale, Arkansas: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — two permits. The company (the "principal") needs a principal permit before any soliciting in the city, and each rep acting for it needs their own peddler/solicitor permit from the City Clerk (82-1(c), (d)). A solicitor is anyone who goes to a private home uninvited to take orders for goods for future delivery or for services to be performed in the future (82-1(a)(8)).
• Where it comes from: The City Clerk, for both permits (82-1(c), (d)). The company's written application names a contact person, the products or services, the method of operation and a list of the reps who will work the city. The company must also meet the city's business license requirements (82-1(c), pointing to 26-27).
• Fee: $40.00 for the company's principal permit, paid to the City Clerk before any soliciting (82-1(c)), plus $5.00 for each rep's peddler/solicitor permit (82-1(d)). The business license fee under Chapter 26 was not read.
• Hours you may knock: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during standard time, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. during daylight saving time — no knocking or ringing between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. in standard time or between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. in daylight saving time (82-1(e)(3)).
• What the rep carries: Three things: a copy of section 82-1 itself, a copy of their city permit, and a visible photo ID provided by the company identifying the rep (82-1(e)(1)).
• What takes the time: Each rep brings a criminal background check from the Arkansas State Police and a sworn statement of no felonies and no misdemeanors for theft, sexual offenses or drug offenses; anyone with such a conviction is refused (82-1(d)(3), (4)). Photo ID is required at application (82-1(d)(2)). No processing time is published.
• Code: Springdale Code of Ordinances, Chapter 82 — Peddlers and Solicitors, section 82-1 (last amended by Ord. No. 5724, 5-24-22). Municode shows the code codified through Ordinance No. 6214, enacted May 4, 2026 (Supp. No. 145).
• Worth knowing: The principal permit expires December 31 of the year it is issued (82-1(c)). The City Clerk hands out free "no soliciting/no peddling" decals to residents, and no rep may knock where one, or a "no peddlers," "no solicitors" or "no trespassing" sign, is posted (82-1(b), (e)(2)). Reps must give their name and the company's at the start of the conversation (82-1(e)(7)). Fines run up to $1,000.00 per violation (82-1(f)). The same sign rule covers commercial and industrial businesses (82-4).
• Read it yourself: Springdale Code, Chapter 82 — Peddlers and Solicitors · Springdale Code of Ordinances — Municode landing page · checked 21 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• What the Chapter 26 business license costs for an out-of-town door-to-door company
• How long the Arkansas State Police background check and the rep permit usually take
• Whether rep permits also expire December 31 or run on their own term

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