(a) The Controlled Substances Advisory Committee is established in the Department of Law. The committee consists of


(1) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;


(2) the commissioner of health and social services or the commissioner's designee;


(3) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;


(4) the president of the Board of Pharmacy or the designee of the president who shall also be a member of the Board of Pharmacy;


(5) a peace officer appointed by the governor after consultation with the Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police;


(6) a physician appointed by the governor;


(7) a psychiatrist appointed by the governor; and


(8) two individuals appointed by the governor.


(b) Members of the committee appointed under (a)(5) - (a)(8) of this section serve terms of four years. A member of the committee receives no salary but is entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180
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(c) The attorney general is the chairman of the committee.


(d) The committee meets at the call of the attorney general.


(e) The committee may not meet less than twice a year.


(f) Five members of the committee constitute a quorum, except that a smaller number may adjourn a meeting in the absence of a quorum. A quorum being present, a majority vote of the total membership is required to take official action.