October 22, 2002
Yakima County- Liquor Control Board enforcement agents conducted 29 compliance checks on Sunday, October 20, in Yakima County. During the compliance checks, an 18 or 19 year old will enter a restaurant, tavern, or grocery store to attempt to buy alcohol. Of the 29 compliance checks, the following 2 businesses sold alcohol to a minor:
- Grandview Market Plale 206 N. Euclid, Grandview
- GTM Market 110 Ash Ave., Grandview
The Liquor Control Board commends the following businesses for passing Sunday’s compliance checks:
- Mabton Mini Mart 451 N. Main St., Mabton
- Blue Sky Market 330 North St., Mabton
- Lucky Food Mart 226 W. Wine Country Rd., Grandview
- Star Foods 318 E. Main St., Grandview
- Safeway Store #1593 510 E Wine Country Rd., Grandview
- Grandview Market 100 E. Wine Country Rd., Grandview
- Tayon’s Market 810 Hwy. 12, Grandview
- Maid O’ Clover 1005 Wallace Way, Grandview
- The Outpost 1825 Waneta Rd., Sunnyside
- AM PM #5481 1850 Waneta Rd., Sunnyside
- Estudillo’s Food Store 2601 Sheller Rd., Sunnyside
- The Valleys Market 2010 Yakima Valley Hwy. #B-1, Sunnyside
- Rite Aid #5300 Mid-Valley Mall Block C Unit 1, Sunnyside
- Maid O’ Clover 1524 Yakima Valley Hwy, Sunnyside
- 410 Market 1301 Yakima Valley Hwy, Sunnyside
- Leaverton’s Jackpot 600 Yakima Valley Hwy, Sunnyside
- North Ave. Market 701 North Ave., Sunnyside
- T & M Market 417 Cemetary Rd., Sunnyside
- Sunnyside Save On Foods #847 615 Yakima Valley Hwy, Sunnyside
- Safeway Store #563 613 6th St., Sunnyside
- Sunnyside Mini Mart 701 S. 6th St., Sunnyside
- Valley View Market 107 W. Lincoln, Sunnyside
- STM Market 309 Yakima Valley Hwy, Sunnyside
- Hiway Fruit 209 Yakima Valley Hwy, Sunnyside
- Chandler’s Conoco 1201 Bailey Ave., Granger
- Granger General Store 101 E. 1st St., Granger
- Pronto Market 103 S. Main St., Granger
The clerks who sold alcohol to the minor received a criminal citation. The liquor licensees will receive either an administrative violation notice (AVN) or a written warning from the Liquor Control Board based on past offenses.
The first time AVN penalty for selling alcohol to a minor is a five-day suspension or a $500 fine, a second offense is a 7-day suspension with no monetary option, a third offense is a 30-day suspension with no monetary option, and a fourth offense is a license cancellation.
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Members of the public who have concerns or complaints regarding
alcohol or tobacco sales to minors can contact the Liquor Control Board’s toll free tip line at 1-888-838-3956.
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