# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.279: REFUSAL TO LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.279

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.279
- **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 431.279

## Text

(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(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, 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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