Attorney General Jim Hood issued the following press release:
Attorney General's Office Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement Division
Compliance Check Yields Citations in Tupelo for Selling Alcohol to Minors
Jackson,
Miss.- The Mississippi Attorney General’s Alcohol & Tobacco
Enforcement Division in conjunction with the Tupelo Police Department
recently conducted alcohol and beer
compliance checks in Tupelo resulting in the issuance of five citations
for selling alcohol to minors, Attorney General Jim Hood announced
today.
“As
both Attorney General and the father of three, I strongly believe we
all have a vested interest in the fight against underage drinking,”
Attorney General Hood said. “The
time to address underage drinking is before it comes into court as an
alcohol-fueled assault or a car crash that takes the life of a loved
one.”
Under
Mississippi law, any person selling alcohol to a person younger than 21
can face a fine of up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both. Any
place of business making
a sale of beer to an underage person can be fined and/or face
administrative charges. For a first offense, a retailer may be fined
not less than $500 but not more than $1,000 and/or be prohibited from
selling beer for three months. For a second offense occurring within
12 months of the first offense, a retailer faces a fine of not less
than $500 but not more than $1,500 and may be prohibited from selling
beer for six months. For a third offense occurring within 12 months of the first offense, a retailer faces a fine of not
less than $1,000 but not more than $5,000 and may be prohibited from selling beer for one year.
“The
law simply states that it is illegal in Mississippi to sell alcohol to
anyone under the age of 21,” Attorney General Hood said. “At the heart
of this law is the safety of our children, and we must each do our part
to prevent minors’ from having access to alcohol.”
The following businesses in Tupelo received citations when checked for compliance on selling alcohol to minors:
Mugshots
Rita’s Grill Bar
Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse 1044 Commonwealth Blvd VIOLATION
Chili’s Grill and Bar
Fast Lane 1
Blue Canoe
Fairpark Grill
Outback Steakhouse 1348 N Gloster Street
Stables Downtown Grill 206 N Spring Street
“We
appreciate the good working relationship we have with the Attorney
General’s Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Unit and will continue to
combat underage drinking and the
selling of alcohol to minors in Tupelo,” Tupelo Police Chief Bart
Aguirre said. “I encourage our retailers to obey the law and always
check IDs as we continue to do everything we can to try and keep alcohol
out of the hands of our kids.”
During
the past fiscal year, the Attorney General’s Alcohol and Tobacco
Enforcement Unit has conducted more than 6,677 alcohol compliance checks
with 208 buys for a 3.12% buy
rate across the state.
13 comments:
Jimmy the Hair always goes after the serious crimes.
Looks like the Houston Bunker Boy is moving to secure the mad mama vote.
Selling 'OH'. What is OH?
I hear there are some unlicensed hair stylists working in Batesville. Maybe he will round up those thugs too.
Batesville...isn't that a suburb of Oxford? All those Rebel flag wearing hillbillies up in North MS...
8:27
-OH was Kingfish's incorrect attempt to look "smart."
In organic chemistry an alcohol is an organic group with a hydroxyl (-OH) functional group. The correct formula for the alcohol commonly found in beer, would have been the one for ethanol or ethyl alcohol.
However, -OH itself is not alcohol. When I read the headline, I was confused and thought... someone is selling hydroxide to minors?? But for what??
Dr. Cannon and Dr. Valente always referred to an -OH group as an alcohol. What you are saying is true except I was being a bit of a smartass. Sorry you didn't recognize that. We can discuss carbonyl carbons and groovy things such as free radical substitution if you like.
(hands clapping emoji) (bowing down emoji) (blushed face emoji)
OK OK, Kingfish. Maybe you are "smart."
Until next time.
-10:45
Don't feel bad @10:45. I was trying to figure out why they were selling Hydroxide to kids too. Thought maybe they had a new drug out or something.
Typical North Mississippi bullshit.
@10:45 - you had better be careful; his employee that is busy posting on another thread will turn you in to the CL claiming that they couldn't copy the post because of the found error.
Screen shot! Kingfish has admitted he's a smart ass!
Ssshhh! Don't tell anyone. Since a lot of those guys get promoted to "general" upon retirement you can't throw a rock without hitting one. Wouldn't want to break up that club.
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