This is how Sacramento County should have considered handling holiday drinking rather than banning it entirely.
Law enforcement, with the proper tools and support, can do a lot more to protect recreational assets without ruining a part of what makes them enjoyable, than outright bans; which often create other problems worse than the one being dealt with.
The notice.
Boaters to be checked for impairment
Bee Metro Staff Published 12:01 am PDT Friday, August 25, 2006
WALNUT GROVE -- The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department will conduct a BUI -- boating under the influence -- checkpoint Sunday on the Sacramento River, according to a news release from the department.
The checkpoint, near the Walnut Grove public dock, will operate from 3 to 7 p.m. in cooperation with the Amador, San Joaquin, Sutter, Placer, Merced, Nevada, Orange and Yolo county sheriffs' departments, the U.S. Coast Guard and California State Parks rangers.
Boaters will be stopped and questioned briefly. Operators who show signs of intoxication or alcohol use may be subjected to further testing.
Anyone with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher may be subject to arrest.
