Door-to-Door Solicitation or Sales

Effective immediately, The City of Woonsocket door-to-door sales permit process shall be administered by the Woonsocket Police Department.

• Each salesperson must apply individually to the Woonsocket Police Department during regular business hours by submitting a completed application (Monday through Friday from 8 am-4 pm). 
• No sales supervisor shall direct, supervise, or allow any salesperson to engage in door-to-door sales without first having applied for and received a City of Woonsocket door-to-door sales permit.
• No salesperson shall enter within the perimeter of any residential property included on the No Solicitation List. In addition to the fine(s) established below, the inclusion of a residential property on the No Solicitation List shall constitute notice prohibiting trespass.
• No salesperson shall solicit sales from a person situated within a residential property included on the No Solicitation List from a street, sidewalk, or other adjacent property. 
• Each person shall carry the City of Woonsocket door-to-door sales permit and corresponding government-issued photographic identification at all times while engaged in door-to-door sales and shall display said permit upon request by any police officer, City Official, or any person present at a residential property where door-to-door sales are solicited.
• No salesperson or supervisor shall use any vehicle to transport persons or materials for door-to-door sales unless said vehicle is identified in the City of Woonsocket door-to-door sales permit application and the exterior of said vehicle is marked with the name of the sale organization and the words “DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES.” All required information shall be in letters a minimum of four inches in height on both sides of the vehicle.
• Door-to-door sales shall only be conducted between the hours of 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Monday through Friday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturdays, and no door-to-door sales on Sundays.