January 25, 2005
Yakima County
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Washington State Liquor Control Board enforcement officers
conducted nine liquor law compliance checks in Yakima and Union Gap on
Jan. 7, and eight of the nine businesses checked refused to sell
alcohol to an underage person employed by the Board.
During compliance checks, an 18-, 19- or 20-year old operative enters
a restaurant, tavern, or grocery store to attempt to buy alcohol. Of
the nine businesses checked on Jan. 7, the minor was able to purchase
alcohol only at:
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BJ’s Get and Go,
3101 Main St., Union Ga
The Board commends the following eight businesses for refusing to sell
alcohol to a minor during the Jan. 7 checks:
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Ahtanum General
Store, 8301 Ahtanum Road, Yakima
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Ahtanum Food Mart,
207 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap
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Butler’s AM/PM in
Union Gap, 20 E. Valley Mall Blvd, Union Gap
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Coco’s Ahtanum, 1504
Ahtanum Road, Union Gap
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Gearjammer Truck
Plaza, 2310 Rudkin Road, Union Gap
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Rainier Place, 1811
Rainier Place, Union Gap
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Union Gap Food Mart,
3312 Main St., Union Gap
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Wiley City Market,
2929 S. Wiley Road, Yakima
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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Anyone who has information regarding
illegal activity at a licensed establishment is encouraged to report
that information to the Liquor Control Board’s toll-free tip line:
1-888-3956.
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