[00:00:13]
>> EVERYONE, I'LL LET YOU GET STARTED.
>> [BACKGROUND] I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER FOR THE CAROLINE COUNTY
[Opening]
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2025, AT 9:30 AM.AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO AMEND THE AGENDA, AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THE REQUESTS FOR THE EXTENSION FOR NAZAR'S 501 IN MARYLAND AVENUE.
[Request for Extension]
>> TREY, ARE YOU READING? [BACKGROUND].
IT'S AN AMENDMENT FOR AN EXTENSION ON NAZAR'S AND FEDERAL ROADS.
>> THAT'S JUST AN EXTENSION. IF HE JUST WANTS TO SAY HE NEEDS AN EXTENSION
[• Nasr’s – 501 Maryland Avenue, LLC]
TO WORK THINGS THAT HE'S GETTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.WE'LL LET HIM DISCUSS ON WHAT THEY NEEDED FOR NAZAR'S IN FLENSBURG.
>> [OVERLAPPING] REPRESENTING 501 MARYLAND AVENUE, LLC AND TRADING AS NAZAR'S.
WE WERE HERE BACK IN SEPTEMBER, ON THE LICENSE APPLICATION.
YOU GAVE US TO A YEAR TO COMPLETE THE VARIOUS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE AN OCCUPANCY PERMIT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE CLEARLY MADE YOUR RENOVATIONS TAKING PLACE ON THE PREMISES.
HOLIDAYS, FREEZING WEATHER IN EARLY JANUARY.
THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON THE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAD HOPED.
I REALIZED THAT THAT WAS AFTER DECEMBER 27TH, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ACCEPTING THE REQUEST.
GAS SERVICES TO GO IN TODAY, FURTHER INSPECTIONS, PRELIMINARY INSPECTIONS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I TALKED WITH YOU EARLIER ABOUT MAYBE JUST EXTENDING THE REQUIREMENT THAT YOU COMPLIED WITH ALL YOUR ITEMS TO MAY 31ST, AND THAT SHOULD BE ADEQUATE ACCORDING TO MR. [INAUDIBLE].
>> SURE. I UNDERSTAND HOW IT TAKES TIME.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REQUEST FOR EXTENSION FOR NAZAR'S, 501, MARYLAND AVENUE, LLC, AND BASICALLY, GIVE THEM A 90 DAY EXTENSION.
I BELIEVE IT'S 92 OR 93 FROM TODAY TO MAY 31ST.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT THIS EXTENSION FOR NAZAR'S 501 MARYLAND AVENUE.
>> MOVING RIGHT ON, OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TEMPORARY LICENSES.
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE MAYBE THREE DIFFERENT EVENTS FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
[• Caroline Chamber of Commerce]
>> YOU WANT TO JUST GO STRAIGHT DOWN UNLESS.
I PROBABLY SHOULD DO THE SWEARING IN HERE FIRST.
TAKE CARE OF THAT. SHE KNOWS IT.
>> SHE KNOWS THE ROUTINE. STAND IN THERE [OVERLAPPING] SOLEMNLY DECLARING A FIRM OF PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> TRACY SNYDER, 8907 OSTERMAN COURT [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. [LAUGHTER]
>> FOR THE FIRST EVENT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TRACY FOR TIMELESS TOAST,
[o Timeless Toasts – 3/28/2025, 4 pm – 7 pm at 101 Cow Barn Road, Ridgely]
WHICH WOULD BE MARCH 28TH OF 2025, WOULD BE 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM AT 101 CAL BARN ROAD RIDGLEY, MARYLAND.IF YOU WANT TO JUST GO AND EXPLAIN WHAT YOU HAVE, YOUR PREMISE, IF YOU'RE SELLING TICKETS AND WHAT YOU'LL BE SERVING.
[00:05:03]
>> WE WILL BE SELLING TICKETS.
IT'S IN LIEU OF OUR BEST IN BUSINESS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING THAT THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH THIS YEAR, INSTEAD IS A MEMBER APPRECIATION WEEK.
WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF THINGS PLANNED ENDING WITH A COCKTAIL PARTY AT THE CAL BARN.
IT WILL BE CATERED BY THE CULINARY.
MY ASSISTANT AND I WILL BE THE BARTENDERS MORE HER THAN ME, BUT YOU HAVE BOTH BAR TIP CARDS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DESSERT, HEAVY APPETIZER SERVED BY THEM, A GRAZING TABLE, AND WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR MEMBERS ALL THAT REGISTER AND COME.
TYPICALLY, WHEN WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S LIKE JUST COMPLIMENTARY, BUT THIS YEAR, IT'S NOT.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE KEEPING THE SAME SITE PLAN THAT YOU NORMALLY KEEP WITH THE CAL BARN?
