SNOW HILL -- Ten area businesses faced hearings for alcohol sales to
minors at last Wednesday’s Board of License Commissioners (BLC) meeting.
A total of $3,500 in fines was levied and one Snow Hill store was
forced to turn in its alcohol license. One common theme stood out in all
of the cases where underage Sheriff’s Office cadets attempted to buy
alcohol -- a failure by clerks to simply deny vertical Maryland
licenses, which board members assert would prevent a huge majority of
sales to minors.
The business hardest hit by the board’s crackdown was the Super Soda
Center in Snow Hill. Receiving two sale to minor violations in about a
year, the last incident caused the BLC to eliminate the store’s right to
sell beer and wine.
“Your license is revoked,” BLC Chair William Esham told owner Yuszant Patel.
Originally, attorney Pete Cosby, who represented the Soda Center,
tried to convince the board that the store should be given a third
chance despite its two violations.
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Still, the small amount of business a store might lose by not selling to the rare over 21-year-old vertical license holder would be more than offset by the sales to minor fines, according to the board.
ReplyDeleteI think I understand what they are trying to say but isn't it worded just a little awkward?