(a) The Commission will not approve a license amendment application with an effective date that is not within the licensed authorized organization's or commercial lessor's current license period.     
      (b) A licensee may amend a license renewal application prior to its approval.     
      (c) The term "effective date", when used in this section, means the first day that the amended changes are to begin.     
      (d) A licensee may not begin activities under the amended license until the following have occurred:      
        (1) the effective date; and       
        (2) licensee's receipt and display at the playing location of official written notification or the amended license authorizing the change.       
      (e) The fee to amend any commercial lessor, manufacturer, or distributor license issued under the Bingo Enabling Act shall be $10. The fee to amend a license to conduct bingo is $0.     
      (f) A licensee may request a refund of any license amendment fee paid if the licensee requests withdrawal of the amendment application before an amended license is issued. Upon such a request, the Commission will refund half of any fee paid within 30 days of receiving the request. If the Commission denies an amendment application, it will refund half of any fee paid within 30 days of that denial.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §402.410 adopted to be effective February 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 810; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9539; amended to be effective February 25, 2015, 40 TexReg 815; amended to be effective December 31, 2017, 42 TexReg 7392