>> YES, INSIDE. IT WILL BE INSIDE, YEAH. [OVERLAPPING]
>> DID YOU SAY IF IT'S GOING TO BE TICKETS AHEAD OF TIME OR CAN YOU PAY AS YOU GO?
>> YOU REGISTER AHEAD, PEOPLE WILL REGISTER.
IF YOU REQUIRE, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE CHECK ALL ID, WE HAVE ALL OVER 21 BRACELETS ALL THE TIME WITH US. [OVERLAPPING]
>> GOOD. BECAUSE THAT WAS BY QUESTION.
YOU HAD MARKED NO ON THAT FOR THE BANDS OR THE IDS.
YOU HAD MARKED NO ON THIS ONE.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WAS A 21 OR OVER THING.
>> IT'S USUALLY IS. I DON'T RECALL AN UNDER 21 CHAMBER REMEMBER ATTENDING ANY OF OUR EVENTS.
[LAUGHTER] I DON'T THINK SO, BUT WE ALWAYS CHECK IDS.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE LIKE MATT [INAUDIBLE] LAST YEAR. HE WAS 60.
BUT ANYWAY, HE WAS 60, AND I'M LIKE, I NEED TO CHECK YOUR ID.
WE WERE GONE AROUND. HE GOES, YOU CAN. I SAID, I'M SORRY.
BUT NO, I'M NOT LOSING MY LICENSE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T BRING YOUR ID.
ALL IT TAKES IS HIM TO COME AROUND AND GO, CAN I CHECK YOUR ID, AND I'M DONE.
THEY HAD SOMEONE BRING IT. YOU DON'T NEED TO DRINK, EAT SOMETHING LIKE CHIPS AND CHEESE.
>> FOR ALL THESE EVENTS THAT YOU HAVE, WILL BE GETTING ALCOHOL, SO BASICALLY SERVING THE SAME THINGS?
>> CORRECT. THE FIRST ONE, WE DID ASK FOR BEER AND WINE AND LIQUOR BECAUSE IT IS A COCKTAIL PARTY.
BUT THE OTHER TWO WILL JUST BE BEER AND WINE.
>> THAT'LL SAVE US SOME TIME. WE'LL GO THROUGH INDIVIDUALLY EACH EVENTS, BUT THAT SHOULD SAVE US SOME TIME.
>> ROCK THE BARN IS JUST LIKE LAST YEAR.
[o Rock the Barn – 7/12/2025, 3 pm - 10 pm at 101 Cow Barn Road, Ridgely]
GREEN RIDGE AND 21 SUNDAYS, WHICH USED TO BE 21 HORSES.WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO USE KELLY FOR THE BEER, AND THEN WE'LL SERVICE THE WINE.
WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL FOOD TRUCKS THERE.
THE VANS, IT'S OUTSIDE, A FEW VENDORS.
IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER FUN, 3-10.
>> THAT'S AT CAL BARN AS WELL.
>> THAT'S AT CAL BARN AS WELL.
>> IT'S THE SAME PLACE, JUST TWO DIFFERENT EVENTS?
>> THE 28TH IS OUR TIMELESS TOAST CARTEL PARTY, JULY 12TH IS OUR ROCK THE BARN OUTSIDE VENUE EVENT.
>> I THINK WE SHOULDN'T GET AHEAD.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO INDIVIDUALLY.
BUT THAT WOULD SAVE ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR ALL THE SAME LOCATION, SO YOU'RE GOOD.
>> SHE ANSWERED A QUESTION I HAD, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I NOTICED THE CHECK WAS ON.
>> NO, IT'S OKAY. BECAUSE ROCK THE BARN, YOU CHECKED, YES.
MACTOBERFEST AND TIMELESS, YOU MARKED NO.
>> NO. I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY.
YOU TESTIFIED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BANDS AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ISSUES OUT OF ANYTHING WITH THE CHAMBER.
>> YOU GOT TO DO IT ON INDIVIDUAL.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE TEMPORARY LICENSE REQUEST FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE TIMELESS TOAST COCKTAIL PARTY TO BE HELD ON MARCH THE 28TH FROM 4:00-7:00 PM.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WAIT A MINUTE, WE'RE NOT DONE.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVED THIS REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR TIMELESS TOAST FOR THE CAROLINE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NOW WE MOVE ON TO ROCK THE BARN.
>> TRACY, YOU'RE STILL UNDER OATH.
THIS WILL BE ON JULY 12TH, 2025, 03:00 PM TO 10:00 PM AT SAME LOCATION, AND AS YOU TESTIFIED BEFORE, IT WILL BE THE SAME SETUP.
