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Peddler/Solicitor

All peddlers and solicitors operating within Newberg city limits must be registered with the city. Registration is free; however, all peddlers and solicitors must be covered by a current City of Newberg business license. Peddler and solicitor registrations are good for a period of six (6) months at a time.

A peddler is defined as "a person, or persons, traveling from place to place selling and delivering at the same time".
A solicitor is defined as "a person, or persons, traveling from place to place, not carrying goods, but taking orders for future delivery, or soliciting for money or other things of value".

Peddlers and solicitors must adhere to the following rules:
* Limit hours of operation to only those hours between 9am and 9pm.
* Not enter uninvited into a private building, structure or room.
* Not enter uninvited upon private property that is posted "no soliciting" or with a similar sign.
* Within 30 seconds after beginning the conversation with a potential customer:
- Provide identification of both the person and whom the person represents;
- Explain the purpose of the person's call;
- Provide a description in commonly understood terms of the goods or services offered for sale; and
- Inquire whether the person being solicited is interested in listening to a sales presentation and immediately discontinue the solicitation if the person being solicited gives a negative response.
* During the course of the solicitation, state the total cost of the goods or services offered for sale and the number, timing, and amount of installment payments if payment on an installment basis is available to the person being solicited.

Click http://www.newbergoregon.gov/sites/default/files/Peddler-Solicitor%20&%20Street%20Vendor%20Regis%202010.pdf  to view the Peddler/Solicitor & Street Vendor registration form.