1. Contact your legislator and be heard. Lawmakers respond to local voters, despite 
the influence of lobbyists and powerful political action committees. They do not want to 
ignore their constituents. Ask your legislator to vote for a grocery store definition to stop the spread of alcohol sales into neighborhood locations and regulations that halt the predatory practices of retailers who want to de-regulate the way alcohol is sold in Indiana. 

2. Contact your local newspaper and ask them to write about the issue.

3. Write letters to the editor of your local newspaper. Most opinion letters can be sent 
by e-mail. Keep your letters short and to the point, 500 to 750 words is generally the 
length of a letter that will be printed. 

4. Do your own research. Start first by checking “Local Government Action” on this website. Many communities have had successes in limiting alcoholic beverage permits by passing local ordinances, resolutions, and conditional use permits—now a central feature of zoning laws in most states. If your community has passed a resolution- point that out to your legislator when you call. 

Key Resources/Information
For an overview of the Indiana General Assembly
www.in.gov/legislative/

For information about Indiana's laws (alcoholic beverage laws are under Title 7)
www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/

For information about Indiana's Administrative Code (alcoholic beverage rules are under Section 905)
www.in.gov/legislative/iac

To order a copy of the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Laws and Rules Annotated
www.lexisnexis.com/bookstore or call 1-900-437-2011

Center for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (for studies on alcohol use, consumption and regulation)
www.udetc.org

The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University
www.drugs.indiana.edu/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/