Community Festival and Event Planners Toolkit A Guide for Selling Alcohol at Public Events

This toolkit is meant to serve as a guide and should not substitute or replace Responsible Beverage Server Training or discussions with Law Enforcement or serve as legal advice. Funding provided by the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant from the MN Department of Human Services Alcohol & Drug Abuse Division

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Contents Why Are Control Policies Important? ........................................................................................................... 3 Alcohol Laws and Ordinances ....................................................................................................................... 4 Penalties ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Warning Signs for Underage Drinkers........................................................................................................... 5 Standard Drink Sizes ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Intoxication Rate Factors .............................................................................................................................. 6 Behavior Cues for Intoxication ...................................................................................................................... 7 If You Believe a Customer is Intoxicated....................................................................................................... 7 Control Policy Ideas....................................................................................................................................... 8 Pre Planning and Set Up............................................................................................................................ 8 Alcohol Provider and Sellers, Staff, Volunteers and Security ................................................................... 8 Beverages and Food .................................................................................................................................. 9 Age Verification......................................................................................................................................... 9 Appendix A

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Appendix B .................................................................................................................................................. 13

This tool kit is based on “Safety Guidelines for Sales of Alcohol at Public Events”: http://www.discoveralleganycounty.com/docs/Safety%20Guidelines%20for%20Sales%20of%20Alcohol %20at%20Public%20Events.pdf .

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Why Are Control Policies Important? Alcohol use may fuel outbreaks of fighting and other forms of disruptive behavior Alcohol consumption increases the risk of alcohol-related harm and drunk driving Eliminate over-serving of adult alcohol consumers Eliminate underage sales and access to alcohol (