Before any proposed new owner, officer, manager or employee may own, manage, work for or otherwise associate with a licensee, the licensee shall notify the department in writing of the name, address and date of birth of the proposed new owner, officer, manager or employee and the proposed new owner, officer, manager or employee shall submit to a criminal history record check pursuant to section 204, obtain an individual identification card pursuant to section 106 and, in the case of a new owner or other person assuming an equity ownership interest or a partial equity ownership interest in the license, obtain approval for the transfer of ownership interests pursuant to section 210. [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]