door to door sales laws wisconsin

Door to door sales laws Wisconsin for the consumer approval transaction and the city permit

Knockdesk is field sales software for teams that sell in person. Door to door sales laws Wisconsin use Wis. Stat. 423.201, which defines a consumer approval transaction, and the cancel in 423.202, plus the city permit. A solicitor permit Wisconsin is not one state badge. This page is general information, not legal advice. The table is the statute map, not a ruling.

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Wisconsin statutes for a home visit. Open the source. This is not a ruling.
Fact	Finding	Source
Home solicitation or cooling-off	Wis. Stat. 423.201 defines a consumer approval transaction. It covers a transaction initiated by face-to-face solicitation away from a regular place of business of the merchant, or by mail or telephone solicitation directed to the particular customer, that is consummated or whose offer is received away from a regular place of business, and in which credit is extended or the cash paid exceeds $25. Wis. Stat. 423.202 lets the customer cancel until midnight of the third business day after the merchant gives the notice required by 423.203.	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/423.202
In-person recording consent	Wis. Stat. 968.31(2)(c) allows a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic, or oral communication when that person is a party to the communication or one of the parties has given prior consent, unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing a criminal or tortious act or any other injurious act. Knockdesk still asks for consent before the file starts.	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/968/31
State solicitor or peddler license	Wis. Stat. 423.201 is a cancel definition, not a statewide solicitor badge. A solicitor permit Wisconsin is the city permit in the table.	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/423.201

The city

Door to door solicitation laws Wisconsin change at the city line

Door to door solicitation laws Wisconsin are the city split in the table. Milwaukee names a mobile seller license for direct sellers, including door-to-door. Madison splits a solicitor application from a trucker or peddler application. A solicitor permit Wisconsin is that clerk's card. The manager still cannot see the turf if the card lives in a folder and the visit lives in a chat.

Permit offices for Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, and Racine. Open the city page.
City	Permit office	Source
Milwaukee	City Clerk License Division. A Mobile Seller's License covers direct sellers who sell goods or take orders for later delivery door-to-door, and transient merchants. The page lists the license at $150.	https://city.milwaukee.gov/cityclerk/license/LicensesPermits
Madison	City Clerk. The licenses page lists a solicitor application for door to door with no merchandise in hand, and a trucker or peddler application for door to door with merchandise in hand.	https://www.cityofmadison.com/clerk/licenses-permits
Green Bay	Clerk. A solicitor license is for house-to-house selling or taking orders, and each person needs one. A direct seller permit is for a fixed stand, not the house visit.	https://www.greenbaywi.gov/223/Direct-Seller-Solicitor-Permits
Kenosha	City Clerk. A peddler license, type 126, is $250 for door to door in residential areas. The page says the peddler must keep moving, and the hours are 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	https://www.kenosha.org/departments/city_clerk_treasurer/licenses___permits.php
Racine	City Clerk miscellaneous licenses. The page lists a hawker and peddler application. Ask the clerk whether that application is the card for a house visit.	https://cityofracinewi.gov/clerk/apply-for-permit/misc-licenses/

The list

The list you can open and the seller's permit

These five city pages do not publish a downloadable no-knock address list. The Department of Revenue still wants a seller's permit when the in-home sale is a taxable product at a Wisconsin sales location.

No-knock lists and the Wisconsin sales tax note.
Fact	Finding	Source
Known no-knock registries	The Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, and Racine pages in the city table do not publish a downloadable no-knock address list. A posted notice at the door is still a door the crew skips, and Do Not Contact takes that pin off the knock list.	https://www.greenbaywi.gov/223/Direct-Seller-Solicitor-Permits
Sales tax for in-home sales	The Department of Revenue says a seller's permit is required for a Wisconsin sales location that makes retail sales of taxable products, unless all sales are exempt. The seller displays or carries the permit.	https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/pcs-seller.aspx

The pin

The Milwaukee card does not write Not Home

Madison can split the solicitor form from the peddler form. Green Bay can require a license for each person. The territory still needs an owner, and the turf still needs the knock. Knockdesk logs the visit on the pin, including Not Home. Do Not Contact stays off the knock list and off coverage. Recording is opt-in. Consent comes before the file. Skip still logs the outcome. The score does not replace the outcome. Onboarding does not block knocks. Import and export only.

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Sample

M418 Oak Ave2:14 PMMaya Chen · North turfAppointment
J22 Harbor Rd2:41 PMJordan Hale · North turfNot home

Door to door sales laws hub
National topics and the other state pages sit on the laws hub.
Knockdesk pricing
Full desk is on the pricing page.
Solicitor permits
City permits, not one national permit.
FTC cooling-off rule
The federal window next to Wis. Stat. 423.202.
Door to door compliance checklist
The city permit, the cancel notice, and the visit on one list.
Vermont laws
The home solicitation cancel in 9 V.S.A. 2454 and the city card.
Virginia laws
The Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act and the city solicitor card.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What are door to door sales laws Wisconsin on this page?

Wis. Stat. 423.201 defines the consumer approval transaction. Wis. Stat. 423.202 is the cancel window. Wis. Stat. 968.31 is the recording rule. The city permits are in the table. This is general information, not legal advice.

What is a solicitor permit Wisconsin?

A solicitor permit Wisconsin is a city permit. Milwaukee uses a mobile seller license. Madison lists a solicitor application for door to door with no merchandise in hand. Wisconsin does not issue one statewide badge in 423.201.

What are door to door solicitation laws Wisconsin?

Door to door solicitation laws Wisconsin are the city rules in the table: Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, and Racine.

Can a Wisconsin crew record the talk at the door?

Wis. Stat. 968.31(2)(c) allows a person who is a party, or who has one party's prior consent, to intercept the communication, unless the purpose is a criminal, tortious, or other injurious act. Knockdesk asks for consent before the file starts. Skip still logs the outcome.

Is this legal advice?

No. This page is general information, not legal advice. Open the statute or the city page, then talk to counsel for your crew.

How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.

The notice

Bring the customer cancel notice and the city permit.

We will walk how the team logs the Wisconsin visit, keeps Do Not Contact off the turf, and picks consent before any file starts. Full desk is on the pricing page. This page is not legal advice. A free trial is not open.