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Council sends proposed door‑to‑door solicitation limits, ID display and higher fines to city solicitor
Summary
Councilors voted unanimously to send three proposals to the city solicitor: shorten solicitation hours to 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and ban Sundays/holidays, require solicitors to display permits while soliciting, and increase the local fine to $500 to match state law.
Councilor Lewandowski introduced a package of changes to Haverhill’s door‑to‑door solicitation ordinance on July 22, citing constituent complaints about aggressive and persistent solicitors. He referenced Chapter 101, Section 34 of the Massachusetts General Laws as the statutory authority that permits local regulation of solicitation hours and related rules.
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