March 18, 2004
Seattle - Liquor
Control Board enforcement agents conducted 21 tobacco compliance checks
on Saturday, March 13, in Seattle. 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 21 compliance checks the following 6
businesses checked sold cigarettes to a minor:
Discount Smoke & Beverage 9450 Sw 35th Ave
Ali’s Corner Gasco 8856 35th Ave Sw
Rite Aid 2600 Sw Barton St
New Luck Toy Café 4718 California Ave Sw
Be’s Restaurant 4509 California Ave Sw
Safeway Store 2622 California Ave Sw
The Liquor Control Board
commends the following businesses for passing Saturday’s compliance
checks:
Nicol’s Market 3519 Sw 100th Street
Westwood Gas & Deli 9200 35th Sw
Super Deli & Grocery 9051 35th Ave Sw
John’s Corner Deli 7500 35th Ave Sw
South Seattle Market 6352 35th Ave Sw
West Seattle Thriftway 4201 Sw Morgan St
Circle K 9061 Delridge Way
7-Eleven Store 9041 Delridge Wy Sw
Cigarette Depot 9001 Delridge Way Sw
Quality Food Center 2500 Barton St
Rocky’s Shell 7132 Delridge Way Sw
Delridge Way Am/Pm 7301 Delridge Way Sw
Uncle Hal’s Tavern 2216 Sw Orchard
Hegge’s Chevron 7580 35th Ave Sw
Walgreens 6330 35th Ave Sw
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.
Note to Editor: Members of the public who have concerns or
complaints regarding tobacco sales to minors can contact the Liquor
Control Board’s toll free tip line at 1-888-838-3956
For more information contact Public Information Officer Tricia Currier at (360) 664-1784 or page at (360) 290-3683.
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