2024 Texas Statutes
Health and Safety Code
Title 2 - Health
Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation
Chapter 147 - E-Cigarette Retailer Permits
Subchapter C. Permit Suspension and Revocation
Section 147.0101. Final Suspension or Revocation of Permit
Sec. 147.0101. FINAL SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT. (a) The comptroller may revoke or suspend a permit holder's permit if the comptroller finds, after notice and hearing as provided by this section, that the permit holder violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
(b) If the comptroller intends to suspend or revoke a permit, the comptroller shall provide the permit holder with written notice that includes a statement:
(1) of the reason for the intended revocation or suspension;
(2) that the permit holder is entitled to a hearing by the comptroller on the proposed suspension or revocation; and
(3) of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
(c) The comptroller shall deliver the written notice by personal service or by mail to the permit holder's mailing address as it appears in the comptroller's records. Service by mail is complete when the notice is deposited with the United States Postal Service.
(d) The comptroller shall give the permit holder notice before the 10th day before the final hearing.
(e) A permit holder may appeal the comptroller's decision to a district court in Travis County not later than the 30th day after the date the comptroller's decision becomes final.
(f) A person whose permit is suspended or revoked may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute e-cigarettes from the place of business to which the permit applied until a new permit is granted or the suspension is removed.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
