(A) Person as applicant.
(1) No license shall be issued under this chapter until after the applicant has been issued the appropriate state license by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(2) No license shall be issued to any person under 21 years of age.
(3) No license shall be issued to any person who is not a citizen of the United States and has not had an actual, bona fide residence in this state for at least one year before the date on which his or her application for a license is made.
(4) No license shall be issued to any natural person if he or she:
(a) Has been convicted of any felony in the five years immediately preceding the date of application. The five years shall be from the date of conviction, released from custody or incarceration, parole or termination of probation, whichever is later;
(b) Has been convicted of any misdemeanor involving the controlled substances described under KRS 218A.050, 218A.060, 218A.070, 218A.080, 218A.090, 218A.100, 218A.110, 218A.120, or 218A.130 in the two years immediately preceding the application;
(c) Has been convicted of any misdemeanor directly or indirectly attributable to the use of alcoholic beverages in the two years immediately preceding the application; or
(d) Has had any license issued under this chapter relating to the regulation or the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages revoked for cause or has been convicted of a violation of any such state statute, until the expiration of two years from the date of the revocation or conviction.
(B) Corporation, partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company as applicant. No license shall be issued to a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or corporation if:
(1) Each member of the partnership or limited liability company, or each of the directors, principal officers, shareholders and managers of the corporate entity do not qualify under division (A) of this section;
(2) If the applicant has had any license issued under this chapter relating to the regulation of the manufacture, sale or the transportation of alcoholic beverages revoked for cause or has been convicted of a violation of any criminal offense referenced as set forth above in division (A)(4) of this section, until the expiration of two years from the date of the revocation or conviction; or
(3) If any member of the partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or any director, officer, shareholder or manager of the corporate entity has had any license issued under any statute relating to the regulation of the manufacture, sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages revoked for cause or has been convicted of any criminal offense referenced as set forth above in division (A)(4) of this section, until expiration of the latter of two years from the date of revocation or two years from the date of conviction.
(Ord. 2009-006, passed 7-6-09)