Aberdeen Residents Can Sign Up for 'No Knock' List

Aberdeen residents who want to opt-out of receiving door-to-door solicitations in the new year can add their information to a township No Knock list. 

The Township Council recently approved changes to rules governing when and how solicitors, canvassers and peddlers can operate. They also added a No Knock list provision that goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2014—residents can find the application for the registry online here though the township website. 

Under two updated ordinances, anyone conducting door-to-door business can do so only between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday—such activities are prohibited on Sundays and legal holidays.

Concerns from residents prompted officials to reconsider the rules.

“There were some residents who called,” said Township Clerk Karen Ventura when the changes were proposed. “This way they can feel comfortable.”

The ordinances also establish a licensing procedure and require that solicitors, canvassers and peddlers wear a badge including their license number.