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Hillsborough County adopts ordinance limiting roadside solicitation in public-safety move
Summary
The county adopted an ordinance repealing and replacing solicitation-and-distribution rules to continue allowing law enforcement to prohibit pedestrians from entering roadways to distribute, receive or exchange items; county communications said the change aims to increase public safety.
Hillsborough County commissioners on March 4 adopted a revised ordinance governing solicitation and distribution on public roads that, according to county communications, is intended to increase public safety.
The ordinance repeals and replaces the prior solicitation-and-distribution-on-public-roads language and allows law enforcement to prohibit pedestrians from entering roadways to distribute, receive or exchange items from vehicles.
"The action changes language to continue to allow law enforcement to prohibit pedestrians from entering roadways for the purpose of distributing, receiving, or exchanging items from vehicles," Katie of Hillsborough County Communications and Digital Media summarized. County communications described the change as aimed at increasing public safety across the county.
The county recap did not include the full ordinance text, any amendments discussed, or a recorded vote tally. Implementation details — including enforcement guidance, penalties or outreach plans — were not specified in the transcript.
