Lang
12/15/19
Five Iowa City businesses failed alcohol compliance checks conducted by the ICPD Saturday night.
The checks were done at thirty-one businesses licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Working with plainclothes officers, underage persons entered the businesses and attempted to illegally purchase alcoholic beverages. Five of the thirty-one businesses checked by police sold to the underage buyers.
The businesses that failed the compliance checks were:
The Saloon – 112 E College St.
Donnelly’s Pub – 110 E College St.
DC’s Bar – 124 S Dubuque St.
Wild Culture Kombucha – 210 N Linn St.
North Dodge Express – 2790 N Dodge St.
The employees who sold the alcohol to the underage buyers were each charged with, “Selling Alcohol to Persons Under Age 21.” An employee selling alcohol to persons under age 21 years of age is a simple misdemeanor, punishable with a $500 fine for the first offense. Additionally, all violations will be forwarded to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division for possible civil penalties against the liquor license.