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INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________

By Request of the Department of Revenue

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT revising alcoholic beverages responsible server and sales training program laws to allow alcoholic beverage licensees to use department-provided responsible server and sales training in areas where responsible server and sales training is not readily available; AMENDING SECTION 16-4-1006, MCA; and PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

Section 1. Section 16-4-1006, MCA, is amended to read:

"16-4-1006. Responsible server and sales training program. (1) The department shall certify all server and sales training programs that include the following:

(a) effects of alcohol on the human body;

(b) information, including criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, related to 27-1-710 and this code;

(c) procedures for checking identification;

(d) procedures for gathering proper documentation that may affect the licensee's liability;

(e) training for skills to handle difficult situations and to learn evaluation techniques regarding intoxicated persons or others that pose potential liability;

(f) a final test; and

(g) a certificate of completion, which must be provided to participants who pass the final test.

(2) The department may not provide a responsible server and sales training program except when a licensee has sought to obtain training in an area where training is not generally available and has requested the department to provide training."

NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.