First, as the program grows and expands, persons under the legal age of twenty-one who enter licensed premises with the intent of purchasing alcoholic beverages will never know if or when the person behind the counter is an excise officer. Upon attempting to purchase alcoholic beverages, the minor will be arrested by the officer. Another benefit of the program is the cooperation developed between the members of the alcoholic beverage industry and the excise police. Both the industry and the excise share a common goal of reducing access of alcoholic beverages to persons under twenty-one. While working CIS details, officers and employees share information and learn effective preventive practices.
Clerks have an opportunity to learn the finer points of checking IDs.
Excise officers experience the daily problems the industry experiences while attempting to prevent underage access to alcoholic beverages when an excise officer is not present.