Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code

§ 61.42 — MANDATORY GROUNDS FOR DENIAL: DISTRIBUTOR OR RETAILER

AL § 61.42Title 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS · Part B. LICENSES · Ch. 61. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO LICENSES · Art. B. APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES

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(a)The commission shall deny an application for a license as a distributor or retailer if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:

(1)the applicant is a minor;

(2)the applicant is indebted to the state for any taxes, fees, or penalties imposed by this code or by rule of the commission;

(3)the place or manner in which the applicant for a retail dealer's license may conduct the applicant's business warrants a denial of the application for a license based on the general welfare, health, peace, morals, safety, and sense of decency of the people;

(4)the applicant has developed an incapacity that prevents or could prevent the applicant from conducting the applicant's business with reasonable skill, competence, and safety to the public;

(5)the applicant is not a United States citizen or has not been a citizen of Texas for a period of one year immediately preceding the filing of the applicant's application, unless the applicant was issued an original or renewal license on or before September 1, 1948;

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 2014), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 424 (S.B. 367), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 182(a), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 182(b), eff. December 31, 2020. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 182(c), eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 78 (S.B. 195), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.