New Braunfels, Texas: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: No permit, license or registration is required. Chapter 90 defines a peddler as anyone who goes to a residence uninvited "for the primary purpose of attempting to sell a good or service," and "sell" includes orders for future payment or delivery (§ 90-1) — so a rep taking orders for a service is covered by the chapter. But the chapter (as amended by Ordinance No. 2024-65, adopted September 9, 2024) only sets conduct rules: posted-sign rule, noise, street use and daylight-only hours. It sets no application, permit or fee for commercial door-to-door sales.
• Where it comes from: No licensing office — there is nothing to apply for. The chapter is enforced as a Class C misdemeanor (§ 90-4).
• Fee: None. The code establishes no permit, so there is no fee or fee schedule to check.
• Hours you may knock: "True daylight" only — 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. Peddlers and solicitors may not solicit funds, demonstrate, or sell during the hours of darkness (§ 90-3(2)(e)-(f)).
• What the rep carries: Not published. The chapter sets no badge, ID, or permit-carrying requirement for peddlers or solicitors.
• What takes the time: Not applicable — there is no application or background-check process to complete.
• Code: New Braunfels Code of Ordinances, Chapter 90 — Peddlers, Solicitors, Canvassers, and Mobile Food Units (§ 90-1 through § 90-5), as amended by Ordinance No. 2024-65, § 4-5, adopted 9-9-2024.
• Worth knowing: It is unlawful to solicit on premises with a posted notice such as a "No Solicitors" sign (§ 90-2). No shouting, horns, bells, or sound-amplifying devices to attract attention (§ 90-3(1)); no stationary location, no operating in a congested area, and no selling from a vehicle on a street (§ 90-3(2)). A violation is a strict-liability Class C misdemeanor, fined up to $500 per day (§ 90-4).
• Read it yourself: New Braunfels Code of Ordinances, Ch. 90 — Peddlers, Solicitors, Canvassers, and Mobile Food Units · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Whether the city's general business-license chapter (Chapter 18) requires anything beyond Chapter 90 for a door-to-door sales operation; Whether the police department keeps any voluntary courtesy-notification registry for door-to-door crews. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________