RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – With the passage of AB 375, businesses around the state of Nevada will potentially be able to expand their to-go menus to include alcohol.
The legislation authorizes local governing bodies to enact ordinances allowing to-go alcohol.
We stopped by Lakeside Bar and Grill to get reaction to the Bill’s passage. Paulina Campbell says roughly 30% of their business comes through to go orders, so the change is a welcome one.
“If you’re hungover who’s going to want to get up and go make their own Bloody Mary? Somebody’s going to put an order in and get one,” she mentioned when asked about business during off-peak hours.
The new measure creates a 50 cent surcharge to be added to sales of liquor to-go, and that money will go towards increased DUI enforcement in our state.
“I definitely think it is reasonable to add a surcharge just because alcohol does cost a lot more than, let’s say, like a food item,” Campbell added.
The idea of taking cocktails home is not new. During the pandemic that was the only option for some time, as bars could not operate.
But now this has become the norm across most of the country as Nevada is the 31st state to do this, and it’s expected to bring in $11 million each year.
As for the biggest challenge, Campbell says it will likely be transportation.
“I think we’re going to have to put them into to-go cups and then we’re going to have to tape them because we don’t want the Grubhub driver to get in trouble for having alcohol in the car in case they were to get pulled over,” she mentioned. “We also must make sure it is sealed properly just to adhere to all the laws.”
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