[Vision2020] Employees cited in Latah County alcohol compliance checks

[Tom Hansen]

"Businesses whose employees failed the compliance check were the Genesee Food Center, Hillbilly Bar and Grill in Kendrick, Ireland's Kozy Corner in Deary and Champions in Moscow."

Courtesy of today's (October 5, 2011) Moscow-Pullman Daily News.

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Four employees cited in Latah County alcohol compliance checks
An alcohol compliance check conducted by the Latah County Sheriff's Office Saturday resulted in citations being issued to four people at separate establishments around the county.
Sheriff's Lt. Brannon Jordan said 11 establishments were checked using a 19-year-old man with a valid driver's license who attempted to purchase alcohol while a deputy observed.
"As soon as it's delivered onto the counter and the transaction is made ... then the officer will intervene," he said.
That means a misdemeanor citation is issued for selling alcohol to a minor and a report that gets forwarded to the Alcohol Beverage Control Bureau in Meridian.
"They can take administrative action against the licensee, which can be a fine or they can suspend their license for 10 days or 15 days or 60 days depending on the severity of the actions," Jordan said. "The bar owners have a lot riding on it. They have responsibility over their employees to make sure they're following the law."
Jordan said the bureau will sometimes provide funds to conduct compliance checks, but the last two checks by the sheriff's office were done independently.
Businesses whose employees failed the compliance check were the Genesee Food Center, Hillbilly Bar and Grill in Kendrick, Ireland's Kozy Korner in Deary and Champions in Moscow.
"We're not looking to put any business out of business, that's for sure," said Jordan. "It's hard for us being a university community and out in the county. We have to do something to keep alcohol out of the hands of these kids.
"There are a lot of them that passed the compliance check. But four is too many."
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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 


 
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