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Friday, April 27, 2012

County Store’s Alcohol License Revoked; Other Businesses Fined

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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1 comment:

  1. 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.

    I think I understand what they are trying to say but isn't it worded just a little awkward?

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