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Council adopts ordinance regulating door-to-door solicitation and panhandling; companies must register and provide background reports
Summary
Following a public hearing, the Aransas Pass City Council adopted an amendment to Chapter 21-8 that defines aggressive solicitation and establishes a permit/registration regime for commercial solicitors and related penalties; companies must provide background-check reports for individuals who will go door-to-door.
The Aransas Pass City Council on April 7 adopted an amendment to the city code addressing aggressive door-to-door solicitation and panhandling.
Staff said the item was pulled from a prior ordinance and expanded into a standalone chapter that defines aggressive conduct for door-to-door sales and incorporates panhandling into the ordinance's scope. The draft ordinance sets a registration and permit requirement designed to allow regulated commercial solicitations during defined hours and under specified conditions; staff told the council the permit framework is intended to differentiate legitimate commercial activity (for example, insurance or disaster-recovery contractors) from aggressive or unlawful…
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