Tucson, Arizona: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: No door-to-door permit in the code. Tucson Code Chapter 7, Businesses Regulated, has no solicitor or canvasser article, and its "Peddler" article covers only a person selling from a temporary, fixed location by vehicle, pushcart or stand (7-26(3)). What does apply is the city business license: it is unlawful to carry on a business subject to the license tax without first getting a license from the city (19-2(a)(1)).
• Where it comes from: Tucson Code Chapter 7 and Chapter 19, Article I, Occupational License Tax, read on the city's code host. The License Section of the Business Services Department, 201 N Stone Ave, handles city business licenses; its page sends readers to Chapter 7 for regulated business licenses and Chapter 19 for business licenses and taxes.
• Fee: No door-to-door fee exists in the code. The city business license costs a nonrefundable $25.00 application fee plus a $50.00 annual license fee, prorated by start date, with a $50.00 renewal each year (19-39). The city's application form gives the same $25 and $50. It is a license for the business, not for each rep.
• Hours you may knock: The code sets none. No section read sets knocking hours for door-to-door sales; the solicitation sections in Chapter 11 (11-33, 11-33.1) carry no clock times for residences.
• What the rep carries: Nothing rep-specific in the code. The business license itself must be displayed and shown on demand under Chapter 19 (section 19-15, title read only), so ask the License Section what a field rep should carry.
• Code: Tucson Code 7-26 (Peddler definitions), 7-27 (Peddler license requirements), 11-33.1 (Prohibited acts), 19-2 (License required), 19-39 (Application fee, annual license fee). The host shows the code as current through June 23, 2026.
• Worth knowing: "No Soliciting" signs have teeth here. It is unlawful to solicit the sale of goods or services on private property if the owner, tenant or lawful occupant has asked the person not to, or has posted a sign clearly indicating that solicitations are not welcome (11-33.1(1)(4)). The same section bans soliciting sales in an aggressive manner in a public area, and the code counts doorways and entrances to dwellings as a public area (11-33(i)). The city's Peddler License Packet is for site-based vending: it says all peddler activities must be on commercial or industrial zoned property and that residential property cannot be used. The license tax is not presumed to apply to the part of a business that is interstate commerce (19-17).
• Read it yourself: City of Tucson, Business License and Tax Information · City of Tucson Business License Application form · City of Tucson Peddler License Packet · Tucson Code Chapter 7, Businesses Regulated (article list) · Tucson Code Sec. 7-26 · Tucson Code Sec. 7-27 · Tucson Code Sec. 19-2 · Tucson Code Sec. 19-39 · Tucson Code Sec. 19-17 · Tucson Code Sec. 11-33 · Tucson Code Sec. 11-33.1 · Tucson Code Chapter 11, Crimes and Offenses (section list) · Tucson code overview (currency statement) · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Whether a company selling door to door at residences needs anything beyond the general city business license; Whether an out-of-state company with no Tucson office needs the business license; What a rep should carry to show the company is licensed. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________