Sec. 2351.054.  LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.  (a)  Before engaging in business as a contracting stevedore in any county, the contracting stevedore must file a written application for a license with the county clerk.
(b)  The county clerk shall issue the license on:
(1)  approval of the bond executed under this subchapter;  and
(2)  receipt of a $5 license fee.
(c)  The county clerk shall deposit the license fee into the general fund of the county.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.