College Station, Texas: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes. Anyone 14 or older soliciting an occupant at a residence must first register and get a City-issued identification badge — a certificate of registration is required before any home solicitation (§ 8-184(a)(1), § 8-209).
• Where it comes from: Filed with the City Manager or designee, on the City-issued application form.
• Fee: $50.00 nonrefundable registration fee plus a $10.00 identification badge fee for the initial 30-day registration ($25.00 plus the $10.00 badge fee to renew), per the City's fee resolution adopted under § 2-117. The code itself (§ 8-210(b)) only says a nonrefundable fee and badge fee, set under § 2-117, is due with the application. The most recent fee resolution located was adopted August 12, 2021 — worth confirming it hasn't been superseded.
• Hours you may knock: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., every day Monday through Sunday, with no home solicitation at all on any federally observed holiday (§ 8-185(a)).
• What the rep carries: The City-issued identification badge, worn prominently on the clothing, plus the certificate of registration kept on the person — both must be shown on request to the City, police, code enforcement, or the resident (§ 8-211(c)).
• What takes the time: A signed consent for a criminal history report on every applicant and solicitor (§ 8-210(a)(11)); the City must then issue the certificate within three business days of receiving the application unless a disqualifying conviction or other listed problem applies (§ 8-211(a)). The certificate expires 30 days after issuance and can be renewed if applied for within that 30-day window (§ 8-210(f)).
• Code: College Station Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Article V, Divisions 1–2 — Home Solicitation and Home Solicitor Registration (§ 8-180 through § 8-213).
• Worth knowing: It is unlawful to solicit a residence displaying a sign reading "NO TRESPASSING," "NO PEDDLERS," "NO ADVERTISEMENTS," "NO SOLICITATION," or "NO HANDBILLS," or to approach any entrance but the primary one (§ 8-184(a)(3)-(4)). Registration can be denied for certain violent, sexual, weapons, theft or fraud convictions within set look-back periods (§ 8-211(a)(2)).
• Read it yourself: College Station Code of Ordinances, Ch. 8, Art. V — Home Solicitation, Itinerant Vendors and Texas A&M University Ticket Reselling · City of College Station — Resolution adopting fees, rates and charges (Aug. 12, 2021) · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Whether the $50 registration fee and $10 badge fee (from the August 2021 fee resolution) are still current; Whether the badge fee is charged once per registration or once for each individual solicitor listed on it. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________