A new ordinance in Anchorage, Alaska will require restaurants, bars, and breweries to verify identification before selling alcohol starting in 2025. The law aims to reduce alcohol-related fatalities and accidents, which are a significant concern in the municipality. Assembly members hope the measure will address both underage drinking and sales to individuals prohibited from purchasing alcohol due to past violent or reckless behavior.
ANCHORAGE , Alaska - An Anchorage ordinance will be going into effect in 2025, and Assembly members hope the new law will decrease the number of alcohol-related fatalities and accidents in the municipality.However, in December, the Assembly unanimously passed an ordinance requiring all restaurants, bars, and breweries to verify identification before selling alcohol.
Johnson said he didn’t know why it wasn’t expanded back then, but based on current events, he said Assembly members felt it was time. According to the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles, there are 2,110 “red stripe” licenses issued to residents of the Municipality of Anchorage.
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