FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2015

CONTACT

Lisa Scates, Alcohol Education Coordinator, Montana Department of Revenue (406) 444-4307, LiScates@mt.gov

Molly A. Petersen, Acting Public Information Officer, Montana Department of Revenue (406) 444-4331, MollyPetersen@mt.gov.

MT Dept. of Revenue seeks volunteers to provide training to liquor establishments

HELENA – The Montana Department of Revenue is seeking volunteers to help implement Let’s Control It, the agency’s training program for responsible alcohol sales and service. The volunteers will provide training to Montana liquor license holders on the state’s requirements for selling and serving alcohol.

For the past seven years, we’ve relied on volunteers to conduct our trainings and we really appreciate their efforts and the time they invest,” said Department of Revenue Director Mike Kadas.

The department is accepting applications and supplemental questions until March 31. Interested individuals can find the application and supplemental questions, along with the trainer criteria, online at AlcoholServerTraining.mt.gov under the Become a State Trainer tab, or they can call (406) 444-4307 to request one in the mail. Completed applications and supplemental questions can be mailed to Department of Revenue, Liquor Control Division, Education Unit, P.O. Box 1712, Helena, MT 59624, emailed to AlcoholServerTraining@mt.gov, or faxed to (406) 444-0718.

“Our agency strives to ensure that liquor licensees have the knowledge and skills they need to ensure public health and safety and to stay in compliance with the law,” said Lisa Scates, alcohol education coordinator for the department’s Liquor Control Division. For more information, call Lisa Scates at (406) 444-4307 or email LiScates@mt.gov.

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