November 27, 2002
King Harbor- Liquor Control Board enforcement agents conducted 25 tobacco compliance checks on Monday, November 25, in the King County area. During the compliance checks a 15 or 16 year old will enter either a restaurant or a grocery store to attempt to buy cigarettes. Of the 25 compliance checks, none of the businesses checked sold cigarettes to a minor:
The Liquor Control Board commends the following businesses for passing Monday’s compliance checks:
- Bob’s Summit Deli & Chevron Snoqualmie Summit
- Time Wise Grocery & Deli Snoqualmie Summit
- Safeway Store 1645 140th Ave NE Bellevue
- Chevron Station 13948 NE 20th St Bellevue
- 7-Eleven Store 2353 140th Ave NE Bellevue
- Fred Meyer 2041 148th Ave NE Bellevue
- AM PM Mini Mart 14650 Bellevue Redmond Rd Bellevue
- Bel – Red 76 Auto Service 14014 Bel-Red Rd Bellevue
- Bellevue Petroleum Inc. 14008 NE 8th Bellevue
- AM PM Mini Mart 11611 NE 8th Bellevue
- Thompson Drug 10116 NE 8th Bellevue
- Quality Food Center 10116 NE 8th Bellevue
- Cigarland Bellevue 229 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue
- Safeway Store 410 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue
- Bartell Drug 424 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue
- Bartell Drug 1100 Bellevue Way NE Ste 11 Bellevue
- K’s Beverage House & Deli 1100 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue
- Q F C 2636 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue
- Old Bellevue Chevron 10011 Main St Bellevue
- Tinderbox Bellevue 10150 Main St Bellevue
- 7-Eleven 10328 Main St Bellevue
- Persian Mini Grocery & Deli 10705 Main St Bellevue
- AM PM Mini Mart 12903 NE 20th St Bellevue
- La Espanola Latin Foods 13433 NE 20th Ste A Bellevue
- Long’s Drugs 15400 NE 20th St Bellevue
Clerks who sell tobacco to a minor receive a $50 fine for a first time offense. Licensees receive a penalty based on the following guidelines:
- First offense $100 dollar fine,
- Second offense $300 dollar fine,
- Third offense $1,000 dollar fine with a six-month license suspension and,
- Fourth offense is a $1,500 dollar fine with a 12-month license suspension.
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If anyone has information regarding illegal activity on a liquor licensed premises you can contact the Liquor Control Board’s toll free tip line at 1-888-838-3956.
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