Lubbock, Texas: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes, for door-to-door sales of goods — a peddler license, one per person, plus a city photo ID (8.12.032, 8.12.037). The code defines a peddler as someone who goes door to door to sell or take orders for goods, and defines goods as tangible chattels (8.12.031). It does not say whether a rep selling only a service is covered; ask the city.
• Where it comes from: Lubbock Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Article 8.12, Peddlers and Solicitors, Division 2, Business License. The license comes from the city manager or a designated representative, after the chief of police approves the application (8.12.032, 8.12.037). The police department enforces the division (8.12.034). The City Secretary's permit list shows a Charitable Solicitation Permit and no peddler license, so it is not issued there.
• Fee: $50.00 per person for a thirty-day license. No license runs longer than 30 days, and one license covers one person only (8.12.039).
• Hours you may knock: Not published. Article 8.12 sets no knocking hours, and no city page we read states any.
• What the rep carries: The city photo ID worn on outer clothing where the customer can see it. The license, the photo ID and identification of and authorization from the company, shown on demand to police, the city or the person at the door (8.12.040).
• What takes the time: A police investigation of each applicant, capped at three business days (8.12.037). The application asks for a social security number, birth date, a state driver's license or other government ID, a description of the goods, and a Texas sales tax permit where sales tax applies (8.12.036). Then the photo ID. No bond is mentioned. The license has to be renewed every 30 days; a business that will operate more than 30 consecutive days can apply to the city manager for an exemption, decided within fifteen days (8.12.071 to 8.12.073).
• Code: Lubbock Code of Ordinances, Article 8.12, Division 2, Business License (8.12.031 to 8.12.073). The host shows the code dated 2026-07-28.
• Worth knowing: A license holder who enters or stays on a property after being told entry is forbidden or to leave commits an offense, and a conviction automatically revokes the license (8.12.035). Reps must give each customer a written statement of the manufacturer and distributor, where service is available, and any warranties (8.12.041). Commercial travelers selling to resellers and charitable solicitation are outside this division (8.12.033). The article has no No Soliciting sign or registry rule.
• Read it yourself: Lubbock Code of Ordinances, Article 8.12, Division 2, Business License (eCode360) · Lubbock Code of Ordinances, Article 8.12, Division 1, Generally (eCode360) · Lubbock Code of Ordinances, Article 8.12, Division 3, Solicitations in Municipal Buildings, Etc. (eCode360) · City of Lubbock, City Secretary, Permits · City of Lubbock, City Charter & Code of Ordinances · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Whether a rep who sells only a service (no goods) needs the Article 8.12 peddler license; Which office takes the peddler license application today, and whether the fee is still the code's figure; Whether the city enforces any knocking hours; How the over-30-days exemption works for a sales team working a multi-week campaign. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________