December 11, 2002
Kitsap County- Liquor Control Board enforcement agents conducted 27 tobacco compliance checks on Thursday, December 5, in Kitsap County. 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 27 compliance checks, only one business sold cigarettes to a minor:
- Silverdale Chevron 13631 Bennington Dr Nw, Silverdale
The Liquor Control Board commends the following businesses for passing Thursday’s compliance checks:
- Jim’s Eastside Service 4221 Wheaton Way, Bremerton
- Texaco M&M 451 Kitsap Blvd, Bremerton
- South Kitsap Grocery 690 Betherl Ave, Port Orchard
- Friendly Food Mart 4800 Jackson Ave, Port Orchard
- Walgreens 9701 Silverdale Way, Silverdale
- Silver City Texaco 9571 Silverdale Way, Silverdale
- Silverdale Market 9451 Silverdale Way, Silverdale
- Bp 9215 Silverdale Way, Silverdale
- Tobacco Depot 9472 Silverdale Way, Silverdale
- Safeway Fuel 2890 Nw Bucklin Hill Rd, Silverdale
- Safeway 2890 Nw Bucklin Hill Rd, Silverdale
- Rite Aid 2860 Nw Bucklin Hill Rd, Silverdale
- R & K Mart 9601 Mickleberry Rd, Silverdale
- Albertson’s 2222 Nw Bucklin Hill Rd, Silverdale
- Kwon’s Market Nw Myher Rd, Silverdale
- Ridgetop Market 1195 Tahoe Ln Nw, Silv Erdale
- Longs Drugs 2779 Nw Myhre Rd, Silverdale
- Bp 10744 Silverdale Way, Silverdale
- Handy Andys 10 Silverpine Dr, Bremerton
- Am/Pm 7599 State Rd 303, Bremerton
- Fairgrounds Market 1554 Fairgrounds Rd, Bremerton
- Safeway 1401 Ne Mcwilliams, Bremerton
- Cigarettes Cheaper 4217 Wheaton Way, Bremerton
- Rainier Promotions 3579 Wheaton Way, Bremerton
- Sheridan Mini Mart 518 Sheridan Rd, Bremerton
- Walgreens 3333 Wheation Way
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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