LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – To boost businesses for restaurants and curb the number of intoxicated drivers on the roads, Nevada lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow for delivery of mixed drinks through popular delivery services and apps.
Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager is a sponsor of A.B. 375. The proposal would mandate that any mixed drinks must be in a sealed container. Each purchase would require verification of customer I.D. and age, and all delivery drivers must have an “alcohol education card,” known in Nevada as a TAM card.
The service fee associated with a cocktail delivery would fund DUI enforcement and DUI prevention programs, Yeager said.
“The idea here is to allow small businesses restaurants to deliver cocktails when you order food. Everyone knows how to use delivery platforms. Right now, there’s a restriction where they cannot deliver alcohol of any kind,” Yeager said.
“It’s going to help small businesses. A lot of consumers want this. And I think it’s also going to crack down on people who drive under the influence: oftentimes, people end up going out to restaurants or bars because there’s no other way that they can get what they want,” he said.
Nevada has already seen this practice in action: in 2020, Nevada counties and cities allowed alcohol deliveries when in-person dining faced restrictions.
Yeager points out that other states have approved similar measures. Iowa was the first state to approve such measures, permanently, in 2020.
Popular Las Vegas restaurants submitted testimony in support at a Monday hearing, including Ferraro’s and the CEO of Golden Steer.
Tacotarian owner Kristen Corral also voiced support yet calls for measures for health regulations and driver safety.
“I think, overall, the bill is good for small businesses. It allows us to create an additional revenue stream through third party delivery, which is alcohol,” Corral said. “The part that I find concerning still is that there’s still no requirement for a ‘health card.’ I do see a requirement for an alcohol awareness card in the current legislation, but there’s not one for a health card. We have to remember that these drivers are the last people to touch our food and drink before it goes to the customer,” she said.
The Nevada Resort Association expressed concerns with the bill, testifying in opposition.
“Nevada is different from other states in that we do have the resort corridors in the south and the north…We don’t have an issue with people being able to order a picture of margaritas along with their tacos when they’re sitting at home having dinner. We do still want to keep working with the speaker and the sponsor on are figuring out a way to have a prohibition for deliveries to the resorts,” said Misty Grimmer, speaking for the Association.
Clark County also voiced opposition at the hearing.
“County is in opposition as written. There is one amendment that will add in the County’s ability to opt out of this, which we are appreciative of, but we are still working through some of the other amendments,” said Ashley Kennedy for the County.
FOX5 asked a county spokesperson about specific concerns with the bill. We were referred to Kennedy’s testimony.
FOX5 has reported on the county’s lengthy process to regulate liquor and alcohol delivery.: the county is still working on an ordinance for third-party and app deliveries from liquor stores. In 2021, the state legislature legalized third-party liquor deliveries.
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