Duluth's Alcohol Compliance Rate is at 89%!

The Gwinnett County Police Department detectives visited nine alcohol retailers in the unincorporated area of Duluth between October 1 and December 31, 2015. Only one out of the nine stores sold alcohol to an underage decoy.

Compliance checks are important because they validate that employees are checking IDs to prevent alcohol sales to those under 21 years of age. The employees who sell alcohol to underage decoys are given two citations, one for not properly checking an ID and the second for selling alcohol to a minor. The fine per citation is $300 in order to make the employee aware of what he or she needs to focus on while also highlighting to the manager that his or her employees may need further training to ensure that they are following the laws and ordinances appropriately.

We are excited to highlight the following retailers who did not sell alcohol to an underage decoy. Your diligence in checking IDs ensures that our community stays safer and healthier.

Las Costa Nayaritas, 1555 Pleasant Hill Rd, Duluth

Shell Food Mart, 2640 Duluth Hwy 120, Duluth

Discovery Shell, 1904 Duluth Hwy 120, Duluth

Chevron Food Mart, 2120 Duluth Hwy 120, Duluth

Duluth Texaco Food & Gas, 2255 Duluth Hwy 120, Duluth

Shell Food Mart, 1095 Duluth Hwy, Duluth

Stop & Shop/Shell Food Mart, 1495 Duluth Hwy, Duluth

BP, 2723 Meadow Church Rd, Duluth

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

Gwinnett United In Drug Education (GUIDE, Inc.) and the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services collaborate with the Gwinnett County Police Department in these prevention activities because we care about young people in our community and want to keep them safe and healthy.

GUIDE, Inc. is a substance abuse prevention agency serving Gwinnett County since 1986. To find out more about us, please connect with us at guideinc.org.