APPLICATION; ISSUANCE

(a) A person may apply for a license under this subchapter by submitting an application to the department on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department. The application must be accompanied by: (1) a legal description of each location where the applicant intends to cultivate or handle hemp and 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 allowing the department, the Department of Public Safety, and any other state or local law enforcement agency to enter onto all premises where hemp is cultivated or handled to conduct a physical inspection or to ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; (3) the application fee; and (4) any other information required by department rule. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department shall issue a license to a qualified applicant not later than the 60th day after the date the department receives the completed application and the required application fees. (c) A qualified applicant who along with the application submits proof to the department that the applicant holds a license under Chapter 487, Health and Safety Code, is not required to pay an application fee, and the department shall issue the license to the applicant within the time prescribed by Subsection (b).