The department also administers liquor laws and licenses of on and off-premise businesses, manufacturers, wholesalers, warehouses, importers, and liquor representatives. Liquor sales provide a source of revenue to the State of Montana. The State uses these revenues to help fund-state government operations and to support several government programs. Supports alcoholism information programs. Promotes moderate consumption.
Control systems promote moderation in consumption.
Provides education and enforcement. The control state system continues to provide a regulatory environment that is better able to deter the ever-present risks and costs to the individual and the community of alcohol abuse. At one level, the uniform enforcement of applicable laws is made far more effective in a control state, where there are ordinarily fewer sales outlets and more importantly, where the economic incentive to violate those laws are greatly reduced. At another level, the control system itself serves both as a visible symbol of the public commitment to moderation and as a vehicle for the promotion of alcohol education and awareness programs to support that commitment. Fiscal Year 1998-1999 Activity Fiscal year 1999 represented Liquor Distribution s fourth full year of operation under HB 574.