Alcoholic Beverage Outreach Program
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABCD) is dedicated to supporting voluntary compliance through education and outreach. View the upcoming events where you’ll find us or submit a request for ABCD to participate in your event or provide education on requested topics.
Invite us to your event
We are available to participate in conferences, meetings, webinars, or other outreach events related to our mission.
Please contact us and we will respond within two weeks of receiving your inquiry.
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We are interested in your opinions and suggestions on ABCD outreach and education activities!
If you attended a recent webinar, seminar, presentation, or other outreach or educational event, please submit your comments to DORABCD-O&E@mt.gov.
Upcoming Outreach and Training
| Date | Event Name | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2025 | Elks Convention | Outreach Statewide Elks Convention | Dillon, MT |
| January 16, 2025 | ABCD Outreach & Education |
|
Livingston, MT |
2024 ABCD Past Outreach Activities
| Date | Event Name | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Dates Throughout the Year | ABCD YCM Presentations | YCM Refresher Course for Trainers | Teams/Zoom |
| November 18, 2024 | ABCD Education | RASS Refresher | Bozeman, MT |
| November 18, 2024 | ABCD Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Bozeman, MT |
| November 16, 2024 | ABCD Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Bozeman, MT |
| November 16, 2024 | Montana's Distillers Guild | Montana's Distillers Guild | Bozeman, MT |
| October 15, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Booth | Montana Food and Beverage Trade Show | Missoula, MT |
| October 6 - 9, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Support | NABCA Conference | Missoula, MT |
| September 29 -October 1, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Support | NCSLA Conference | Missoula, MT |
| September 19-20, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | Montana Brewers Association | Missoula, MT |
| September 4-6, 2023 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Billings, MT |
| September 4, 2024 | Compliance Session | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Billings, MT |
| August 30, 2024 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Butte, MT |
| August 22, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Dillon, MT |
| August 15, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Manhattan, MT |
| August 15, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | City Mayor of Mahattan | Manhattan, MT |
| August 8, 2024 | Compliance Session | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Butte, MT |
| August 1, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Request | Manhattan Potato Festival Organizer & Chief of Police | Manhattan, MT |
| August 1, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Manhattan, MT |
| July 25-26, 2024 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Big Sky, MT |
| July 3, 2020 | ABCD Education | RASS Refresher | Helena, MT |
| June 26. 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | East Helena, MT |
| June 24-26. 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them • Train the trainer | Kalispell, MT |
| June 18, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Booth | Prevention Conference | Helena, MT |
| June 13, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Lincoln, MT |
| June 12, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Choteau, MT |
| June 12, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Augusta, MT |
| June 7, 2024 | ABCD Education | RASS Refresher | Helena, MT |
| June 6, 2024 | ABCD Education | RASS Refresher | Helena, MT |
| June 4, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Livingston, MT |
| June 4, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | City of Livingston | Livingston, MT |
| June 4, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | Commission Meeting - Livingston | Livingston, MT |
| May 21, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Victor, MT |
| May 21, 2024 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Dillon, MT |
| May 20, 2024 | Compliance Session | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Conner, MT |
| May 20, 2024 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | Hamilton Chamber of Commerce | Hamilton, MT |
| May 15, 2024 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Helena, MT |
| May 15, 2024 | ABCD Alcohol Awareness Month Campaign | Alcohol Responsibility Matters Scholarship | Cut Bank, MT |
| May 15, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | Summer Events | Shelby, MT |
| May 15, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Cut Bank, MT |
| May 8, 2024 | ABCD Education | RASS Refresher | Helena, MT |
| May 7, 2024 | ABCD Education | RASS Refresher | Helena, MT |
| April 30 - May 2, 2024 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Billings, MT |
| April 29, 2024 | Summer Events Outreach & Education | Bucking horse sale canvas | Miles City, MT |
| 23-Apr-24 | ABCD Alcohol Awareness Month Campaign | Alcohol Responsibility Matters Scholarship Ceremony | Helena, MT |
| April 17, 2024 | Licensee Outreach Request | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Kalispell, MT |
| April 16, 2024 | Law Enforcement Alcohol Training | Alcohol laws focusing on the laws specifically in Title 16 (alcohol) pertaining to law enforcement. | Libby, MT |
| April 15-19/2024 | Libby PD presentation | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Title 16 • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | |
| April 9, 2024 | ABCD Education | RASS Refresher | Helena, MT |
| March 26, 2024 | Licensee Outreach Request | • Sales to underage/compliance checks, • IDs/online fakes, • Over-service/signs of impairment, • Best practices/incident report logs, • Top 10 violations/how to avoid them | Helena, MT |