>> YOU SAID THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE LIQUOR? THIS IS JUST BEER AND WINE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S JUST BEER AND WINE AND OUTSIDE, UNLESS IT RAINS, THEN WE'LL MOVE THE VANS AND EVERYONE INSIDE THE BARN.
>> THE OUTSIDE IS STILL WITHIN THAT AREA THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST, STAY CONTAINED. [OVERLAPPING]
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>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CAROLINE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ROCK THE BARN FOR JULY 12TH, 2025, FROM 3:00-10:00 PM AT THE CAL BARN.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR ROCK THE BARN FOR THE CAROLINE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, JULY 12TH.
>> ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE THE CAROLINA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
[o Mactoberfest – 10/25/2025, 11 am – 3 pm at 512 Franklin Street, Denton]
TRACY YOU'RE STILL UNDER OATH.MACTOBERFEST, WHICH WILL BE OCTOBER 25TH, 2025, 11:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.
THIS WILL BE AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION AT 5:12 FRANKLIN STREET, DENTON, WHICH WHERE YOU'VE HAD IT BEFORE.
>> WHICH IS A TEST WE'RE HOLDING.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING.
I DID NOT FILL A TASTING LICENSE BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
IT WAS FINE, BUT IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE WAY I HOPE, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO SELL BEER AND WINE AS OUR MAIN PURPOSE.
IF THAT CHANGES, I'LL RESUBMIT AND COME BACK BEFORE YOU SO THAT I CAN GET THAT APPROVED.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S BEER AND WINE SALES, MAC AND CHEESE.
>> WITH WRISTBANDS, EVERYONE GETS A WRISTBAND.
WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS, ONE FOR THE KIDS, AND ONE FOR THE ADULTS THAT STAY OVERTIME.
>> BECAUSE THERE'S UNDER AGE AT THIS EVENT.
>> CORRECT. IT'S A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT.
>> THIS IS ALL CONTAINED WITHIN THAT FENCED IN AREA?
>> EVERYTHING IS RIGHT INSIDE.
WE BLOCK OFF THE AREAS AND NOBODY CAN. [OVERLAPPING]
>> MEAN INSIDE THE FENCED IN AREA?
>> INSIDE THERE. YOU KNOW HOW THEY HAVE THE GATE THAT SHOTS ON THE ONE END, AND THEN WE BLOCK OFF THE ONE OFF OF FRANKLIN ENTRANCE.
EVERYONE'S WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE BUILDING.
WE DO VIPS INSIDE THE BUILDING WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
>> IN THE PAST, THIS HAS HAD A GOOD TURNOUT.
NO PROBLEMS, AND ONCE AGAIN, NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CHAMBER OR THE CULINARY CENTER.
>> IT'S OUR SEVENTH YEAR, SECOND YEAR HERE.
>> I'M FINE. YOU WANT A MOTION.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE TEMPORARY REQUESTS FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE MACTOBERFEST TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER THE 25TH, 2025 FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM.
>> SO MOVE AND SECOND IF WE APPROVE THIS TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR CAROLINE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MACTOBERFEST 2025.
>> THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR TOWN OF DENTON.
[• Downtown Denton Main Street]
>> DOWNTOWN DENTON MENTIONED. [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY? THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE IN THE TESTIMONY GIVES THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING ABOUT THE TRUTH? JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> WE HAVE JESSICA WILLOUGHBY,
[o Meet & Greet-3/27/2025, 5 pm – 8 pm at Wharf Visitors’ Center, Denton]
FOR DOWNTOWN DENTON MAIN STREET, IT'S CALLED MEET-AND-GREET ON MARCH 27TH, 2025, FROM 5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AT THE WASH VISITOR CENTER IN DENTON.THEY ARE REQUESTING A BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE WITH A CASH BAR.
IF YOU WANT TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, HOW YOU PLAN ON SELLING TICKETS OR RIGHT THERE.
>> IT'S JUST TWO OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPONSOR OR DONATED TO DOWNTOWN DENTON.
IT'S AN APPRECIATION TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THERE'S NO TICKETS, IT'S 21 AND OVER.
WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE WITH TIPS OR [INAUDIBLE].
RJ IS THE ONE AT THE BAR, THE CASH BAR AND [INAUDIBLE].
>> WHERE WILL YOU BE GETTING YOUR ALCOHOL FROM?
>> RED LIGHT LIQUORS HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY YOU BEFORE, SO THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH KEEPING INVOICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE INSIDE?
