Conducted Alcohol Compliance Checks
Posted by GSDispatch Editor in by Jackson County Sheriff's Office
On Wednesday evening, December 8th 2010 members of the Jackson County Sheriff’s office (S.O.R.T.) sheriff’s office response team, conducted compliance check operations on 18 businesses that sold package liquor with in Jackson County. The compliance checks targeted retail establishments responsible for following municipal and state law regarding the sale of alcohol to minors. A total of 18 businesses were checked, with 9 clerks being cited for an illegal sale.
During the operation an underage decoy will enter the business and attempt to purchase alcohol while wearing a recording equipment to verify actions of both the decoy and the business clerk. The business clerk plays an important role in the preventing underage alcohol consumption by completing one task, and that is verifying the age of the purchaser. If the business clerk refuses to cell then management receives a letter congratulating them on the appropriate action of their employee.
If an illegal sale is made a officer with S.O.R.T will enter the business after the decoy exits and issue a citation for the sale of alcohol to a minor. The clerk has the primary responsibility to verify age which is why they receive the citation and not the business. If repeated violations do occur at a particular business Missouri State Liquor Control may initiate disciplinary action against the business liquor license.
Citations were issued to business clerks at the following locations:
Jackson County Pawn & Titel-4001 Woods Chapel Rd Blue Springs Mo
Shell -1500 40 hwy, Blue Springs Mo
Phillips 66-40 hwy and AA hwy, Blue Springs Mo
Conoco – 723 Main Grain Valley Mo
Mc Shop- Main and I-70, Grain Valley Mo
Oak Grove Liquor Store- 204 SW Broadway, Oak Grove Mo
Casey’s General Store- 2000 S. Broadway, Oak Grove Mo.
Perry’s Market Sinclair- 37905 East 50 Hwy, Lone Jack Mo.
Gibson’s BP- 12416 South 7 Hwy .Lee’s Summit Mo
This type of operation was funded thought the Missouri Department of Transportation under a Youth Alcohol Enforcement Grant.
For further information on youth alcohol enforcement and impaired driving visit www.saveMOlives.com
