(1) Applications for distilled spirit and wine licenses or for cannabis-infused beverage licenses shall be made to the distilled spirits administrator. Applications for malt beverage licenses shall be made to the malt beverages administrator. Applications for distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverage licenses shall be made to the distilled spirits administrator and to the malt beverages administrator.
(2) All applications shall be on forms furnished by the department. They shall be verified and shall set forth in detail all information concerning the applicant and the premises submitted for licensing as the board requires through the promulgation of an administrative regulation. Each application shall be accompanied by payment. Payment of the license fee may be by certified check, a postal or express money order, or any other method of payment approved in writing by both the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Office of the State Treasurer. Promptly upon receipt of the payment the board shall pay it into the State Treasury, giving the Department of Revenue copies of the pay-in vouchers and any other supporting data as the Department of Revenue requires for revenue control purposes.
(3) (a) A business entity that owns more than two (2) licensed premises may initially submit common information about ownership, officers, directors, managerial employees, and shall provide current criminal background checks once for all separately licensed premises in one (1) master file.
(b) Any business qualifying under this subsection shall only be required to amend its master file information for material changes under KRS 243.390(2) or ownership transfers under KRS 243.630.
(c) A direct shipper license applicant shall be exempt from the requirements of this subsection and shall instead meet the requirements for its license type as set forth in KRS 243.027.