The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission is an Indianastate government agency. The aims are:
Indiana is a U.S. state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south and southeast, and Illinois to the west.
A state government is the government of a country subdivision in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government. This relationship may be defined by a constitution.
To protect the economic welfare, health, peace and morals of the people of this state
To regulate and limit the manufacture, sale, possession, and use of alcohol and alcoholic beverages
To provide for the raising of revenue
The Commission licenses and regulates permits for the manufacture, operation or sale of alcoholic beverages at all restaurants, breweries, wineries, grocery stores, hotels, drug stores, package stores, stadiums, civic centers, social and fraternal clubs, horse tracks, and river boats throughout the state. In addition, the Commission also licenses and regulates the permits of every bartender, waiter, waitress, salesperson, and clerk associated with the sale or service of alcoholic beverages.
A bartender is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment. Bartenders also usually maintain the supplies and inventory for the bar. A bartender can generally mix classic cocktails such as a Cosmopolitan, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, and Mojito.
The Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission was created by an Act of the Indiana General Assembly in 1933, following the repeal of Prohibition. On July 1, 2001, the name was changed to the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.
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The Commission is composed of four members appointed by the Governor of Indiana. There are also local alcoholic beverages boards in each of the state's 92 counties who consider and review all applications for alcoholic beverage permits in their particular area. The State Excise Police enforcement of the laws of the state of Indiana related to alcoholic beverages and rules of the Commission are enforced by the Indiana State Excise Police.
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