New Braunfels, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- No license required
- Chapter 90 regulates conduct, not licensing
- Posted-notice rule
- "No Solicitors" signs are binding, Sec. 90-2(a)
- Allowed hours
- 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor, up to $500, strict liability
- Fully exempt
- Canvassers, government/utility staff, school fundraisers
Summary
New Braunfels does not license peddlers, solicitors, or canvassers under Chapter 90; instead it requires them to honor posted "No Solicitors" signs, confines their activity to true daylight hours, and bans loud pitches on the street, backed by a strict-liability misdemeanor fine of up to $500.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in soliciting activities upon premises where a posted notice exists prohibiting such soliciting activities, with wording such as "No solicitors" or wording with similar intent. ... e.Be permitted to solicit funds, demonstrate, goods, wares, merchandise, magazines or other items during the hours of darkness within the city limits.f.Peddlers, solicitors, or advertising or magazine vendors shall limit their hours to true daylight, which is defined as 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 90 defines three separate categories in Section 90-1: a "peddler" attempts to sell goods or services door-to-door without invitation, a "solicitor" seeks donations or hands out commercial flyers, and a "canvasser" campaigns for a religion, ideology, political candidate, or noncommercial cause. " Section 90-3 layers on conduct rules: peddlers and solicitors cannot shout, blow a horn, or run a sound-amplifying device loud enough to be heard on the street, cannot claim an exclusive street location or operate from a vehicle, and under subsection (2)(e)-(f) cannot solicit "during the hours of darkness," being confined instead to "true daylight," defined as 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
02, making these strict-liability offenses. Section 90-5 then exempts government and public-utility employees performing their duties, people fundraising for school events, youth sporting or cultural nonprofits, or scouting groups, and canvassers altogether, who fall outside the chapter's reach entirely.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting at a home displaying a posted "No Solicitors" notice violates Section 90-2(a); soliciting, peddling, or vending outside true daylight hours, or using a bullhorn, sound device, or a stationary or vehicle-based sales pitch on a public street, violates Section 90-3. Either is a Class C misdemeanor under Section 90-4, punishable by a fine of up to $500, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense, and no defense based on lack of intent because the offense is strict liability. Government employees, public-utility workers, school and qualifying nonprofit youth fundraisers, and canvassers are exempt under Section 90-5.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a door-to-door salesperson need a permit to solicit in New Braunfels?
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Can solicitors knock on doors after dark?
Are political or religious canvassers covered by these restrictions?
Sources & Official References
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