Currently, bars, casinos and stores that illegally sell alcoholic beverages to minors can be fined between $250 and $1,500 and face losing their liquor license.
The Revenue Department wants to change the first penalty to a written warning and give businesses more chances before they lose licensing.
Tawny Haynes, the widow of a Highway Patrol officer killed by a drunken driver this year, says the change would put residents in danger. But Neil Peterson with the Gaming Industry Association says his group is fully committed to training workers and supports the proposal.
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It’s not just the minors, it’s the people who get falling off the stool drunk. I’ve known quite a few bartenders who are actually afraid to cut some one off because they are afraid of offending them, or they just don’t want to deal with confrontation. No…the business owner should…