00                 SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 298                                                              
01 "An Act relating to the posting of warning signs for alcoholic beverages."                                              
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 04.21.065(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
04 (b)  The warning signs required by (a) of this section must be at least 11 inches                                       
05 by 14 inches, and the lettering must be at least one-half inch high and in contrasting                                  
06 colors. The first sign must read, "WARNING: Alcohol use [DRINKING                                                   
07 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SUCH AS BEER, WINE, WINE COOLERS, AND                                                               
08 DISTILLED SPIRITS OR SMOKING CIGARETTES] during pregnancy can cause                                                     
09 birth defects. Alcohol use can cause cancer, including breast and colon cancers."                                   
10 The second sign must read, "WARNING: A person who provides alcoholic beverages                                          
11 to a person under 21 years of age, if convicted under AS 04.16.051, could be                                            
12 imprisoned for up to five years and fined up to $50,000." The third sign must read,                                     
13 "WARNING: An unaccompanied person under 21 years of age who enters these                                                
14 premises in violation of law may, under AS 04.16.049(e), be civilly liable for damages                                  
15 of $1,500." The license or permit holder shall display the first and second signs in a                                  

01 manner that would make them conspicuous to a person who will be purchasing or                                           
02 consuming alcoholic beverages or smoking cigarettes on the licensed or designated                                       
03 premises and shall conspicuously display the third sign at each door through which                                      
04       customers enter the licensed premises.