(A) A person may solicit for a charitable or political purpose in or upon the public roadway, except those areas prohibited in this chapter.
(B) A person may conduct commercial solicitation in or upon the public roadway, except those areas prohibited in this chapter, if the solicitor has obtained a license or who is a member of an organization that has obtained a license.
(C) Solicitation for any purpose in the public roadway shall be conducted only during the hours of daylight, specifically one-half hour after sunrise and one-half hour before sunset.
(D) It shall be unlawful for a person younger than 18 years of age to solicit in the public roadway.
(E) It shall be unlawful for a solicitor at any time to enter or remain in the traveled portion of the roadway unless the solicitor has been granted authorization pursuant to Tex. Trans. Code § 552.0071. The restriction on solicitation in the traveled portion of the roadway does not apply to public residential streets.
(F) It shall be unlawful for a canvasser, solicitor or hawker at any time to enter or remain in the traveled portion of the roadway of residential streets so that their presence impedes the flow of traffic.
(G) It shall be unlawful for a person to solicit in the public right-of-way that is within 1,000 feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on days when such school is in session. The measurement of the distance shall be made from the nearest property line of the public or private elementary or secondary school.
(Ord. 15-1117B, passed 11-17-2015)