Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 300 - MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND RETAIL SALE OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS
Subchapter B - ANUFACTURE, PROCESSING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS
Section 300.201 - Application for License or Renewal

Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 300.201

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) A person must hold a consumable hemp products license issued by the department before engaging in the manufacture, processing, or distribution of consumable hemp products.

(b) A person shall apply for a consumable hemp products license under this subchapter by submitting an application to the department in the manner prescribed by the department for each location engaged in the manufacture, processing, or distribution of consumable hemp products. The application must be accompanied by:

(1) a legal description of each location to include the global positioning system coordinates for the perimeter of each location:
(A) where the applicant intends to manufacture or process consumable hemp products; and

(B) where the applicant intends to store consumable hemp products to include the global positioning system coordinates for the perimeter of each location;

(2) written consent from the applicant or the property owner, if the applicant is not the property owner, for the department, the Department of Public Safety, and any other state or local law enforcement agency, to enter all premises where consumable hemp is manufactured, processed, or delivered, to conduct a physical inspection or to ensure compliance with this chapter; and

(3) a fingerprint-based criminal background check from each applicant at the applicant's expense.

(c) If the applicant or person has been convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance under federal law or the law of any state within ten years before the date of application, the department shall not issue a consumable hemp products license under this subchapter.

(d) If the department receives information that a license holder under this subchapter has been convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance under federal law or the law of any state within ten years before the issue date of the license, the department shall revoke the consumable hemp products license.

(e) A person who holds a consumable hemp products license under this subchapter shall undergo a fingerprint-based criminal background check at his own expense.

(f) Applications must contain the following information:

(1) the name of the license applicant;

(2) the business name, if different than applicant name;

(3) the mailing address of the business;

(4) the street address of the facility;

(5) the primary business contact telephone number;

(6) the personal email address of the applicant; and

(7) the email address of the business, if different than the applicant's email address.

(g) If a person owns or operates two or more facilities, each facility shall be licensed separately by listing the name and address of each facility on separate application forms.

(h) Applicants must submit an application for a consumable hemp products license request under this subchapter electronically through www.Texas.gov. The department is authorized to collect fees, in amounts determined by the Texas Online Authority, to recover costs associated with application and renewal application processing through www.Texas.gov.

(i) All fees required by the department must be submitted with the application.

(j) Applicants must submit any other information required by the department, as evidenced and provided upon application forms.

(k) A consumable hemp products license issued by the department should be displayed in an obvious and conspicuous public location within the facility to which the license applies.

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