Texas Agriculture Code 14.023 – Licensing Procedure
(a) The department may issue, renew, or amend a license following a determination that:
(1) the applicant has filed an acceptable bond, a financial statement in a form prescribed by the department, and proof of casualty insurance required by this chapter;
(2) the warehouse is suitable for storage of grain and inspection by department personnel;
(3) the applicant has complied with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; and
(4) the applicant has met the net worth or deficiency bond requirements of § 14.031(e).
(b) An applicant must file a separate application for each license, renewal, or amendment and shall accompany each application for a license or renewal with an annual license fee, as provided by department rule. The department shall prescribe the information to be contained in the application. A person who fails to submit a renewal fee on or before the expiration date of the license must pay, in addition to the renewal fee, the late fee provided by § 12.024.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 14.023
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
(c) If an applicant for a license previously operated a grain warehouse in this state or another state and that warehouse ceased to operate while the applicant was the operator, the applicant must submit with the application evidence acceptable to the department that all debts from the previous operation evidenced by receipts have been satisfied. The department may not issue a license to an applicant who the department determines has not satisfied all such debts from a previous operation.