OAN’s Avril Elfie
4:08 PM – Thursday, March 28, 2024
California Assembly Bill 1013 It passed the state legislature. The bill would require bars and other establishments with Type 48 licenses that serve alcoholic beverages to conduct breathalyzer tests that can identify common date rape drugs.
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Type 48 liquor licenses are issued to bars and nightclubs. They permit the sale of beer, wine, and spirits for consumption on the premises. Permits the sale of beer and wine. Minors are not permitted to enter or stay overnight. Food service is not required. This license type is subject to Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) requirements and requires alcohol servers and alcohol servers. Administrators must be RBS certified. abc.ca.gov
From July 1stcentThe new law will require bars and nightclubs to provide drug testing tools and post signs warning about “drink spiking.”
Required signs read, “No roof!” The Drinkspike drug test kit is available here. Please ask the staff for details. ”
“These kits must test for controlled substances commonly used to spike beverages. Licensees must either provide these kits for free or sell them for a reasonable amount not to exceed wholesale costs. ,” said Devin Blankenship of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
The new law will affect about 2,400 California businesses, the state said. Companies must provide test strips for free or at a very low cost upon consumer request.
Test strips have been commercially available for several years and are frequently distributed at U.S. military bases, universities, and other locations.
State Rep. Josh Lowenthal, who owns three restaurants, reportedly introduced the bill to prevent sexual assault.
“We have a crisis of sexual assault that primarily targets women and members of the LGBTQ community,” Lowenthal said in a video presentation to Congress. He is a father of three daughters and said this crime is underreported. “As an example, my staff has a roof over their heads and members of the Legislature have a roof over their heads.”
California is currently the first state to enact such a law.
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