Boonville Soliciting, vending, or sales activities on public streets prohibited ordinance (§ 12-4)
Chapter 12: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article I. In General
In short: No one may solicit funds or sell goods on public streets or alleys without council permission, and on Main Street from Hwy 5 north to the bridge selling from parked vehicles, sidewalks leaving under 60 inches clear, or parkways is banned.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) Notwithstanding, other ordinances to the contrary, no person or organization shall solicit for funds or offer for sale any merchandise on any public street, alley or thoroughfare without specific permission from the city council.
(b) No person shall park a vehicle (vehicle shall mean as defined in 300.545 RSMo), in public parking spaces on Main Street from the intersection of Hwy 5, North to the bridge, for the purpose of selling or soliciting to sell any items from said vehicle, to pedestrians or motor vehicle occupants passing by said vehicle.
(c) No person shall sell or solicit from any public sidewalk on Main Street from the intersection of Hwy 5, North to the bridge, if this activity leaves less than 60 inches clearance.
(d) No person shall sell or solicit from public parkways on Main Street from the intersection of Hwy 5, North to the bridge.
Official source: City of Boonville official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 12-4
Text from Supplement 8 (December 2025), through Ordinance 4678 of December 16, 2024.
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.