There shall be a Liquor Control Commission composed of three commissioners, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, appointed by the Governor in accordance with section 4-9a. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall be the chairman of the commission. The Governor shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. Not more than two commissioners shall be of the same political party. Each commissioner shall take the oath prescribed for executive officers. The Governor may remove any commissioner as provided in section 4-12.

(1949 Rev., S. 4223; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 136; P.A. 93-139, S. 2; P.A. 95-195, S. 1, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 77-614 called for replacement of liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, but P.A. 78-303 made exception for this section, retaining the commission; P.A. 93-139 required the governor to appoint the three commissioners in accordance with Sec. 4-9a, deleting provision re appointment in odd-numbered years; P.A. 95-195 made the Commissioner of Consumer Protection member of and chairman of the Liquor Control Commission, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.

Cited. 184 C. 1.