Hallsville License Not Transferable ordinance (§ 605.040)
Chapter 605: Business Regulations
In short: A license issued under this chapter can't be assigned or transferred to another person or to a different kind of business. A licensee who moves within the city must give the City Clerk a statement of the change, and the clerk may transfer the license as to location only.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No license issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be assignable or transferable but shall apply only to the person to whom same is issued. In the event any licensee, as provided for herein, shall move his/her place of business from one location to another location within the City, said licensee shall submit a statement of the fact of such change to the City Clerk who may transfer such license as to location only. In no event, however, shall such license be transferred from one person to another or from the kind of business or occupation originally licensed to another type of business or occupation.
Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 605.040
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.