An applicant for a manufacturer's license must file an application with the commission on the commission's form and include specified information.
Sec. 2001.203. MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a manufacturer's license must file with the commission an application on a form prescribed by the commission. (b) The application must include: (1) the name and address of the applicant and the name and address of each of its locations where bingo supplies or equipment are manufactured; (2) a full description of each type of bingo supply or equipment that the applicant intends to manufacture or market in this state and the brand name, if any, under which each item will be sold; (3) if the applicant: (A) is not a corporation, the name and home address of each owner; or (B) is a corporation, the name and home address of each officer and director and each person owning more than 10 percent of a class of stock in the corporation; (4) if the applicant is a foreign corporation or other foreign legal entity, the name, business name and address, and address of its registered agent for service in this state; (5) the name and address of each manufacturer, supplier, and distributor in which the applicant has a financial interest and the details of that financial interest, including any indebtedness between the applicant and the manufacturer, supplier, or distributor of $5,000 or more; (6) information regarding whether the applicant or a person required to be named in the application has been convicted in this state or another state of criminal fraud or a gambling or gambling-related offense; (7) information regarding whether the applicant or a person required to be named in the application is an owner, officer, director, shareholder, agent, or employee of a licensed commercial lessor or conducts, promotes, administers, or assists in conducting, promoting, or administering bingo for which a license is required by this chapter; (8) information regarding whether the applicant or a person required to be named in the application is a public officer or public employee in this state; (9) the name of each state in which the applicant is or has been licensed to manufacture, distribute, or supply bingo equipment or supplies, each license number, the period of time licensed under each license, and whether a license has been revoked, suspended, withdrawn, canceled, or surrendered and, if so, the reasons for the action taken; (10) information regarding whether the applicant or a person required to be named in the application is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter; (11) the names and addresses of each manufacturer, supplier, or distributor of bingo equipment or supplies in which the applicant or a person required to be named in the application is an owner, officer, shareholder, director, agent, or employee; and (12) any other information the commission requests. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 1474), Sec. 15, eff. October 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (H.B. 2197), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.