>> BECAUSE IT'S 21 AND OVER, YOU MARKED NO FOR THE ID BANDS AND EVERYTHING, SO YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE TO GET THEIR TICKETS?
[00:15:02]
>> I'M OKAY WITH YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> WANT A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A TEMPORARY LICENSE REQUEST FOR THE ORGANIZATION DOWNTOWN DENTON FOR A MEET-AND-GREET AND THANK YOU EVENT TO BE HELD ON MARCH 27TH, FROM 5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM, AND THIS WILL BE CASH BAR, BEER, AND WINE, AND LIQUOR.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVED THIS TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR DOWNTOWN DENTON MAIN STREETS MEET AND GREET MARCH 27TH, 2025.
[NOISE] ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
WE ONLY HAVE RITTER'S TIP CERTIFICATION.
COULD WE GET A COPY TO KATHERINE FOR DAVE PLEASE?
>> THAT'S THE ONLY THING I SAW.
>> NO, LEAVE ME ALONE. THIS IS WHAT I DO.
>> NO, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE READING THE BAND? [OVERLAPPING] ENTERTAINMENT.
>> GOT YOU. I'M LIKE, WHERE IS HE PICKING THIS UP AT? I'M MISSING THIS SOMEWHERE.
THEN I FINALLY LOOKED AT IT, I'M LIKE, HE'S NOT READING THAT RIGHT.
>> NO, I'M NOT. YOU'RE 100% CORRECT.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S OKAY. WE STILL ASKED THE QUESTION.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. [LAUGHTER] NEXT ORDER OF
[Show Cause Hearing]
BUSINESS IS SHOW CAUSE HEARING FOR CAROLINE 46 MARKET STREET.DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AN AFFIRM OF THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT STATEMENT YOU MAKE IN TESTIMONY GIVES THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
[• Carolines – 406 Market Street, Denton]
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
>> WE HAVE A SHOW CAUSE HEARING TODAY FOR ROBIN MICHELLE ZELLERS OF ZEE COOKS, LLC, TRADING AS CAROLINE AND DENTON AT 406 MARKET STREET, DENTON MARYLAND 21629.
TO ROBIN ZELLERS, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OF CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND AT 9:30 AM ON THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025, TO SHOW CAUSE WHILE YOUR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE ISSUED BY THIS BOARD TO YOU UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND CANNABIS ARTICLE OF THE NOTED CODE OF MARYLAND AS AMENDED.
>> SHOULD NOT BE REVOKED, SUSPENDED OR A FINE ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LAWS AS A RESULT OF THE INSPECTION BY THE CAROLINE COUNTY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INSPECTOR ON NOVEMBER 16, 2024.
YOU CHARGE ONE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SECTION 6-313 OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND CANNABIS ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND AND CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONER RULE AND REGULATION NUMBER 2.14, SPECIFICALLY REFILLING A CONTAINER OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.
THIS IS WITH ANOTHER SUBSTANCE.
IT WAS DELIVERED BY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY JADEN ROWAN IN PERSON.
IT WAS DELIVERED ON FEBRUARY 4 OF 2025 AT THE 406 MARKET STREET IN DENTON, MARYLAND 21629.
>> YOU GET RIGHT INTO THE REPORT, YES, PLEASE.
>> ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024, I AS THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INSPECTOR, OBSERVED A POST ON FACEBOOK.
THIS FACEBOOK POST CAME FROM CAROLINE'S AND DENTON OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE AND DISPLAYED TWO BOTTLES OF TEREMANA TEQUILA APPROXIMATELY 40% ALCOHOL BY VOLUME WITH TWO PIECES OF GREEN TAPE AFFIXED TO THE BOTTLES LABELED C APPLE AND PUMPKIN.
BASED ON THE BACKGROUND OF THIS PICTURE, CAROLINE'S DENTON SIDE BAR COULD CLEARLY BE SEEN AND IDENTIFIED.
AFTER OBSERVING THE LIQUID IN THE BOTTLE, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS NOT JUST TEQUILA IN THE BOTTLES.
I THEN CONTACTED TEREMANA TO ENSURE THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY NEW PRODUCTS AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PRODUCTS THAT LOOK SIMILAR TO THE BOTTLES IN THE POST, WHICH THEY DID CONFIRM THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PRODUCTS LIKE THAT.
BASED ON THE POST, I COMPLETED A FOLLOW UP INCIDENT INSPECTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 406 MARKET STREET, DENTON, MARYLAND 21629, WHICH IS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF CAROLINE COUNTY MARYLAND.
UPON ARRIVAL, I MET WITH ROBIN ZELLERS TO ASK HER ABOUT THE BOTTLES.
