Tex. Health and Safety Code § 147.0053
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§ 147.0053. DENIAL OF PERMIT.
Official statutory text
The comptroller may reject an application and deny a permit if the comptroller finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing, any of the following:
(1) the premises where business will be conducted are not adequate to protect the e-cigarettes; or
(2) the applicant or managing employee, or if the applicant is a corporation, an officer, director, manager, or any stockholder who holds directly or through family or partner relationship 10 percent or more of the corporation's stock, or, if the applicant is a partnership, a partner or manager:
(A) has failed to disclose any information required by Sections 147.0051(d) and (e); or
(B) has previously violated provisions of this chapter.
(1) the premises where business will be conducted are not adequate to protect the e-cigarettes; or
(2) the applicant or managing employee, or if the applicant is a corporation, an officer, director, manager, or any stockholder who holds directly or through family or partner relationship 10 percent or more of the corporation's stock, or, if the applicant is a partnership, a partner or manager:
(A) has failed to disclose any information required by Sections 147.0051(d) and (e); or
(B) has previously violated provisions of this chapter.
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