As the weather trends warmer and more people are getting outside, more solicitors are going door-to-door.

As salespeople are making their way through the streets, knowing the dos and don’ts of solicitation in New Hope is essential.

Before beginning any sales in New Hope:

• Solicitors must first register with and get the approval of the city
• Applicants must always possess a copy of their registration while soliciting

Upon the city’s approval to solicit, salespeople cannot do these prohibited practices:

• Disobey a “No Solicitation” sign posted on private property
• Obstruct the free flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic
• Create a direct threat to the health, safety, or welfare of any individual or the general public
• Enter residential premises between 8 p.m. and 9 a.m.
• Harass, intimidate, abuse, or threaten a person; continue to offer merchandise for sale to any person after being declined, or refuse to leave premises

Solicitors in violation of those prohibitions can be charged with a petty misdemeanor.

Further details can be found in New Hope City Ordinance Sec. 8-6. - Solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, and transient merchants: https://bit.ly/2Q3DdmH