Fort Worth, Texas: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — register with Development Services, not the police. There is no registration fee.
• Where it comes from: Development Services Department
• Fee: No registration fee is charged.
• Hours you may knock: Not before 9 a.m., and not after 7 p.m. standard time or 8 p.m. daylight time, unless at the occupant’s request.
• What the rep carries: The registration certificate, carried while vending.
• It expires: 180 days from the date of issuance.
• Code: City Code 20-141 to 20-145 (Ord. 15245, 9-17-2002; Ord. 21674-03-2015)
• Worth knowing: Forty minutes from Dallas, and almost nothing about it matches Dallas: a different department, no fee, a different clock, and a six-month expiry that a spring hire runs into in the fall.
• Read it yourself: Fort Worth Code 20-143 · Door to door permits · checked 5 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: The processing time; Whether a renewal restarts the 180 days. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________