There is hereby created and established within the Department of Revenue, as an administrative unit thereof, the office of alcohol and tobacco control, the head of which shall be the commissioner who shall also be the assistant secretary of the office of alcohol and tobacco control, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate of Louisiana to serve at his pleasure. The commissioner shall be a full-time employee and shall receive an appropriate salary as fixed by the governor.
La. R.S. § 26:791