Order Signs and Materials
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division has alcohol and tobacco signage for use in all alcoholic beverage businesses, other materials with useful information regarding alcohol and tobacco, and materials for RASS Instructor classes. Some of the signs are also available for download to print them off until they are sent out from ABCD.
Sellers and Servers of Alcohol
Montana requires alcohol server training from a state-approved program for anyone serving or selling alcohol within 60 days of being hired and renewal training every three years.
Want to Become a RASS Instructor?
The Department of Revenue relies heavily on volunteers to teach the state’s responsible alcohol sales and service training program called Your Community Matters.
To become a certified state RASS Instructor, you will need to submit a State Trainer Application.
We review RASS Instructor applications to make sure they meet all qualifications and there is satisfactory evidence the applicant is of good moral character and a law-abiding citizen.
Once approved, an applicant will need to attend a one day train-the-trainer session and pass an exam.
Approved applicants will also need to attend a one day train-the-trainer session and pass the RASS Instructor exam.
To qualify, you must be 21 and have:
- A high school or GED equivalent
- Access to a projector or television and a DVD player
- Access to a computer or laptop
- An email address we can use to contact you
- The ability to receive shipments of materials from the department
- Access to reliable transportation
- No alcohol-related convictions in the last five years
Work Experience
One year experience in:
- Law enforcement
- Communications or public relations
- Health services, such as a prevention specialist or counselor
- Instruction, such as a teacher, professor, or trainer
- Community coalition, such as:
- the DUI Task Force
- Youth Prevention Coalition
- Victim/Survivor groups
Public Speaking Experience
Two years of public speaking experience, such as:
- Teaching classes
- Presenting Lectures
- Community presentations
- Educational instruction
We may also consider any alternate equivalent experience on an individual basis.
Current RASS Instructors
If you are currently a certified RASS Instructor, you are able to log into the Liquor Server System to schedule your upcoming RASS classes, order materials for those classes, get the status of materials shipments, and make changes to their RASS class schedule.
