Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1201 – Findings and declaration of policy
It is determined and declared as a matter of legislative findings that:
(1) The irresponsible service and consumption of alcoholic beverages has had a significant adverse impact on highway safety, personal health and individual welfare and is not in the best interests of the citizens of this State;
(2) Commercial servers of alcoholic beverages who are licensed by the State have a responsibility to ensure that their customers are served alcoholic beverages in a responsible and appropriate manner;
(3) Responsible server training programs have proven to be an effective means of addressing, in a positive and constructive manner, the irresponsible and inappropriate service of alcoholic beverages by commercial establishments;
(4) The voluntary responsible alcoholic beverage server training program which has been conducted by the Delaware Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement staff has been well received by those licensed commercial servers of alcoholic beverages who have undergone the training;
(5) A voluntary server training program cannot be as effective as a mandatory program which would reach all licensed commercial servers of alcoholic beverages;
(6) Such a mandatory training program should be provided to licensees and their employees at a reasonable cost so as to encourage their full support and participation while creating an incentive for the employees to take the program seriously; and
(7) The establishment of a mandatory responsible alcoholic beverage server training program will promote highway safety and the public health and welfare of the citizens of Delaware.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1201
- Alcohol: means ethyl alcohol produced by the distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or diluted with water or not, whatever may be the origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol, but it does not mean ethyl alcohol, diluted or not, that has been denatured or otherwise rendered unfit for beverage purposes. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 101
- Division: means "Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 101
- Establishment: means any place located physically in this State where alcoholic liquor of 1 or more varieties is stored, sold or used by authority of any law of this State, including a hotel, restaurant, tavern, beer garden, or club as defined in this section, or where alcoholic liquor of 1 or more varieties is manufactured by virtue of any law of this State. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 101
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
Therefore, it is declared to be the policy of this State to promote the safety, health and welfare of its citizens by the establishment and operation of a mandatory responsible alcoholic beverage server training program pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
68 Del. Laws, c. 168, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 602, § ?6; 72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §§ ?15, 21; 75 Del. Laws, c. 80, §§ ?1, 2;