Rep. Glenn L. Maratita (Ind-Tinian) has authored a bill this month to remove requirements that a person present his or her ID before buying an alcoholic beverage or a tobacco product.<\/p>\n
House Bill 19-141, instead, amends current law so that sellers must exercise \u201cprudent judgment,\u201d and will not sell alcohol or tobacco without first demanding from a person \u201cwho obviously appears to be below 27 years of age\u201d to present an valid ID of CNMI, U.S., or foreign governments showing them to be 21 years or older.<\/p>\n
Further, the bill allows sellers to exercise prudent judgment so that they \u201cmay not reprise the demand\u201d for a valid ID from the same person whose ID had been verified prior. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result of the enforcement of the mandatory ID card requirement prior to selling any alcoholic beverage and tobacco products at the off-sale and on-sale licensed establishments,\u201d the bill states, \u201cthere exist growing complaints in the community, specifically, from senior citizens and visiting tourists, as well as a growing adverse communication reaction with respect to the absurdness in demanding for a valid ID card on a daily basis from the same patron.\u201d<\/p>\n
The bill allows sellers to document the persons of legal age \u201cin a ledger\u201d who the seller is responsible for updating to make sure IDs are not expired. The ledger must be provided to a visiting Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco Control inspector during inspection and compliance rounds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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