Burleson, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Article VIII of Chapter 14 regulates peddlers, solicitors and itinerant vendors in the City of Burleson. Section 14-402 defines solicitation activities as traveling by foot or vehicle, going door-to-door, house-to-house, building-to-building, or along any street in the city to personally contact occupants or other persons about selling or taking orders for goods or services. Section 14-403(a) then lists five situations in which a solicitor shall not engage in those activities: between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.; on public property without first procuring authorization from the city council; at a residence or business with a posted sign giving clear notice that solicitors are not welcome, such as "no solicitors," or words of similar meaning; on Sundays, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day; and after being verbally informed by the resident that the solicitation is not welcome.

The rule works through a posted sign or a spoken refusal rather than a list, so a Burleson homeowner who wants solicitors to stay away can put up a sign and rely on § 14-403(a)(3). A solicitor who uses a vehicle must also display a conspicuous sign naming the person, company or organization represented, with the word "solicitor" after an individual's name and lettering at least 2½ inches high. Section 14-431 separately requires registration with the chief of police before soliciting, and § 14-439(5) lets the chief revoke or suspend a registration, after notice and hearing, for a violation of § 14-403.

The stated purpose in § 14-401 is to protect citizens against crime, including deceptive practices, fraud, and burglary, and to minimize unwelcome disturbance and disruption of privacy.