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Oakland approves change to peddler and solicitor rules, restores no‑solicit list
Summary
On second and final reading the council amended Ordinance 23‑24 to remove language that excluded dwellings, reinstated a no‑solicit list and set permit/background‑check requirements for door‑to‑door sales; enforcement details and penalties were described as limited.
The Board of Aldermen voted to approve Ordinance 25‑10, a second and final reading amendment to Ordinance 23‑24, removing language that had barred dwellings from restrictions on peddlers, solicitors, transient vendors and street callers.
Town Manager Mister Ellis told the board the change permits door‑to‑door sales in Oakland but requires solicitors to obtain a permit, background check and an identifying badge; residents may register for a no‑solicitation list that Ellis said will be available on the town…
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