The document summarizes an ordinance amendment between Texas A&M University and the City of College Station to address the issue of individuals selling counterfeit Texas A&M tickets. The ordinance requires anyone reselling Texas A&M tickets in the city to obtain a $100 permit from the university. Sellers must have the permit when reselling tickets. Violators will face a fine between $25-$500. An interlocal agreement authorizes university police to help enforce the city ordinance regarding unauthorized ticket reselling on campus.

1. Ordinance Amendment
Chapter 8, “Businesses” Article V, “Home
Solicitation and Itinerant Vendors”
and ILA with Texas A&M
Scott McCollum, Chief of Police
September 26, 2019

2. Overview
• TAMU contacted the City to help address the
issue of individuals selling counterfeit tickets
• The City offered to draft an ordinance
requiring a TAMU permit for persons to sell
their tickets if TAMU developed a policy and a
permitting system for ticket sellers to help
control the issue

3. Purpose
• TAMU ticket reselling may result in
unsuspecting buyers purchasing counterfeit
tickets
• The ordinance requires a TAMU permit to sell
Texas A&M tickets in the City
• TAMU adopted a policy similar to the
ordinance for campus enforcement

4. How it works
• The TAMU permit and the City’s ordinance do not
apply to persons occasionally reselling tickets
purchased for personal use
• Persons reselling TAMU tickets are required to
obtain a $100 TAMU permit allowing ticket
reselling
• Sellers must be in possession of the permit at the
time of selling tickets

5. Offense and Penalty
• “It is unlawful for any person to engage in
ticket reselling, regardless if the ticket is valid
or counterfeit, who is not a permitted ticket
reseller and not in possession of a valid
university permit”
• “A person convicted of a violation of this code
shall be punished by a fine of not less than
$25.00 and not more than $500”

6. Interlocal Agreement
• University Police Department will help enforce the
ordinance and the City needs to give TAMU
authority to enforce the ordinance through the ILA
• The ILA authorizes “University Police to aid, assist
and cooperate in law enforcement duties, police
protection, enforcement and detention services, as
it relates to enforcing College Station’s ordinance
prohibiting unauthorized University ticket
reselling”