Texas Agriculture Code 12.033 – Multiple Licenses
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(a) In this section:
(1) “Component license” means a license issued by the department that is consolidated under this section.
(2) “Grocer” means a person whose business consists primarily of the retail sale of food for human consumption.
(b) A grocer who holds more than one type of license issued by the department may obtain from the department a single consolidated license. A consolidated license authorizes each of the activities of the component licenses.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 12.033
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(c) The department by rule shall implement a program for the issuance of a consolidated license under this section. The rules shall include provisions for:
(1) a fee schedule for the consolidated license that considers:
(A) the cost of operating each component license program; and
(B) the economic efficiency gained by the department through the operation of a consolidated license program;
(2) the suspension or revocation of a consolidated license for a violation of a rule or statute authorizing one of the component licenses;
(3) the combination of all inspections required for the component licenses into a single inspection; and
(4) any other provision the department determines is necessary to implement this section.