Mission, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Before any sale or order-taking
- Approval authority
- Mission city council
- Bond required
- $2,000 per vendor/vehicle
- License fee
- $50.00
- Application lead time
- 20 days before sale
Summary
Mission requires door-to-door and transient sellers to hold a city council-approved itinerant vendor license, backed by a $2,000 bond, before taking a single order.
It shall be unlawful for any itinerant vendor, or for any person as agent, employee or servant of any itinerant vendor, to sell, or offer or exhibit for the purpose of taking orders for the sale thereof, any goods, wares, merchandise, or other personal property in the city, without having an unexpired license issued pursuant to this division.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 82, Article IV, anyone selling or taking orders for goods in Mission on a temporary or transient basis needs an itinerant vendor license before operating. The application goes to the planning director at least 20 days before the sale, then must get formal city council approval: no staff-level sign-off is enough. Licensees must also post a $2,000 bond per vendor (or per vehicle for multi-agent operations) and pay a $50 fee. Licenses run up to 120 days and must be displayed on-site.
Violations & Fines
Selling, exhibiting, or taking orders as an itinerant vendor without an unexpired license is unlawful under Sec. 82-121; the ordinance also bars foot or bicycle peddling, hawking, and soliciting to motorists on streets and medians without a permit under Sec. 82-68.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Mission staff approve an itinerant vendor license on their own?
Are charities or farm produce sellers exempt?
Sources & Official References
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