Wichita Falls, Texas: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a solicitor's permit from the City Clerk before going uninvited onto any private residence to sell or take orders (26-91(a)). The company applies once and attaches a list of every employee who will work as a solicitor; each employee then carries an identification card issued by the City Clerk (26-93(1), 26-98). A solicitor is anyone who, in person or by telephone, attempts to sell or take orders for goods or services for immediate or future delivery (26-61).
• Where it comes from: Code of Ordinances Chapter 26, Article III — Solicitors, Division 2 — Permit, and the City Clerk's Solicitor's Permit Application. The Clerk circulates each application to the Permit Board, which authorizes or denies it (26-95, 26-96).
• Fee: $100 per permit, which covers one person, plus $15 for each additional person working as a solicitor; renewal is $100 per permit renewal, per the City Clerk's application form. By that form a five-rep crew pays $100 plus four times $15. The code itself sets no number — it says the fee is "established by separate ordinance" with an additional fee for each employee (26-94(a)). The Clerk's Permit Applications page says credit and debit cards are not accepted; the form lists cash, check or money order.
• Hours you may knock: Not published. Article III sets no knocking hours, and the Clerk's application form names none.
• What the rep carries: An individual permit holder carries the permit on his person. When the permit holder is a company, each employee carries an identification card issued by the City Clerk (26-98).
• What takes the time: The Permit Board must authorize or deny the permit within ten days of the Clerk receiving the application (26-95); the Clerk's form says to allow at least 7-10 business days. Attach a copy of each rep's driver's license and a reference letter or report from the Better Business Bureau or Chamber of Commerce of the county where the applicant resides or the business is located (26-93). All permits expire 90 days after issuance, renewable within 15 days of expiration, with a maximum of three renewals per calendar year (26-94). New hires may not work until the Permit Board approves them (26-93(2)).
• Code: Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances Chapter 26, Article III, Division 2 — Permit (26-91 to 26-100) and Division 1 — Generally (26-61 to 26-66). eCode360 labels the code version 2026-08-04.
• Worth knowing: The same permit rule covers telephone solicitation to a private residence (26-91(b)). Soliciting in an aggressive manner in a public area — including continuing within five feet of a person after a negative response — is an offense (26-61, 26-66). The permit can be revoked for fraud, misrepresentation or false statements by the holder or a pattern of them by its employees (26-99). The Clerk's page says a permit does not mean the City endorses the company or the product, and it posts a list of current permitted solicitors.
• Read it yourself: Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances Chapter 26, Article III, Division 2 — Permit · Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances Chapter 26, Article III, Division 1 — Generally · City of Wichita Falls, Office of the City Clerk — Solicitor's Permit Application · City of Wichita Falls, City Clerk — Permit Applications · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Are the fees still $100 per permit and $15 for each additional solicitor, and which ordinance sets them?
• Does the city enforce any knocking hours for permitted solicitors?
• Is there a No Soliciting sign rule or a no-knock list?
• How long does the identification card for each added employee take?

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