(a) The board consists of five members appointed by the governor and confirmed by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. A member of the board may not hold any other state or federal office, either elective or appointive. Two members of the board shall be persons actively engaged in the alcoholic beverage industry, except that no member may hold a wholesale license or be an officer, agent, or employee of a wholesale alcoholic beverage enterprise. Not more than two members of the board may be engaged in the same business, occupation, or profession. Three members of the board, at least one of whom shall reside in a rural area, shall represent the general public. A board member representing the general public or an immediate family member of a board member representing the general public may not have any financial interest in the alcoholic beverage industry. In this section,
(1) "immediate family member" means a spouse, child, or parent;
(2) "rural area" means a community that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks, that has a population of 6,000 or less or that has a population of more than 6,000 and has participated in a local option election under AS 04.11.491 , and that is
(A) a city; for purposes of this subparagraph, "city" has the meaning given in AS 29.71.800 ; or
(B) an established village that is located in a borough or in the unorganized borough.
(b) For purposes of (a)(2) of this section, the population of a community is the population of that community as determined under AS 29.60.860(c).
Section: Previous 04.06.010 04.06.020 04.06.030 04.06.040 04.06.050 04.06.060 04.06.070 04.06.075 04.06.080 04.06.090 04.06.095 04.06.100 04.06.110 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016