WOOD VENDORS.

Dallas City Code ch. 50, art. V

in effect

Dallas City Code § 50-79 DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 50-79. DEFINITIONS. In this article: (1) CORD means the amount of wood that is contained in a space of 128 cubic feet, when the wood is ranked and well-stowed and one-half the kerf of the wood is included. (2) ESTABLISHMENT means any building, motor vehicle, freight car, or stand where fuel wood is sold or offered for sale by a retail dealer. (3) FUEL WOOD means wood offered for sale by a retail dealer and represented by the retail dealer as being suitable for use as fuel. (4) PERSON means any individual, assumed named entity, partnership, joint venture, association, or corporation. (5) RETAIL DEALER means any person who both sells and delivers fuel wood to the ultimate consumer. (Ord. Nos. 13795; 21172)

Dallas City Code § 50-80 LICENSE REQUIRED.

SEC. 50-80. LICENSE REQUIRED. No retail dealer shall sell fuel wood in the city without first obtaining a wood vendor’s license, nor shall a retail dealer sell fuel wood in the city after his license has been revoked. (Ord. 13795)

Dallas City Code § 50-81 APPLICATION; ISSUANCE, NON-TRANSFERABILITY.

SEC. 50-81. APPLICATION; ISSUANCE, NON-TRANSFERABILITY. (a) Application for a wood vendor’s license shall be made to the director upon a form prescribed and supplied by him, which shall include the following information: The retail dealer’s name, the address and telephone number of his business establishment(s), the address and telephone number of the retail dealer’s residence if he does not have a business establishment with an address, the license numbers of all vehicles used in delivering fuel wood, and the method of distribution. (b) When an application for a license, or renewal thereof, has been filed with the director in proper form, the director shall within a period of 10 days from the date of filing approve or deny said application. If the application is denied, the director shall send to the applicant by certified mail, return receipt requested, a written statement setting forth the reasons for the denial. (c) Each license issued pursuant to this article shall be numbered and shall expire on August 31st of each year. (d) No license issued pursuant to this article shall be transferable. (Ord. 13795)

Dallas City Code § 50-82 FEE.

SEC. 50-82. FEE. The applicant shall pay an annual permit fee of $82. The fee for issuing a replacement license for a lost, destroyed, or mutilated license is $20. The fee is payable to the director at the time the license is issued. No refund of license fees shall be made. (Ord. Nos. 13795; 16700; 29879; 31332; 32556)

Dallas City Code § 50-83 SIGNS; DISPLAY; ISSUANCE.

SEC. 50-83. SIGNS; DISPLAY; ISSUANCE. (a) All vehicles used by a retail dealer in the business of selling fuel wood, shall have posted on the door to the driver’s side, in a form and size prescribed by the director, the retail dealer’s wood vendor’s license number. (b) Upon issuance of a license, the director shall furnish one magnetic sign each retail dealer. (Ord. 13795)

Dallas City Code § 50-84 SALE OF FUEL WOOD - INVOICES.

SEC. 50-84. SALE OF FUEL WOOD - INVOICES. Upon each sale of fuel wood, the retail dealer shall provide the purchaser with an invoice showing the following information: The name and address of the retail dealer; his wood vendor’s license number; the amount of fuel wood sold; and the selling price of the fuel wood. (Ord. 13795)

Dallas City Code § 50-84.1 SALE OF FUEL WOOD - UNIT REQUIREMENT.

SEC. 50-84.1. SALE OF FUEL WOOD - UNIT REQUIREMENT. A person commits an offense if he sells, offers for sale, or exposes for sale any wood intended for fuel purposes other than by the cord or fraction of a cord. (Ord. 21172)

Dallas City Code § 50-85 REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW LICENSE; REVOCATION.

SEC. 50-85. REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW LICENSE; REVOCATION. The director shall refuse to approve issuance or renewal of a wood vendor’s license to any applicant, and shall revoke the license of a retail dealer, upon determination that the applicant or retail dealer has been convicted of a violation of this article, Section 50-13, or Section 50-26 of this chapter twice within a two year period; or upon determination that the applicant or retail dealer has made any false statement as to a material matter in an application for a license or renewal thereof. (Ord. 13795)

Dallas City Code § 50-86 APPEAL.

SEC. 50-86. APPEAL. In the event the director shall refuse to approve the issuance of an original license or the renewal of a license to any applicant, or revokes the license issued to any retail dealer under this article, this action shall be final unless the retail dealer files an appeal with a permit and license appeal board in accordance with Section 2-96 of this code. (Ord. Nos. 13795; 18200)

Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-126311Fetched: 10/26/2026