Texas Agriculture Code 101.005 – Application for License
(a) A person required under Section 101.003 of this code to be licensed or registered shall apply to the department on a form furnished by the department. The applicant shall provide the following information and certify that the information provided is true and correct:
(1) the full name of the applicant and whether the applicant is an individual, partnership, corporation, exchange, or association;
(2) the full name and address of the principal business office of the applicant;
(3) the address of the applicant’s principal business office in this state;
(4) if the applicant is a foreign corporation, the state in which the corporation is chartered and the name and address of a registered agent in this state for service of legal process; and
(5) the length of time that the applicant has been engaged in business in this state.
(b) In addition to providing the information under Subsection (a) of this section, each applicant shall answer the following questions on the application:
(1) “Have you previously been licensed by this state or the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to handle perishable commodities?”
(2) “If you answered that you have been previously licensed, has any license issued to you by this state or the USDA ever been suspended or revoked?”
(3) “If you have answered that a license issued to you by this state or by the USDA has been suspended or revoked, when, where, and for what reason was the license suspended or revoked?”
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 101.005
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An applicant’s failure to truthfully and accurately provide the information required by Subsections (a) and (b) is a violation for purposes of administrative penalty action and may result in denial of an application.