The Department shall grant licenses to the following persons if the following qualifications are met:
In determining good moral character, the Department may take into consideration any violation of any of the provisions of Section 16 of this Act as to referees, judges, managers, matchmakers, timekeepers, or promoters and any felony conviction of the applicant, but such a conviction shall not operate as a bar to licensure. No license issued under this Act is transferable.
225 ILCS 105/11