(a) There is hereby created and established the alcoholic beverage commission, which shall consist of three (3) members, to be appointed by the governor. One (1) member of the commission shall be appointed and reside in each grand division of the state. The members comprising the commission shall not be less than thirty (30) years of age, and shall have been residents and citizens of this state for at least five (5) years preceding their appointment. In making appointments to the commission, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the commission is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the commission is a member of a racial minority.

(b)

(1) Notwithstanding § 3-6-304 or any other law to the contrary, and in addition to all other requirements for membership on the commission:

(A) Any person registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the registration requirements of title 3, chapter 6, who is subsequently appointed or otherwise named as a member of the commission shall terminate all employment and business association as a lobbyist with any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the commission, prior to serving as a member of the commission. This subdivision (b)(1)(A) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the commission after July 1, 2010;

(B) No person who is a member of the commission shall be permitted to register or otherwise serve as a lobbyist pursuant to title 3, chapter 6, for any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the commission during such person's period of service as a member of the commission. This subdivision (b)(1)(B) applies to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the commission after July 1, 2010, and to all persons serving on the commission on such date who are not registered as lobbyists; and

(C) No person who serves as a member of the commission shall be employed as a lobbyist by any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the commission for one (1) year following the date such person's service on the commission ends. This subdivision (b)(1)(C) applies to members serving on the commission as of July 1, 2010, and to all members appointed to the commission subsequent to such date.

(2) A person who violates this subsection (b) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in title 3, chapter 6.

(3) The bureau of ethics and campaign finance is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (b). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and in accordance with the procedure for initiating and proposing rules by the ethics commission to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance as prescribed in § 4-55-103.