December 13, 2002
Vancouver- Liquor Control Board enforcement agents conducted 44 liquor and tobacco compliance checks on Tuesday, December 10, in Vancouver. During the compliance checks a 15 to 19 year old will enter a restaurant, tavern, or grocery store to attempt to buy cigarettes. Of the 44 compliance checks, none of the businesses checked sold alcohol or cigarettes to a minor.
The Liquor Control Board commends the following businesses for passing Tuesday’s compliance checks:
- Albertson's 5000 E 4th Plain Blvd, Ste F
- Albertson's Fuel Center 14300 NE 20th Ave Bldg E
- Albertson's Food Center 14300 NE 20th Ave
- Albertson's Food Center 11505 NE 4th Plain Blvd
- Arco AM/PM Mini Market 609 NE 99th St
- Big Kmart 2711 NE Andresen
- Bi-Mart 11912 NE 4th Plain Blvd
- BP 7701 NE 117th Ave
- Cigarettes Cheaper! 5000 E 4th Plain Blvd # E-102
- Fourth Plain Chevron 4100 Fourth Plain Blvd
- Fourth Plain Grocery & Deli 3405 E 4th Plain Blvd
- Fred Meyer 7411 NE 117th Ave
- Gas Towne U.S.A. 10809 NE 4th Plain Blvd
- Good Guy Gas 10411 NE 4th Plain Blvd, Ste 101
- Grocery Warehouse No. 552 9915 NE Hazel Dell Ave
- Handy Andy's 3314 NE 44th St
- Hazel Dell StarMart 404 NE 78th St
- Hop-N-Shop Food Store 1800 NE 78th St
- Kanso's AM/PM II 4905 NE 94th Ave
- Kips 9109 NE 117th Ave
- Kwik Gas 7204 NE 4th Plain
- Lil' General Food Store 5400 NE 4th Plain Blvd
- Longs Drug Store 14300 NE 20th Ave, Ste 201
- Mom And Pop's Little Store 9014 NE St Johns Rd Ste 101
- Orchards Shell Food Mart 11200 NE 4th Plain Blvd
- Chevron 9414 Vancouver Mall Drive
- Peck Petroleum Corp 7801 NE St Johns Rd
- Prairie Shell & Mart 11817 NE 117th Ave
- Quick Shop Minit Mart 2901 St Johns Blvd
- Quick Shop Minit Mart 8817 St Johns Blvd
- Rite Aid 11505 -C NE 4th Plain Blvd
- Safeway Store 13023 NE Hwy 99 Ste 1
- Safeway 408 NE 81st St
- Safeway 11606 NE 76th Ave
- Speed-E-Mart 3200 E 4th Plain Blvd
- St. John's I.G.A. Grocer 2109 St. Johns Blvd
- Texaco 7001 E 4th Plain Blvd
- Trail Mart 13117 Hwy 99
- Vick's Market 4903 4th Plain Blvd
- Village Pantry 610 NE 99th St
- Vista Mart 13912 NE 20th Ave.
- Winco Foods 7809A NE Vancouver Plaza Dr
- 117th Ave Chevron 9810 NE 117th Ave
- 7-Eleven 7715 St Johns Blvd
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.
Clerks who sell alcohol to a minor receive a criminal citation. Liquor licensees 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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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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