The department shall deny issuance of a license to, or refuse to renew the license of, a person if the person or a controlling person of the dog or cat breeder has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, been convicted of, or received deferred adjudication for animal cruelty or neglect in this state or any other jurisdiction in the five years preceding the person's initial or renewal application for a license.

Source Note: The provisions of this §91.25 adopted to be effective May 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 3075; amended to be effective February 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 907