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Fayette Begging and Soliciting Door-To-Door ordinance (§ 215.310)

Chapter 215: Nuisances · Article IV. Miscellaneous Nuisances

A. The practice of going in and upon private residences in the City of Fayette, Missouri, by beggars, peddlers, solicitors, canvassers, hawkers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of merchandise or services not having been requested or invited to do so by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of said private residence for the purpose of begging or of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise or services, and/or for the purpose of disposing of and/or peddling or hawking the same is hereby declared to be a nuisance punishable as hereinafter provided.

B. The Police force of the City of Fayette, Missouri, is hereby directed and required to suppress the same and to abate any such nuisance as hereinbefore described.

C. Any person convicted of committing a nuisance as herein described as prohibited in Subsection (A) of this Section upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

Official source: City of Fayette official Code of Ordinances (online), § 215.310

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.