(a) Those food service businesses qualified under this program as of July 1, 2001, and that continue thereafter to be qualified and pay all fees required, shall not be replaced by any business that becomes qualified after July 1, 2001.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if the department elects to award advertising space based on a competitive selection process, the food service businesses qualified under the program as of July 1, 2001, will need to compete in such a competitive selection process and may be replaced by any business that submits a more competitive proposal under such a process.