[00:20:02]
AT THIS TIME, MISS SELLERS DID CONFIRM THAT THEY DID MIX OTHER ITEMS SUCH AS PUMPKIN PUREE IN THE BOTTLE WITH THE TEQUILLA.ONCE SHE DID CONFIRM THAT THEY DID MIX OTHER CONTENTS WITH THE ALCOHOL IN THE ORIGINAL BOTTLES, I THEN READ TO HER CAROLINE COUNTY RULE REGULATION 2.14 DISPOSAL OF EMPTY CONTAINERS, NO REFILLING.
NO RETAILER DEALER OR HIS AGENT OR EMPLOYEE SHALL REUSE OR REFILL ANY CONTAINER OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WITH ANY SUBSTANCE WHATEVER AFTER SUCH CONTAINER HAS BEEN FULLY OR PARTIALLY EMPTIED OF ITS ORIGINAL CONTENTS.
NOR SHALL ANY LICENSEE ADULTERATE, DILUTE OR FORTIFY THE CONTENTS OF ANY BOTTLE OR CONTAINER.
ON PREMISE, SALE LICENSES ARE REQUIRED TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ALL CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AFTER THE ORIGINAL CONTENTS ARE EMPTIED.
THE BOTTLES CANNOT BE USED FOR MIXING OR USED FOR ORNAMENT OR DECORATION.
AFTER REVIEWING THIS MATERIAL, MISS SELLERS HAD SEVERAL OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RULE, WHICH I REVIEWED WITH HER.
SHE WAS ADVISED TO DESTROY ANY BOTTLES THAT HAD BEEN REUSED AND TO ALSO DOCUMENT THAT WAS DESTROYED SUCH AS BRAND FLAVOR AND BOTTLE SIZE.
THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS WERE DISCOVERED.
INCLUDED CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONER RULES AND REGULATIONS 2.14, THE DISPOSAL OF EMPTY CONTAINERS, NO REFILLING.
NO RETAILER OR HIS AGENT OR EMPLOYEE SHALL REUSE OR REFILL ANY CONTAINER OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITH ANY SUBSTANCE WHATEVER AFTER SUCH CONTAINER HAS BEEN FULLY OR PARTIALLY EMPTIED OF ORIGINAL CONTENTS.
NOR SHALL ANY LICENSEE ADULTERATE, DILUTE, OR FORTIFY ANY CONTENTS OF SUCH BOTTLE OR CONTAINER.
ON PREMISE, SALE LICENSES ARE REQUIRED TO DISPOSE OF ALL CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AFTER ORIGINAL CONTENTS ARE EMPTIED.
THE BOTTLE CANNOT BE USED FOR MIXING OR USED FOR ORNAMENT OR DECORATION.
LISTED BELOW IS THE STATE LAW THAT BACKS THIS UP.
NO OTHER VIOLATIONS WERE DISCOVERED.
ALL PHOTOGRAPHS WERE SUPPLIED AS EVIDENCE AND SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD ADMINISTRATOR.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE NEXT PAGE, ARE THE TWO BOTTLES WITH THE CAROLINE SIDEBAR SIGNED IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> AS I TOLD THE INSPECTOR, TAKE TOTAL FAULT.
I'VE BEEN IN THE SERVICE FOR 25 PLUS YEARS, AND I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU CAN'T MARRY LIQUOR BOTTLES, YOU CAN'T ALTER LIQUOR BOTTLES.
I THINK THIS WAS, NOT THAT IT'S AN EXCUSE, BUT JUST AN OVERSIGHT ON MY JUST BEING SO BUSY WITH OPENING THE RESTAURANT, TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
IT WAS STILL A LITTLE OVER THE MONTH WE WERE THERE.
>> SHE WASN'T THERE WHEN I DID IT.
>> YOU COME FORWARD IF [OVERLAPPING].
>> LET ME GO AHEAD AND GET THE OATH AND THEN THAT WAY, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK OR WHATEVER.
DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AN AFFIRMER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.
>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> KENNETH [INAUDIBLE] JR. 120 [INAUDIBLE], BOULEVARD.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> I DID IT. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT POST, TAG IN THE ROCK.
>> THE QUESTIONS I ASKED TRAY, THERE WERE BOTTLES THAT WE HAD ALREADY ASSUMED OWNERSHIP OF WHEN WE TOOK THE BUSINESS OVER FROM NANCY.
I HAD ASKED THEM BECAUSE THERE WERE BOTTLES THAT SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD THAT THEY INFUSED WITH A STICK OF [INAUDIBLE] DOWN IN THE BASEMENT, AND I'M LIKE, OH, WE COUNTED THAT IN OUR COUNT WHEN WE TRANSFERRED EVERYTHING OVER, AND I SAID, ARE WE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THOSE? HE'S LIKE, NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THAT SAME NIGHT I WENT DOWN, DISPOSE ALL THAT, WROTE IT ALL DOWN.