| February 6, 2024 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Glendive, MT |
| February 1, 2024 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Helena, MT |
| January 25, 2024 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Missoula, MT |
| Date | Event Name | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | Licensee Requested Information Session | Eureka, MT |
| 2/23, 2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | PAD internal staff training | ABCD Warehouse Helena, MT |
| 3/13-3/15, 2023 | ABCD Outreach Booth | Montana Department of Labor & Industry - 18th Annual Building Code Education Conference | Helena, MT |
| 3/17/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | Montana Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals (MALA) Annual Conference | Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Anaconda, MT |
| 3/21/2023 | ABCD Outreach | Lewistown Law Enforcement Alcohol and Compliance | Lewistown, MT |
| 3/28/2023 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Butte, MT |
| 4/19/2023 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Helena, MT |
| 6/8/2023 | ABCD Education | RASS Refresher | Online |
| 6/14/2023 | Montana Law Enforcement Academy Alcohol Training | Train the new cadets alcohol laws focusing on the laws specifically in Title 16 (alcohol) pertaining to law enforcement. | Helena, MT |
| 6/15/2023 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Great Falls, MT |
| 6/27/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Helena, MT |
| 6/28/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Great Falls, MT |
| 6/29/2023 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Butte, MT |
| 7/11/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Missoula, MT |
| 7/12/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Hamilton, MT |
| 7/14/2023 | Elks Convention | Outreach Statewide Elks Convention | Great Falls, MT |
| 7/18/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Polson, MT |
| 7/25/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Havre, MT |
| 7/26/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Glasgow, MT |
| 8/1/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Kalispell, MT |
| 8/2/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Libby, MT |
| 8/7/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Bozeman, MT |
| 8/9/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Lewistown, MT |
| 8/15/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Billings, MT |
| 8/16/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Miles City, MT |
| 8/22/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall | Great Falls, MT |
| 8/24/2023 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Helena, MT |
| 8/29/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | ABCD Town Hall - online | online -Zoom |
| 9/7/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | Havre MTA Meeting | Havre, MT |
| 9/14/2023 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Missoula, MT |
| 9/21/2023 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Missoula, MT |
| 9/26/2023 | MT Tavern Association Convention | MT Tavern Association Convention | Great Falls, MT |
| 9/28/2023 | MT Brewers Conference | MT Brewers Conference | Missoula, MT |
| 10/16/2023 | ABCD Outreach Booth | Department of Agriculture Food and Beverage Show | Missoula, MT |
| 10/26/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | The Montana Lodging & Hospitality Association (MLHA) Conference | Zoom (Fairmont Hot Springs Resort) Anaconda, MT |
| 10/28/2023 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | Montana Distillers Guild Annual Conference | Zoom (Billings, MT) |
| Date | Event Name | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/10/2022 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Helena, MT |
| 1/19/2022 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Bozeman, MT |
| 1/21/2022 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | Statewide Elks Convention | Great Falls, MT |
| 1/23/2022 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Billings, MT |
| 1/24-26/2022 | Montana Law Enforcement Academy Alcohol Training | Train the new cadets alcohol laws focusing on the laws specifically in Title 16 (alcohol) pertaining to law enforcement. | Montana Law Enforcement Academy, Helena |
| 11/7/2022 | ABCD Outreach Booth | Montana Department of Agriculture - Beverage Show | Missoula, MT |
| 3/15/2022 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Bozeman, MT |
| 3/2/2022 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Butte, MT |
| 3/28-31/2022 | ABCD Outreach Booth | Montana Department of Labor & Industry - 2022 Building Codes Education Conference | Helena, MT |
| 4/23/2022 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | Central MT Elks Meeting | Lewistown, MT |
| 5/14/2022 | ABCD Education | Train the Trainer | Bozeman, MT |
| 5/3-5/5/2022 | Montana Law Enforcement Academy Alcohol Training | Train the new cadets alcohol laws focusing on the laws specifically in Title 16 (alcohol) pertaining to law enforcement. | Helena, MT |
| 6/26/2022 | ABCD Outreach Presentation | American Legion | Townsend, MT |
| 6/30/2022 | Montana Law Enforcement Academy Alcohol Training | Train the new cadets alcohol laws focusing on the laws specifically in Title 16 (alcohol) pertaining to law enforcement. | Libby/Eureka, MT |
| 8/4/2022 | Montana Law Enforcement Academy Alcohol Training | Train the new cadets alcohol laws focusing on the laws specifically in Title 16 (alcohol) pertaining to law enforcement. | Dillon, MT |
| 9/12-19/13/2022 | ABCD Outreach Booth | Montana Tavern Association 2022 Convention | Helena, MT |
| 9/26-9/28/2022 | Montana Law Enforcement Academy Alcohol Training | Train the new cadets alcohol laws focusing on the laws specifically in Title 16 (alcohol) pertaining to law enforcement. | Helena, MT |
| 9/29/2022 | ABCD Outreach Booth | Montana Brewers Association Trade Show & Conventions | Missoula, MT |