# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.207: REFUSAL TO LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.207

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.207
- **Heading:** REFUSAL TO LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.207

## Text

(a) The department may refuse an application for a license 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;

(5) has not complied with this chapter or the rules implementing this chapter;

(6) has violated Section 431.021(l)(3), relating to the counterfeiting of a drug or the sale or holding for sale of a counterfeit drug;

(7) has violated Chapter 481 or 483;

(8) 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; or

(9) fails to complete a license application or submits an application that contains false, misleading, or incorrect information or contains information that cannot be verified by the department.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards required for the issuance or renewal of a license under this subchapter.

(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 procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.001 § 431.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.001.md)
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- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.006 § 431.006. CERTAIN COMBINATION PRODUCTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.007 § 431.007. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAW; MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.008 § 431.008. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO DISTRESSED OR RECONDITIONED MERCHANDISE AND CERTAIN LICENSED ENTITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.009 § 431.009. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO FROZEN DESSERTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.010 § 431.010. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.010.md)
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- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.021 § 431.021. PROHIBITED ACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.021.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.022 § 431.022.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.022.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.023 § 431.023. LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR DISTRESSED FOOD, DRUGS, DEVICES, OR COSMETICS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.023.md)

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