§ 27-2. Identification card required to engage in solicitation.

(a)

Within the city, it shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following:

(1)

Enter upon a private premises within the city to engage in solicitation of the occupants, without displaying a currently valid identification card on the upper front portion of the person;

(2)

Engage in solicitation on public property or while in any doorway, stairway, window, or opening of any kind abutting thereon, without displaying a currently valid identification card on the upper front portion of the person;

(3)

Engage in solicitation for any purpose, at any time of day, or using any method or mean other than that listed in the application for the identification card and as authorized by this chapter; or

(4)

Represent, in connection with a solicitation, that the issuance of the identification card by the city constitutes an endorsement or approval of the purposes, means, methods, services, or merchandise by the city or any of its officers or employees.

(b)

When a person uses more than one individual to engage in solicitation on its behalf, an identification card shall be required for each individual and for the person employing another person to engage in solicitation.

(c)

It is an affirmative defense to subsection (a)(2) that the person is wearing a city-issued uniform that clearly identifies the person and the person is acting pursuant to Section 552.007 of the Texas Transportation Code.

(Ord. No. 2009-9086, § 2, 6-25-09)