12th Annual National Leadership Conference Reminder
Preliminary programs should be arriving to you in the mail soon! Get your sleeping room now as they are going fast! You can check availability at both our host hotel: Anaheim Marriott at 1-800-228-9290 and our overflow hotel: the Anaheim Sheraton at 1-866-837-4197 and mention the National Leadership Conference for reduced rates! |
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Success Story: Minnesota
A Minnesota city’s successful collaboration results in approval of social host ordinance
Albert Lea is a city of 18,000 in southern Minnesota along the Iowa border. In 2008 during an underage drinking forum, citizens expressed that more needed to be done to prevent underage drinking in homes. After the forum community members collaborated with law enforcement and citizen leaders and presented the city council with a social host ordinance. After responding to the council and community concerns-on December 8, 2008, the Albert Lea City Council approved the social host ordinance by a vote of four to three. As of June 11, 2010, Albert Lea is one of 47 cities and 5 counties in Minnesota that have adopted a social host ordinance. The ordinances have been an effective deterrent with several law enforcement agencies reporting a reduction in their underage drinking related calls since their ordinances went into effect.
The story of Albert Lea’s social host ordinance demonstrates how EUDL efforts can grow and be sustained as a result of successful community collaborations.
To read more about this interesting Success Story please click on the Resource Alert link toward the bottom of this page. |
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Success Story: Nevada
In Nevada Sustainability Isn’t "Just a Word"
In June, 2009, The Nevada State Legislature gave two "Hoorahs" to its state Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws program through its passage of Assembly Bill No. 432. The bill mandates Responsible Beverage Server Training (RBST) for all employees of on and off premise alcohol sale locations in counties with over 100,000 residents, and voluntary for counties under 100,000. The second "hoorah" is that 50% of all the money collected from the fines is deposited into an account created in the State General Fund for the support of community juvenile justice programs and "must be used only to enforce laws that prohibit the purchase, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of 21 years."
This success story is an example of implementing a policy that supports the sustainability of preventing underage drinking with an emphasis on retailer education and enforcement support.
To read more about this interesting Success Story please click on the Resource Alert link toward the bottom of this page. |
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July National Electronic Seminar:
Controlling Youth Access to Alcohol at Special Events
Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010
Time: 3:00-4:15 p.m. eastern
Speakers: Nancy McGee, Missouri Department of Public Safety;
Lt. Dave Teem, Newport Police Department; and
Barbara Daugherty, Commission on Children and Families
This discussion will revolve around the essential collaborative approach to early planning and coordination of necessary logistics in large scale events. Our presenters will share firsthand experiences with the planning and execution of control measures, funding considerations, and resource management. See how bringing the community together with regulatory and enforcement representatives can set the course for minimizing potential problems associated with events from small town festivals to large scale events where alcohol is available or permitted.
To register for this audio conference or see a calendar of upcoming audio conferences click on 'National Electronic Seminars' on the left side of this page. |
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July 2010 Resource Alert Legal Case:
It was lawful for Jeremiah Wise to consume alcohol at home but what happens when he went out on the streets under the influence of alcohol?
On May 6, 2010, the Court of Appeals, Coshocton County, Ohio, Fifth Appellate District, handed down their opinion in the case of State v. Wise, 2010-Ohio-2040
Jeremiah Wise was 19 years old when, with his mother’s permission, he consumed alcohol in their home. Jeremiah later left the house after consuming the alcohol and, with others, was stopped by Corporal Morgan Eckelberry of the West Lafayette Police Department at 1:15 AM while walking down the middle of the street.
The officer detected a mild odor of alcohol coming from Jeremiah, along with two other individuals, and asked if any of the group had been drinking. Appellant told the officer that he had consumed three beers. Jeremiah was charged with underage consumption. Read more about this most interesting case on underage drinking by clicking here for more information: |
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