(a) An applicant may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination administered by the board, provided that the applicant:

(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and

(2) Is of good moral character.

(b) The division director shall schedule at least four examinations each year, one of which will be in each calendar quarter.

(c) The division director shall schedule every apprentice dispenser who has held the permit over 30 days to stand for the written examination at every scheduled examination until all sections have been passed, the permit has been revoked by the board, or the permit has expired. The board shall have the power to revoke a permit without a hearing if the holder of an apprentice dispenser permit fails to stand for the examination. The board shall also have the power to revoke a permit without a hearing if the holder of an apprentice dispenser permit fails to pass the written portion of the examination on two occasions. The board may include the fee for an initial examination as a condition for approval of an applicant for an apprentice dispenser's permit.

(d) Each applicant desiring to become licensed as a dispenser, other than holders of apprentice dispensers' permits, shall make application for examination to the division director, accompanied by the examination fee as provided by the board in its rules and regulations.

(e) The qualifying examination shall be compiled by or at the direction of the board.

(f) The board shall establish uniform criteria for passing and failing candidates.