The RR Forum brings together public and private stakeholders—regulatory and enforcement agencies; attorneys general; public health agencies and advocates; retailers and their associations; distributors and producers; and researchers—in order to (1) identify and promulgate Best Practices to prevent underage sales of age-restricted products; and (2) examine the impacts of RR policies from the diverse perspectives of these different stakeholders.

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The 7th RRF national meeting was held in New Orleans, LA on April 21-22, 2009 at Hotel Monteleone. 89 stakeholders from 32 states and the District of Columbia attended. The LA Office of Tobacco and Alcohol Control, Murphy J. Painter, Commissioner, served as conference host.

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The RRF’s Retailer Work Group—consisting of national retail chains, training organizations and mystery shop vendors; state regulators and attorneys general; producers; and researchers—has identified recommended practices to reduce underage sales and service of alcohol by off-premises licensees. Every responsible retailer should adopt these practices. The list is not all-inclusive and retailers may engage in additional practices to reduce illegal underage sales.

To learn more about recommended practices for Off-Premises Alcohol Retailers, view the full report

Statutes in Alaska -- championed by the Brown Jug package store chain -- allow retailers to take actions against underage customers who attempt to purchase alcohol and against adults who purchase alcohol for a minor (so-called "3rd party sales"). This innovate, non-criminal approach generates cash bonuses for clerks, servers, bartenders and door staff who interdict an illegal underage or 3rd party sale.

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The Responsible Retailing Forum is a partner in We Don't Serve Teens , a consumer education program spreading the message that serving alcohol to teens is unsafe, illegal, and irresponsible.

Alcohol retailers can order We Don't Serve Teens point of sale materials free of charge from The Century Council.

 
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In 2001, a team of national experts produced a federal guidance document, Report on Best Practices for Responsible Retailing, reflecting the experiences and insights of retailers, alcohol control boards and other state regulatory and enforcement agencies ("R-E agencies"), state attorneys general, and academic researchers. The Best Practices identified in that report have been further developed by the Responsible Retailing Forum into an "Integrated Responsible Retailing" model. (more)