Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 431.279
Refusal to License; Suspension or Revocation of License
(a)
The department may refuse an application or may suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee:(1)
has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that involves moral turpitude;(2)
is an association, partnership, or corporation and the managing officer has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that involves moral turpitude;(3)
has been convicted in a state or federal court of the illegal use, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, narcotic drugs, barbiturates, amphetamines, desoxyephedrine, their compounds or derivatives, or any other dangerous or habit-forming drugs;(4)
is an association, partnership, or corporation and the managing officer has been convicted in a state or federal court of the illegal use, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, narcotic drugs, barbiturates, amphetamines, desoxyephedrine, their compounds or derivatives, or any other dangerous or habit-forming drugs; or(5)
has not complied with this chapter or the rules implementing this chapter.(b)
The department may refuse an application for a license or may suspend or revoke a license if the department determines from evidence presented during a hearing that the applicant or licensee:(1)
has violated Section 431.021 (Prohibited Acts)(l)(3), relating to the counterfeiting of a drug or the sale or holding for sale of a counterfeit drug;(2)
has violated Chapter 481 (Texas Controlled Substances Act) or 483 (Dangerous Drugs); or(3)
has violated the rules of the public safety director of the Department of Public Safety, including being responsible for a significant discrepancy in the records that state law requires the applicant or licensee to maintain.(c)
The refusal to license an applicant or the suspension or revocation of a license by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the department’s formal hearing procedures and the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure), Government Code.
Source:
Section 431.279 — Refusal to License; Suspension or Revocation of License, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.431.htm#431.279 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
