A licensed wine blender shall not be issued and shall not own or hold, directly or indirectly, any retailer’s license, nor shall the holder of a retailer’s license be issued or own or hold, directly or indirectly, a wine blender’s license, or own or hold any interest in a wine blender’s license.
This section shall not apply to a wine blender with respect to a retailer’s license held by him on or before February 2, 1968, or to the holder of a retailer’s license with respect to a wine blender’s license for which an application for transfer to the holder of the retailer’s license was on file with the department on or before February 2, 1968.