APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.

(a) A person may file an application for a license to manufacture, distribute, store, or sell malt beverages with the commission on forms prescribed by the commission. (b) On receipt of an application for a license under this code, the commission shall follow the procedure under Section 11.43. (c) Each applicant for an original license shall pay the license fee authorized by commission rule. (d) A person may not sell malt beverages during the pendency of the person's original license application. An official may not advise a person to the contrary.