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Montana RASS Track - Off-Premises

Montana Off-Premises Alcohol Sales Training (RASS)

One-hour Montana off-premises course for grocery cashiers, c-store clerks, and retail staff who sell sealed alcohol to go. Covers ID checks, impaired purchasers, minors, sealed containers, hours, and delivery-order handoffs in plain register language.

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~1 hour
Minimum time
6 + supplement
Modules
80% to pass
Final exam
3 years
Cert validity

What's included

  • ✓Off-premises track meeting HB 157 (eff. 1/1/2026)
  • ✓Register-side digital ID coverage per HB 196
  • ✓Third-party delivery-order checks for store staff
  • ✓Bilingual English and Spanish, AI Study Buddy, mobile-first

Module-by-module

  1. 01
    Welcome and Course Overview
    Who needs training, when it is due, and how the off-premises course works.
    ~5 min
  2. 02
    Alcohol Effects and Refusing Impaired Purchasers
    How to spot a customer who should not leave with more alcohol.
    ~10 min
  3. 03
    Checking Identification, Including Digital IDs
    Physical IDs, digital IDs, expired IDs, tribal IDs, DOB math, and fake-ID warning signs.
    ~15 min
  4. 04
    Preventing Sales to Minors and Decoy Failures
    Decoys, proxy buyers, shoulder taps, incident logs, and refusal practice.
    ~10 min
  5. 05
    Off-Premises Liability and Intoxicated Purchasers
    Why sealed-container sales still require refusals when a purchaser is impaired.
    ~5 min
  6. 06
    Hours, Sealed Containers, and Delivery Orders
    When alcohol can leave the store and how delivery handoffs should be checked.
    ~10 min

Ready to get certified?

Take the Montana RASS off-premises course online. Pass the final exam at 80% and you receive a CertReady proof-of-training certificate; your official Montana record is created after we report your completion to the state.

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