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Health official urges wristbands, ID scanners and alcohol-free areas at NDSF; fair has purchased ID scanners
Summary
Amy Silverwood-Miranda of First District Health Unit recommended safe-serving training, wristbands, ID scanners and alcohol-free areas to improve alcohol safety at the North Dakota State Fair; minutes note the NDSF has purchased ID scanners for this year.
Commissioners discussed measures to increase safety related to alcohol service at the North Dakota State Fair (NDSF). Amy Silverwood-Miranda, Alcohol Prevention Specialist with the First District Health Unit, recommended several harm-reduction measures including safe-serving training for staff, use of wristbands, deployment of ID scanners and the designation of alcohol-free areas.
The minutes record that the NDSF has purchased ID scanners to be used this year and that other safety options remain under discussion. The exchange was recorded as a discussion item with no formal motion or funding decision attached in the minutes.
