SECTION 9.21. Franchise Tax Certification and Assumed Name Certificates

(a) An applicant for an original or renewal license or registered manufacturer that is a corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company shall be approved to transact business in Texas by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The licensee or registered manufacturer shall provide a copy of the current Certificate of Account Status from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

(b) All applicants for license or manufacturer registration, or their corresponding renewals, shall list on LPG Form 1 or LPG Form 1M all names under which LP-gas related activities requiring licensing or registration as a container manufacturer are to be conducted. Any company performing LP-gas activities under an assumed name ("DBA" or "doing business as") shall file with AFS copies of the assumed name certificates which are required to be filed with the respective county clerk's office and/or the Secretary of State's Office.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.21 adopted to be effective February 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 947; amended to be effective September 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 4810; amended to be effective February 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 122; amended to be effective December 24, 2012, 37 TexReg 9913; amended to be effective January 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 127