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State affairs panel adopts Idaho State Police alcohol-control rules after questions on 'resort city' 60% food threshold
Summary
The Idaho House State Affairs Committee adopted Idaho State Police temporary and pending Alcohol Beverage Control rules after the agency said a new "resort city" statute requires a 60% food threshold and after members asked staff to rewrite confusing language and remove proposed staffing ratios for arenas.
The Idaho House State Affairs Committee adopted temporary and pending rule dockets from the Idaho State Police (ISP) that update Alcohol Beverage Control procedures and definitions, after agency staff said recent statutes changed how "resort city" liquor licenses are measured and after legislators questioned proposed staffing ratios for large venues.
Lieutenant Colonel Russ Wheatley, the Idaho State Police rules officer, told the committee he presented temporary rules to allow ISP to continue licensing activity after the rules did not receive a hearing in the prior legislative session. "I'm Lieutenant Colonel Russ Wheatley and I serve as the Idaho State Police Rules Officer," Wheatley said when he introduced the docket and said the temporary rules were intended to remove burdensome language and…
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