Appointment and qualifications. — Alaska Code § 04.06.020

§ 04.06.020. Appointment and qualifications.

 (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.

 (b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, at the time of appointment or reappointment, one member of the board shall be from the public safety sector, one member of the board shall represent the general public, one member of the board shall have resided in a rural area within the previous five years, and two members of the board shall be actively engaged in the alcoholic beverage industry.

 (c) A member of the board may not hold a wholesale alcoholic beverage 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. A board member from the public safety sector, from a rural area, or representing the general public may not have, or have an immediate family member who has, a financial interest in a business for which a license is issued. A board member representing the general public may not be affiliated with the public safety sector or the public health sector.

 (d) In this section,        (1) “immediate family member” means a spouse, child, or parent;

 (2) “public health sector” means a profession that primarily has the responsibility to protect the safety and improve the health of communities through education, policy making, and research for disease and injury prevention;

 (3) “public safety sector” means a current or former peace officer, a current or former municipal or state prosecutor, a former judicial officer, or a current member of a profession that primarily has the authority to provide for the welfare and protection of the general public through the enforcement of municipal, state, or federal laws;

 (4) “rural area” means a community with a population of 7,000 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks or with a population of 2,000 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks; in this paragraph,             (A) “community” means a city as that term is defined in AS 29.71.800 , and an established village that is located in a borough or the unorganized borough;

 (B) “population” means the population of a community as determined under AS 29.60.860 (c).