SINCE THEN, JUST SO THAT WE ARE CLEAR ON EVERYTHING.
OUR SANGRIA, WE BOUGHT SPECIFIC CONTAINERS JUST FOR THE BAR.
FOR WHEN WE MIX OUR BLOODY MARRY MIX.
IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLASTIC LIKE LIQUID CONTAINERS AND FOR OUR SANGRIA.
THESE TWO BOTTLES WERE INFUSED JUST WITH US FROM THE RESTAURANT STORE, STORE BOUGHT APPLE PUREE, AND THEN THE STORE BOUGHT PUMPKIN PUREE.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER WHEN HE WAS DOING TACOS TEQUILA FOR THE SIDEBAR.
I SAID, OH, YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO SERVE INFUSE TEQUILA.
I THINK THEY DIDN'T PAYING ATTENTION.
>> YOU CAN SERVE WHEN YOU JUST CAN'T SERVE THEM ON THOSE BOTTLES.
YOU CAN INFUSE THEM IN A CONTAINER OR WHATEVER.
>> THEN POUR IN SOME CONTAINER.
[00:25:01]
YOU JUST CAN'T SERVE IN THAT.>> I SHOULD HAVE DO THAT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
>> I EXPLAINED TO HER AT THE TIME THE PREMIX RULE THAT THE STATE ENFORCES.
YOU CAN ONLY KEEP PREMIX UP TO ONE DAY.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I DID SPEAK WITH MARGARET OVER AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, BLOODY MARRY MIX AND SANGRIA.
SANGRIA IS MIXED. IT'S ALL ALCOHOL.
BUT THE BLOODY MARRY MIX DOESN'T HAVE ALCOHOL IN IT, WE PRE MIX IT AND WAIT.
SHE DID SAY SHE DID NOT THINK THAT THEY COULD ONLY BE HELD FOR ONE DAY.
>> JUST WITH ALCOHOL. THE THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE RULE AND THE HEALTH.
>> SANGRIA SHOULD ONLY BE HELD FOR ONE DAY.
>> RIGHT. IF IT HAS ALCOHOL IN IT IT HAS TO BE LABELED, THIS TIME, THIS DATE WHEN YOU MIX.
>> BUT IT SHOULD STAY ONLY [OVERLAPPING]
>> RIGHT. BECAUSE WE DO CHECK THAT, BUT THAT'S MORE SO FOR THE STATE.
>> THAT WAS THE ONLY THING I NEEDED CLEARER. GO AHEAD.
>> YOU TOLD THEM THE CUSTOMERS THAT THAT WAS THAT MIX IN THAT BOTTLE. DID THEY KNOW THAT?
>> WE JUST TOLD THEM WE INFUSED THE TEREMANA.
>> BECAUSE I NOTICE IT'S MARKED.
WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS THAT THE CONSUMER KNEW.
>> YOU HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE ASKED IF THEY COULD BUY IT.
>> LIKE, WE MADE IT. [LAUGHTER]
>> THIS IS A VIOLATION THAT IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO DECIDE IF I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOU BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE MUCH INTENT BEHIND IT.
THE LAW WAS OBVIOUSLY MEANT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO TRICK PEOPLE BASICALLY.
BUT THERE'S MORE TO DO, THERE'S HEALTH CODE VIOLATIONS IN THAT AS WELL AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S AWARE.
WITH THIS BEING A NEW BUSINESS I TRIED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM AND LIKE I SAID THERE WAS INTENT BUT NOT MUCH INTENT.
THAT WAS HARD FOR ME TO BRING, BUT IT IS A SERIOUS VIOLATION.
>> BUT WHAT I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS PEOPLE HAVE A HIGH GRADE LIQUOR AND THEN YOU POUR LOW GRADE LIQUOR, SOMETHING THAT'S CHEAPER.
THE CUSTOMER THINKS HE'S GETTING THIS. HE'S GETTING THAT.
THIS, HOWEVER, THEY KNEW YOU HAD IT LABELED, AND THEY KNEW THEY WERE GETTING A MIXTURE.
>> IF THEY ASKED WE LET THEM KNOW.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAD OUR OWN RECIPE.
I JUST MIXED STORE BOUGHT PUREE INTO THE TEQUILA.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I DON'T FEEL LIKE THERE WAS NEGLIGENCE INTENT TRYING TO TRICK SOMEONE OR TO MAYBE INCREASE PROFITS BY TRICKING SOMEONE.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS THAT. IT WAS JUST TRYING TO BE A CONVENIENCE AND, HEY, WE MIX THIS. TRY IT OUT.
