Texas Agriculture Code

§ 101.007 — ISSUANCE OR REFUSAL OF LICENSE

AG § 101.007Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part D. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Ch. 101. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF PERISHABLE COMMODITIES

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(a)Except as otherwise provided by this section, the department shall issue a license to an applicant who:

(1)tenders an application;

(2)pays the license fee, if required; and

(3)pays the appropriate fee to the produce recovery fund under Chapter 103 of this code, if required.

(b)If a previous license of the applicant has been or is suspended or has been revoked, the department may not issue or renew a license to the applicant until the department is furnished with satisfactory proof that the applicant is, on the date of application, qualified to receive the license for which the applicant applied as provided by department rule.

(c)The department may refuse to issue or renew a license under this section if the department determines that a license previously issued to the applicant was revoked or suspended or that the applicant has engaged in conduct for which a license could have been revoked or suspended. In determining whether to refuse to issue or renew a license under this section, the department may consider:

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.12, eff. September 1, 2009.