4 Woodstock Businesses Cited In Alcohol Compliance Checks

From The City of Woodstock: On Wednesday, June 20th, 2018, the Woodstock Police Department conducted alcohol sales compliance checks on establishments which hold liquor licenses with the City of Woodstock.

Of the twenty-eight establishments checked, four were found to be in violation and served and/or sold alcohol to persons under the age of twenty-one years old. The establishments that were found not to be compliant are as follows:

 Red Iron Tavern – 101 Church Street
 Mixteca Grill – 1390 South Eastwood Drive
 Jewel/Osco – 145 South Eastwood Drive
 Aldi – 410 South Eastwood Drive

The store employees who served the alcohol product to the minor in the aforementioned establishments were issued a City of Woodstock Municipal Code Violation Citation and issued a Must Appear Administrative Hearing date of July 12th, 2018 at the Woodstock City Hall. Compliance checks are performed by the Woodstock Police Department to determine if local liquor license holders are complying with state and local alcohol laws which prohibit the sale, purchase and acceptance of alcohol to persons under the age of 21. The City of Woodstock regularly educates local alcohol retailers on minimum-age alcohol laws and the importance of verifying the age of customers before selling age-restrictive products such as alcohol.

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