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Sulphur council repeals solicitor-registration requirement, keeps exemptions for churches and nonprofits
Summary
The Sulphur City Council introduced and approved ordinances removing a city requirement that door-to-door solicitors register, citing complaints about aggressive solicitations of elderly residents; the council kept exemptions for churches, nonprofits and informational distributions.
The Sulphur City Council on its regular meeting introduced and approved changes to the city code that remove a prior requirement for solicitors to register with the city and make related cleanups to chapters 13.5 and 17.
Council members voted to delete language that had required registration for door-to-door solicitors and to align sections addressing distribution and handbills. Council discussion and staff remarks said the change responds to multiple complaints, primarily from elderly residents, about aggressive solicitation. "We were receiving multiple complaints primarily from elderly…
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