Section 431.226 - Refusal to Grant License; Suspension or Revocation of License(a) The department may refuse an application for a license or may suspend or revoke a license.(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for granting and maintaining a license. In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner shall:(1) ensure that the minimum standards prioritize safe handling of fruits and vegetables based on known safety risks, including any history of outbreaks of food-borne communicable diseases; and(2) consider acceptable produce safety standards developed by a federal agency, state agency, or university.(c) The refusal 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.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.226
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.0989, eff. 4/2/2015.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1317, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2011.Amended By Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. 9/1/1995.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993 Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.