Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code

§ 61.43 — DISCRETIONARY GROUNDS FOR DENIAL: DISTRIBUTOR OR RETAILER

AL § 61.43Title 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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The commission may 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 has been finally convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction for the violation of a provision of this code during the two years immediately preceding the filing of an application;

(2)five years has not elapsed since the termination, by pardon or otherwise, of a sentence imposed for conviction of a felony;

(3)the applicant has violated or caused to be violated a provision of this code or a rule or regulation of the commission, for which a suspension was not imposed, during the 12-month period immediately preceding the filing of an application;

(4)the applicant failed to answer or falsely or incorrectly answered a question in an original or renewal application;

(5)the applicant for a retail dealer's license does not have an adequate building available at the address for which the license is sought before conducting any activity authorized by the license;

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 544 (S.B. 371), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 186, eff. December 31, 2020.