LAKEPORT, Calif. – The California Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control, in a joint effort from the Lakeport Police Department, will provide Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) training to licensed premises owners and employees in June.

The free training will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 11, in the city council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

The LEAD Program is a free, voluntary prevention and education program for retail licensees, their employees and applicants.

The curriculum is designed for licensees, managers and employees. There is no separate management curriculum.

Benefits of training include reducing risk of liability, including criminal (court action), civil (lawsuit) and administrative (ABC accusation).

The Three Strikes Law (effective 1/1/1995) requires revocation of an ABC license if an establishment has three violations within three years (of selling alcohol to, or permitting consumption of alcohol by a minor). LEAD Training can help reduce the risk of license revocation.

The training also can possibly reduce insurance premiums and provides ways to deal with difficult situations

This project is part of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s Minor Decoy/Shoulder Tap Grant Project, funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Participation is limited to 50 persons per class.

To reserve you spot contact Officer Destry Henderson at the Lakeport Police Department, 916 N. Forbes St., telephone 707-263-5491.