For the purpose of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Distributor.
Any person who attempts only to distribute handbills, advertising flyers, or printed information pertinent to political, religious, or other community issues.
Peddler.
Any person who engages in commercial activities within the city limits by carrying goods or merchandise and selling or offering for sale for immediate delivery such goods or merchandise from door-to-door.
Solicitor.
Any person who solicits or attempts to solicit, from door-to-door, funds or orders for services, commercial goods, wares, merchandise, subscriptions, or publications to be delivered at a future date or time.
(Ordinance 22-O-04.13-01, sec. 4.03.001, adopted 4/13/2022)
(a) 
Any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of any section of this article is guilty of a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00 (five hundred dollars).
(b) 
Any peddler or solicitor who enters upon property owned, leased, or controlled by another and willfully refuses to leave the property, after receiving notification to leave from the owner, leaser, or person controlling the property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor criminal trespass and upon conviction shall be fined as provided in the Texas Penal Code.
(Ordinance 22-O-04.13-01, sec. 4.03.002, adopted 4/13/2022)
(a) 
No peddler or solicitor may conduct activities defined in this article, without prior invitation or appointment with the occupant of the premises, before 9:00 a.m. and after 8:00 p.m. on any day.
(b) 
No peddler or solicitor may peddle or solicit in the public street or from medians in the streets, within the city limits, or in any way block, obstruct, or unduly hinder passage on public streets within the city limits.
(Ordinance 22-O-04.13-01, sec. 4.03.003, adopted 4/13/2022)
Any peddler or solicitor who conducts or attempts to conduct business at a place where a sign clearly indicates that solicitors or peddlers are unwelcome is in violation of this article.
(Ordinance 22-O-04.13-01, sec. 4.03.004, adopted 4/13/2022)
It is unlawful for a person to engage in aggressive solicitation, which is defined as:
(1) 
Intentionally or knowingly making any physical contact with or touching another person in the course of the solicitation without the person’s consent;
(2) 
Following the person being solicited, if that conduct is:
(A) 
Intended to or likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the commission of a criminal act upon property in the person’s possession; or
(B) 
Intended to or reasonably likely to intimidate the person being solicited into responding affirmatively to the solicitation;
(3) 
Continuing to solicit a person within five feet of the person being solicited after the person has made a negative response;
(4) 
Intentionally or knowingly blocking the safe or free passage of the person being solicited or requiring the person, or the driver of a vehicle, to take evasive action to avoid physical contact with the person making the solicitation;
(5) 
Using obscene or abusive language or gestures toward the person being solicited.
(Ordinance 22-O-04.13-01, sec. 4.03.005, adopted 4/13/2022)