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FRANCHISE FEES.

Dallas City Code § 18-35
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SEC. 18-35. FRANCHISE FEES. (a) A franchisee shall pay a franchise fee set by the city council in the franchise ordinance. The franchise fee may not be less than six percent of the gross receipts resulting from the operation of the solid waste collection service within the city. (b) The franchise fee must be paid on a quarterly basis, within 45 days of the close of the calendar quarter for which the quarterly payment is calculated. The initial quarterly payment covers the period beginning as of the effective date of the franchise. A payment received later than 10 days after the due date accrues interest at the rate prescribed in Section 2-1.1 of this code. (c) A franchise fee payment is nonrefundable. (Ord. Nos. 14219; 14566; 17226; 20076; 21058; 21819; 24743; 26134; 26480; 26608; 32863; 33031)
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/0-0-0-143384Fetched: 10/26/2026

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