(a) If application is made for a license by a retail and wholesale dealer or for any other type of license specified by commission rule, the commission, in addition to other requirements, shall have an actual inspection conducted of any and all facilities, bulk storage equipment, transportation equipment, and dispensing equipment of the applicant to verify satisfactory compliance with all current safety laws, rules, and practices. The inspection may be waived by the commission on an application resulting solely from a change in legal entities under which a current licensee operates.
(b) The inspection, if required, shall be performed before the issuance of the license, but in no event later than 15 days after the inspection is requested in writing by the applicant for license.
(c) A license for which an inspection under Subsection (a) is required may not be issued until the inspection verifies the applicant to be in satisfactory compliance with all current safety laws, rules, and practices.