---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 139.55"
title: "6"
number: "139.55"
heading: "Soliciting, vending, and debt collection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/139.55"
---

# §139.55. Soliciting, vending, and debt collection.

- (a) **General rule.** Soliciting, begging, or demanding gifts, money, goods, or services on Federal property is prohibited, unless otherwise provided in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section. Any person on Federal property is specifically prohibited from:
  - (1) **Soliciting on behalf of—**
    - (i) **Charitable organizations.**
    - (ii) **Political campaigns.**
    - (iii) **Commercial enterprises.**
  - (2) **Vending merchandise of any kind.**
  - (3) **Displaying or distributing commercial advertising.**
  - (4) **Collecting private debts, including repossession of vehicles.**
- (b) **Exceptions.** The following activities are allowed:
  - (1) Soliciting on behalf of charitable organizations as authorized by [5 CFR part 950](/cfr/5/part950.md) and sponsored or approved by the occupant agency.
  - (2) **Posting concessions or personal notices by employees on authorized bulletin boards.**
  - (3) Lessee, or its agents and employees, with respect to space leased for commercial, cultural, educational, or recreational use under [40 U.S.C. 581(h)](/usc/40/581.md?p=h). Public areas of General Services Administration (GSA)-controlled property may be used for other activities as prescribed by GSA.
  - (4) **Collection of non-monetary items that are sponsored or approved by the Federal occupant agencies.**
  - (5) Commercial activities sponsored by recognized Federal employee associations and on-site childcare centers.

## Notes

### Amendments

[90 FR 24218, June 9, 2025, as amended at 91 FR 5665, Feb. 9, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 203(3) and 232(a); 40 U.S.C. 586(c) and 1315.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 24218, June 9, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[90 FR 24218, June 9, 2025, as amended at 91 FR 5665, Feb. 9, 2026]