Are Newspaper Vendors In Violation Of The Law?

A little legal knowledge is a dangerous thing.  As with most everybody else, I'm tired of the street corner newspaper vendors, and I don't know how they are getting around the law.  Read more after the break.

After complaining ab9ut the street corner newspaper vendors on air, I received this bit of legal code:

Sec. 20.07.002 Interference with traffic by sale of merchandise, etc.

It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, deposit or place on any vehicle or to sell to the occupant or occupants of any vehicle any handbill, poster, newspaper, food, beverage or other product or merchandise or solicit or collect from such occupant while such vehicle is in a moving lane of traffic upon a public street within the city, whether such vehicle is stopped or moving. (1959 Code, sec. 21-26; Ordinance 5956, sec. 1, adopted 10/22/1970; 1983 Code, sec. 16-108)

State law references–Solicitation by pedestrian, V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, sec. 552.007; local authorization for solicitation by pedestrian, V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, sec. 552.0071.

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If it's illegal, even permitting wouldn't be allowed, would it?  I don't understand how they can still sell even though this article specifically spells out that it is illegal to sell papers on the corners.

I don't want to deny the people a way to make a few bucks, but they should switch to parking lots instead of major thoroughfares.  With the way it's being done now, somebody is going to get hurt and I really doubt the paper is going to pick up that hospital bill.

If we're not going to allow people to feed the homeless, we shouldn't allow the paper to put these people in harms way.