Each solicitor and handbill distributor shall carry with him/her and produce upon the request of any citizen, city employee, or city official, the following information and identification:
(1) 
The permit issued by the City of Frisco pursuant to this article;
(2) 
A copy of the valid state sales tax certificate, if applicable; and
(3) 
A valid driver's license or other valid, official photo identification.
(Ordinance 08-07-67, sec. 11, adopted 7/15/08)
(a) 
Except as otherwise prohibited, the distribution of any handbill, including noncommercial and commercial handbills may only be distributed by:
(1) 
Handing the noncommercial handbill or commercial handbill directly to the owner, occupant, or any other person then present in or upon such premises; or
(2) 
Depositing the noncommercial handbill or commercial handbill in a secure manner to prevent such handbill from being blown or drifting about the premises, except that mailboxes may not be used when prohibited by federal postal laws or regulations.
(b) 
An individual, directly or through an agent or employee, may not:
(1) 
Throw, cast or scatter any commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill, or leave any commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill unattended that is not securely affixed to the place of deposit.
(2) 
Solicit funds or distribute commercial or noncommercial handbills at a place of residence during the following hours unless invited to do so by the occupant or owner of the residence:
Monday-Friday:
Before 9:00 a.m. and after the earlier of dusk or 9:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday:
Before 10:00 a.m. and after the earlier of dusk or 9:00 p.m.
For purposes of this section, dusk means thirty (30) minutes after sunset.
(3) 
Solicit funds or distribute commercial handbills after the revocation or expiration of any permit issued or during the suspension or any permit issued, as hereinafter provided.
(4) 
Solicit funds or distribute commercial handbills for a purpose other than what was represented in the application upon which the permit was issued.
(5) 
Represent that the issuance of a permit by the city constitutes an endorsement or approval of the solicitation or distribution by the city or its officers or employees.
(6) 
Distribute any commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill in or up on any premises which are temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant.
(7) 
Distribute any commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill upon any premises if requested not to do so by the owner, occupant, or any other person then present in or upon such premises, or if there is placed on such premises in a conspicuous place upon or near the main entrance to the residence or premises, a card as provided in section 22-94 of this Code.
(8) 
Distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill in any place, under any circumstances, which does not have printed on the cover, front or back thereof, the name, address and telephone number of the handbill sponsor who caused the same to be distributed; provided, however, that in the case of a fictitious person or club, in addition to such fictitious name, the true names and addresses of the owners, managers, or agents for the fictitious person or club sponsoring such commercial handbill shall also appear thereon.
(9) 
Employ, hire, request, direct or cause, directly or indirectly, another person who does not have a permit to distribute commercial handbills or solicit funds within the city.
(10) 
Distribute commercial handbills or solicit funds under the direction of another and not have a supervisor who can arrive at the location where the person is distributing the handbills or soliciting within ten minutes of being requested to appear, by the police or otherwise.
(11) 
Direct someone else to distribute commercial handbills or solicit funds and not provide a supervisor who can arrive at the location where the person is distributing the handbills or soliciting within ten minutes of being requested to appear, by the police or otherwise.
(12) 
Allow a person to use a permit issued in another person's name or to use a permit issued in another person's name.
(Ordinance 08-07-67, sec. 12, adopted 7/15/08; Ordinance 14-05-25, sec. 4, adopted 5/6/14)
(a) 
Solicitation of persons in vehicles.
Except as permitted by state law, it shall be unlawful for any person to peddle, sell, offer, or exhibit for sale any merchandise or service, whether for profit, for a charitable purpose or otherwise to any person in a motor vehicle, truck, motorcycle or other vehicle (collectively hereinafter "Vehicle") while the Vehicle is located within a public right-of-way.
(b) 
Solicitation in public right-of-way.
Except as permitted by state law, it shall be unlawful for any person to solicit funds, donations, contributions, employment, business or a ride, whether for profit, for a charitable purpose or otherwise, upon any public street, street right-of-way, median, traffic island, parkway, or other public right-of-way, excluding sidewalks designed for pedestrian use, within the City of Frisco.
(c) 
Acknowledgement of state law.
Frisco acknowledges that the state legislature has adopted V.T.C.A., Transportation Code sec. 552.0071, which became effective on May 3, 2005.
(d) 
Selling or attempting to sell on sidewalk/right-of-way.
It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle, sell, offer, or exhibit for sale any merchandise or service, whether for profit, for a charitable purpose or otherwise on a public sidewalk or road without previous permission granted by the city manager, or his designee.
(Ordinance 08-07-67, sec. 13, adopted 7/15/08)
(a) 
A person desiring that no merchant or other person engage in solicitation, a home solicitation transaction, or distribution of commercial handbills, noncommercial handbills at his/her premises shall exhibit, in a conspicuous place upon or near the main entrance to the premises (including but not limited to entrances to: an apartment unit, building or complex; a single- or multi-family residential structure; private sidewalks; a development with private streets; or areas maintained by a property owner's association) a weatherproof card, not less than three inches by four inches in size bearing the words, "no advertisements", "no solicitation", or "no handbills", to indicate that the occupants of such premises do not desire to be molested or to have their right of privacy disturbed, or to have a handbill of any type left upon the premises. The letters on such cards shall be not less than two-thirds (2/3) of an inch in height.
(b) 
Every person upon going onto any premises shall first examine the premises to determine if any notice prohibiting soliciting or distribution of commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill distribution is exhibited upon or near the main entrance to the premises. If notice prohibiting solicitation or commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill distribution is exhibited, the person shall immediately depart from the premises without distributing, placing, or depositing any type of handbill or disturbing the occupant, unless the visit is the result of a request made by the occupant.
(c) 
No person shall go upon any premises and ring the doorbell, or rap or knock upon the door or create any sound in a manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of the premises, for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant and engaging in or attempting to engage in a solicitation or distribution transaction, if a card, as described in this section, is exhibited in compliance with this section, unless the visit is the result of a request made by the occupant.
(d) 
No person, other than the owner or occupant of the premises, shall remove, deface, or render illegible, a card placed by the occupant pursuant to this section.
(e) 
Any merchant or person who has gained entrance to a premises, or audience with the occupant, whether invited or not, shall immediately depart from the premises without disturbing the occupant further when requested to leave by the occupant.
(Ordinance 08-07-67, sec. 14, adopted 7/15/08)
(a) 
No person shall engage in or attempt to engage in job placement activities in an unauthorized location. This section shall not apply to job placement activities concerning employment or business for the owner or lawful tenants of the subject premises.
(b) 
For purposes of this section, an unauthorized location is any premises or place where the occupant or owner has a notice posted, in both English and Spanish in a conspicuous place at each street entrance and exit to such location not less than 18 by 24 inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height and not to exceed, in total area, six square feet, containing a message in substantially the following form:
"It is unlawful to engage in job placement activities on these premises."
(c) 
This section shall override other ordinances, excluding safety, structural integrity and traffic visibility requirements, regulating the placement of signage, temporary or permanent, for the purpose of solicitation or job placement in and throughout the City of Frisco.
(Ordinance 08-07-67, sec. 15, adopted 7/15/08)