>> I THINK IT WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE.
IF THEY HAD MIXED IT AND PUT IT IN JUST TO A TUPPERWARE JUG, IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE.
>> IT FALLS UNDER AS A MAJOR OFFENSE, BUT I THINK THAT'S MEANT FOR LIKE YOU WERE REFERRING TO.
IF THEY'RE MARRYING BOTTLES TOGETHER, IF YOU'RE USING A A TOP SHELF BOTTLE WITH A RAIL, AND THEY'RE MIXING THEM TOGETHER.
>> I THINK THAT IS AND [INAUDIBLE].
>> THAT'S A PRACTICE THAT'S GONE ON FOR YEARS.
>> BUT WITH IT BEING CONSIDERED UNDER A MAJOR OFFENSE, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THIS FALLS IN.
>> WHERE THEY ARE [INAUDIBLE].
>> SINCE YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN OVER CAROLINE, I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THE PARKING LOTS PACKED, YOU GUYS ARE GETTING GREAT REVIEWS.
I DON'T THINK TRAY HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES WHERE ANYTHING'S EVEN BEEN QUESTIONABLE.
>> HE ACTUALLY CAME IN THAT SAME WEEK.
[LAUGHTER] THE SAME WEEK TWO DAYS LATER.
>> THEY WERE TESTED IN THE SAME WEEK FOR UNDERAGE COMPLIANCE AND THEY DID PASS.
I DID SAY THAT I WOULD SAY THAT BENEFIT.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS THAT THEY SEE ME DURING NEGATIVE TIMES, WHEN SOMETHING'S GREAT AS WELL.
>> YOU WANT TO GO IN FOR [INAUDIBLE]?
>> IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO ADD OR WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO DELIBERATION OR WHATEVER.
>> WELL, I THINK WE ALREADY HIT ON IT.
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MY FEELINGS IS IT FALLS UNDER MAJOR, BUT I DON'T THINK THEIR INTENT WAS TO TRICK OR FOOL ANYBODY.I THINK THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO MIX SOMETHING TO SEE IF THEIR CUSTOMERS LIKED IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY PUT IT IN THE WRONG BOTTLE.
>> USUALLY, THIS IS A MAJOR FINE.
>> I TAKE IT AS IF THEY WERE TRYING TO ADVERTISE THAT THEY WERE USING THAT TEQUILA.
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO ADVERTISE IT.
>> I DON'T THINK A BIG FINE IS IN ORDER.
I DON'T THINK THIS SUSPENSION IS IN ORDER.
>> I DO NOT EITHER. I'M NOWHERE NEAR THERE, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE ALL PRETTY MUCH IN AGREEANCE WITH THAT.
>> BUT I DO THINK TECHNICALLY, THERE WERE TWO VIOLATIONS, BUT I THINK THEY'RE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WE DON'T NEED TO DROP A BIG HAMMER.
>> I GUESS, FIRST OFF, WE NEED TO DO A MOTION OF GUILT OR WHATEVER FIRST, AND THEN WE DO THE REPRIMAND AFTER.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE FIND CAROLINE'S AND DENTON GUILTY OF PRE MIXING AND PUTTING BACK INTO UNAUTHORIZED CONTAINERS.
>> YES. BASICALLY, I WOULD ADD THAT THAT'S A VIOLATION OF OUR RULES.
>> ARE YOU PULLING THEM BOTH TOGETHER?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE TWO SEPARATE FRAME MIX JUST ONE CHARGE, AND THAT'S UNDER THE TAMPERING AND REFILLING ANNOTATED CODE OF 6-313 AND OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS OF 2.14.
>> MY ONE CHARGE WOULD BE UNDER JUST THE COUNTY RULES OF THE 2126.
>> YOU'VE CHARGED THEM THOUGH WITH TWO, RIGHT?
>> YES. THAT'S CHARGED WITH ONE OF MARRYING, BUT THE STATE LAW BACKS THEM BOTH UP WITH BOTH CHARGES.
WE JUST HAVE A COUNTY RULE OF 2.14, WHICH IS REFILLING.
BUT THE OTHER TWO ARE JUST BACKING THAT UP.
IT JUST SAYS THERE'S A REASON FOR OUR COUNTY RULE.
>> WHAT DID YOU CHARGE HIM WITH? JUST ONE?
>> YOU'RE CHARGING HIM WITH TWO. YES.
>> THAT THROWS IT INTO A MORE MINOR CHARGE.
