When you see a bottle of liquor on the shelf labeled Made in Montana, you may think its journey to local liquor stores is pretty simple, but there's more to it than meets the eye.
Getting a bloody Mary or Montana microbrew before your next flight out of the Treasure State could get easier if one of several proposed bills heard Tuesday moves forward.
Montana lawmakers consider bill limiting business citations from alcohol compliance checks
By: Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-01-28 11:19:07-05
HELENA â Montana lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit when a business can be cited for failing an alcohol compliance check, or âsting.â
The Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee held a hearing Wednesday on Senate Bill 129, sponsored by Sen. Greg Hertz, a Republican from Polson.
The bill deals with âcontrived events,â in which a law enforcement agency or other organization sends an underage person into a store, bar or other business to attempt to buy alcohol. If an employee fails to check their age and sells them alcohol, that individual can be cited for an illegal sale. The failure will also be reported to the Montana Department of Revenue, which can then issue a violation to the holder of the alcohol license.