§ 14-242. Solicitations and sales in roadways.

(a)

Except as permitted by V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 552.0071, as amended, it shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, sell or offer for sale or distribution any goods, wares, merchandise or service, or solicit a ride, employment, donations, contributions or business within a roadway, or on any median or traffic island within the right-of-way of any street or highway, within the city.

(b)

An offense under this section occurs when the offer, solicitation or distribution is made regardless of whether a transaction is completed.

(c)

It is not a defense to an offense under this section that the person committing the offense has received a license from the city as required by section 14-231.

(Ord. No. 2008-06, § 2, 5-6-08)