TACOMA - Liquor Control Board enforcement officers conducted nine compliance checks in Tacoma on Oct. 2 and four of the nine businesses checked sold liquor to a minor.  

During the compliance checks, an 18, 19 or 20 year old will enter a restaurant, tavern, or grocery store to attempt to buy alcohol. The following four stores sold alcohol to a minor: 

• 7-Eleven - 9517 Steele St. S.

• Anderson’s Parkland Shell - 13221 Pacific Ave.
• Casa Trujillo - 10428 Pacific Ave. S. #A
• Willow’s Union 76 - 11202 Pacific Ave.

The Board commends the following five businesses for passing the Oct. 2 compliance checks:

• 7-Eleven - 9450 Pacific Ave.

• Hassan Mini Market - 11908 Pacific Ave.
• Now! 83 - 10716 Pacific Ave.
• Pacific Smoke & Grocery - 11812 Pacific Ave. S.
• Saar’s Market Place - 13322 Pacific Ave.

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.

Note to Editor: Members of the public who have concerns or complaints regarding alcohol sales to minors can contact the Liquor Control Board’s toll free tip line at 1-888-838-3956.

For more information, please contact Sharon Michael.