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Solicitors, Peddlers, Canvassers
The City of Lakeway allows for soliciting, peddling, or canvassing between the hours of 9:00am and 8:00pm any day of the week. However, the city maintains a "No Visit" list of residents who wish to be undisturbed. If you would like to be included in this list please click HERE. In addition, every resident desiring to prohibit peddlers, solicitors, or canvassers may install a sign upon or near their front door stating a phrase such as "NO SOLICITORS WELCOME".
Each peddler, solicitor or hawker within the city shall obtain a license from the city to do so. The license shall be worn on the outer clothing of the individual or otherwise displayed as to be reasonably visible to anyone who might be approached. Canvassing activities do not require a license.
Canvasser. A person who attempts to make personal contact with a resident at his/her residence without prior sp2023ecific invitation or appointment from the resident, for the primary purpose of:
(1) Attempting to enlist support for or against a particular religion, philosophy, ideology, political party, issue, or candidate, including presenting petitions for signature, even if incidental to such purpose the canvasser accepts the donation of money for or against such cause; or
(2) Distributing a handbill or flyer advertising a noncommercial event or service.
Peddler. A person who attempts to make personal contact with a resident at his/her residence without prior specific invitation or appointment from the resident, for the primary purpose of attempting to sell a good or service. A “peddler” does not include a person who distributes handbills or flyers for a commercial purpose, advertising an event, activity, good or service that is offered to the resident for purchase at a location away from the residence or at a time different from the time of visit. Such a person is a “solicitor.”
Solicitor. A person who attempts to make personal contact with a resident at his/her residence without prior specific invitation or appointment from the resident, for the primary purpose of:
(1) Attempting to obtain a donation to a particular patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic, fraternal, charitable, political, or religious purpose, even if incidental to such purpose there is the sale of some good or service; or
(2) Distributing a handbill or flyer advertising a commercial event or service.No Solicitation List