According to the Municipal Code, all persons going door-to-door soliciting must be licensed by the City of Oak Creek and must wear a photo ID badge. Non-profit and charitable organizations are not required to be licensed, but must be registered at the Police Department. If you are aware of someone soliciting without proper identification, please contact the Police Department at 762-8200.

The City of Oak Creek Municipal Code contains the following definition:

Transient Merchant - "Any individual who engages in the retail sale of merchandise at any place in the City of Oak Creek temporarily, and who does not intend to become and does not become a permanent merchant. For purposes of this Subsection, sale of merchandise includes a sale in which the personal services rendered upon or in connection with the merchandise constitutes the greatest part of value for the price received, but does not include a farm auction sale conducted by or for a resident farmer of personal property used on the farm, or the sale of produce or other perishable products at retail or wholesale by a resident of this state."