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Government Code §466.154
In force on Feb 12, 2016 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1995 · same as today's text
RULES
The commission shall adopt rules under which, before issuing a license to an applicant, the director shall consider:
(1) the financial responsibility and security of the applicant and the business or activity in which the applicant is engaged;
(2) the public accessibility of the applicant's place of business or activity;
(3) the sufficiency of existing sales agents to serve the public convenience;
(4) whether individuals under 18 years of age constitute a majority of the applicant's customers or as customers provide a majority of the applicant's sales volume;
(5) the volume of expected sales; and
(6) any other factor that the director considers appropriate.
History: Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Sep 22, 2018 to Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Sep 01, 1995 · seen Sep 2018–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- KP-0107 (Feb 12, 2016): Authority of the Texas Lottery Commission to deny, suspend, or revoke a lottery ticket sales agent license in specific instances (RQ,.0096-KP) You ask whether the Texas Lottery Commission ("Commission") in specific instances may deny, suspend, or revoke a lottery ticket sales agent license ... where the Commission has evidence ... that an applicant or licensee has conducted or allowed illegal gambling activity at its retail location but [the person] has not been convicted of gambling or a gambling-related offense. 1 You also ask several questions conditioned on the outcome of our analysis. See
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