Door-to-Door / Hawker-Peddler

It is the goal of the Board of Selectmen in coordination with the Chief of Police, to ensure the safety of its citizens and to regulate the use of such licenses to ensure they are used responsibly and that activities are conducted lawfully and that such licensing activities do not detract from the quality of life in neighborhoods or in the Town as a whole.  The Regulations contained herein have been promulgated to achieve the above stated safety goals and objectives pursuant to the Town’s adoption of the Civil Fingerprinting for Certain License Applicants Bylaw (“Bylaw”) consistent with the authorizing statute, G.L. c. 6, §172B ½, 28 CFR 20.33(a)(3 and Public Law 92-544.  The civil fingerprinting process for municipal licensing applicants is also subject to the “Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Services Policies and Procedures for Civil Fingerprinting for Municipal Licensing Applicants.

Please return all completed applications to the administrative offices of the Swampscott Police Department at 531 Humphrey St. Swampscott, MA 01907.

For questions or concerns, please contact the Swampscott Police Department at (781) 595-2626.