DALLAS — It’s not uncommon in parts of Dallas to see a charity or church group providing free meals for the homeless community. Those groups have mostly been allowed to operate without oversight from the city, but that could soon change.
The Dallas City Council will hear a presentation on Tuesday about proposed changes to its street vendor policy. The changes would require charitable groups to acquire a permit from the city before feeding people in public, according to the presentation.
City police previously provided a defense to prosecution for charitable groups as long as they adhered to “basic health and safety standards, including notice to the city, food safety training, food safety requirements, sanitation and hand hygiene, and clean-up,” the presentation states…