Flower Mound, Texas: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a permit from the town before knocking or ringing to attempt a home solicitation transaction (18-252(a)). The company files for a master permit and must get an individual permit for every person it uses to solicit (18-254(c)); each permit is personal and nontransferable (18-252(b)). Permits are issued as photo badges (18-259).
• Where it comes from: The Flower Mound Police Department, on the town's form (18-254(a)).
• Fee: $75.00 for the master permit and $20.00 for each individual permit under it, per the Appendix A fee schedule (18-252 fee entry). The fee is nonrefundable and not prorated (18-258). The schedule does not say whether the master permit holder also buys an individual permit.
• Hours you may knock: Monday through Saturday only, not before 9:00 a.m. and not after 9:00 p.m. or after dark, whichever is earlier; "dark" is the end of civil twilight per the U.S. Naval Observatory (18-261(b)). No soliciting on Sunday, New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day or Christmas Day (18-261(c)). These limits do not apply to a visit the occupant requested or booked (18-261(d)).
• What the rep carries: The photo badge, carried or displayed in plain sight while soliciting, plus a state photo ID or driver's license (18-260). Every rep must identify himself as a solicitor and state his purpose on approach (18-261(a)).
• What takes the time: The police department issues the badges, or says what is missing, within ten working days of receiving the application (18-259). The sworn application lists every rep, the supervising adults with Social Security numbers, two references, other Texas towns worked in the last six months, and felony or moral-turpitude convictions in the past five years (18-254). A company that takes deposits, COD orders or financing for future delivery or future services must file a $5,000.00 surety bond (18-256).
• Code: Flower Mound Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18 — Businesses, Article IV — Solicitation Activities (18-251 to 18-267), and Appendix A — Fee Schedule. Municode shows the code codified through Ordinance No. 10-26, adopted May 4, 2026 (Supp. No. 42).
• Worth knowing: No knocking at a residence showing a "No Solicitors," "No Trespassing" or similar sign near the main entrance (18-261(e), 18-263). The code says permits expire one year after issuance (18-259), but the fee schedule says a master permit is valid for six months and individual permits last only as long as the master (18-252 fee entry). Public utility companies and others operating under franchises granted by the town are exempt from the article (18-253(a)). The article also carries a three-business-day cancellation notice requirement for home sales over $5.00 (18-262).
• Read it yourself: Flower Mound Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, Article IV — Solicitation Activities · Flower Mound Code of Ordinances, Appendix A — Fee Schedule · Flower Mound Code of Ordinances — landing page · checked 22 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether a master permit lasts six months (fee schedule) or one year (18-259)
• Whether the master permit holder also needs a $20.00 individual badge to knock
• How long badge photos and background review take for a large team

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