Green River Ordinance

This article is about the prohibition of door-to-door solicitation. For the band from Fort Worth, Texas, see Green River Ordinance (band).

A Green River Ordinance is a common United States city ordinance prohibiting door-to-door solicitation. Under such an ordinance, it is illegal for any business to sell their items door-to-door without express prior permission from the household. Some versions prohibit all organizations, including non-profit charitable, political, and religious groups, from soliciting or canvassing any household that makes it clear, in writing, that it does not want such solicitations (generally with a "No Trespassing" or "No Solicitations" sign posted.)

The ordinance is named for the city of Green River, Wyoming, which in 1931 was the first city to enact it.[1] The ordinance was unsuccessfully challenged on constitutional grounds by the Fuller Brush Company in 1932.[2]

References

  1. ↑ MRSC Featured Inquiries, "Can a city or town enact a 'Green River ordinance' banning all door to door solicitation?"
  2. ↑ Loislaw Federal District Court Opinions FULLER BRUSH CO. v. TOWN OF GREEN RIVER, (D.Wyo. 1932) No. 2167. July 15, 1932.


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