IT'S NOT THE MAJOR CHARGE. SEE THE STATE HAS DIFFERENT PENALTIES.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
JUST A VIOLATION ON 2.14, THE COUNTY RULE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE'S CHARGING WITH.
>> LET'S START OVER. I FIND THAT WE FIND CAROLINE'S IN DENTON.
UNDER THE TAMPERING REFILLING OF CAROLINE COUNTY CODE 2.14 GUILTY OF REFILLING AND MIXING INTO CONTAINERS NOT SUITABLE.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE FIND CAROLINE'S GUILTY OF CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE RULES AND REGULATIONS 2.14 DISPOSAL OF EMPTY CONTAINERS AND NO REFILLING.
>> GETTING TO THE [OVERLAPPING].
I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD EXCEED BETWEEN 100-500.
BUT I'M TRYING TO GET MUCH HERE.
>> I AGREE WITH THE HUNDRED, BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH THE FACT THAT WASN'T DONE PURPOSELY OR MALICIOUSLY, BUT IT WAS DONE.
IF WE PUT THEM UNDER A MAJOR CHARGE, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT VERY MUCH MORE A LOT MORE MONEY.
>> BUT I'M GIVING A LITTLE BIT OF THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT THAT THEY PUT IT BACK IN THE BOTTLE OF THE SAME PRODUCT THAT THEY WERE USING.
THEY WERE TRYING TO ADVERTISE THAT PRODUCT. I DON'T KNOW.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADMINISTER A FINE OF $250 FOR THIS OFFENSE.
PLUS SHE GOT TO PAY THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ASSESS A PENALTY OF $250 PLUS THE ADMINISTRATION FEE FOR THE FINDING OF GUILT FOR THIS CHARGE.
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ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.>> YOU WILL GET A LETTER OR YOU CAN PAY UPSTAIRS.
BASICALLY SAYING YOU HAVE 30 DAYS OR YOU CAN APPEAL IT OR YOU CAN JUST HAVE 30 DAYS TO PAY THAT FINE.
>> YOU CAN GO UPSTAIRS TO PAY IT.
>> CAN THEY HAVE TO WAIT TILL THIS MEETING IS OVER?
>> I THINK YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE MEETING'S OVER THOUGH.
>> I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN MAKE THE RECORDING, THE ACTUAL DECISION LETTERS.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THEY HAVE TO SEND OUT A LETTER OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT USUALLY TAKES.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR HONESTY, TOO.
>> I HATE THIS. DID YOU DID YOU SAY THIS SO YOU CAN GET BACK TO THE AGENDA? > NO, I DIDN'T, [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AN AFFIRMATIVE OF THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
>> I DO. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> ROBERT RITTER, 11876 HOLLY PLAINS DRIVE, REGIONALLY, MARYLAND, 2166.
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
>> THIS IS FOR THE SHOW CALLS HEARING FOR RED LIGHT LIQUORS
[• Red Light Liquors – 601 N. 6th Street, Unit H, Denton]
ON 601 NORTH 6TH STREET, UNIT 18 DENTON.>> AS YOU SAID, THIS SHOW CALLS HEARING FOR RED LIGHT LIQUORS TO ROBERT J RITTER II, ROBIN A RITTER, ROBINS K ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO LLC, TRADING AS RED LIGHT LIQUORS, 601 NORTH 6TH STREET, UNIT H, DENTON, MARYLAND 2169.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OF CAROLINE COUNTY MARYLAND AT 9:30 AM ON THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025 TO SHOW CALLS WHILE YOUR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSE ISSUED BY THIS BOARD TO YOU UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS ARTICLE OF THE NOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND AS AMENDED.
SHOULD NOT BE REVOKED, SUSPENDED, AND OR FINED ISSUE FOR THE FOLLOWING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LAWS AS A RESULT OF AN UNDERAGE COMPLIANCE CHECK INSPECTED BY THE CAROLINE COUNTY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INSPECTOR, NOVEMBER 27TH, 2024.
CHARGE NUMBER ONE, ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SECTION 6-304 OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ARTICLE OF NOTATED CODE, MARYLAND AND CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, RULES AND REGULATIONS 2.26.
SPECIFICALLY, AN EMPLOYEE SOLD AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS.
THE PROOF OF SERVICE SERVED BY JADEN ROWAN OF THE CAROLINE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN PERSON ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025 AT 11876 HOLLY PLAINS DRIVE, RIDGELY, MARYLAND 21660.
ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 2024, I AS THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INSPECTOR STARTED AN OPERATION THROUGHOUT CAROLINE COUNTY, ENSURING THAT ESTABLISHMENTS WERE COMPLYING WITH THE LAWS REGARDING SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE.
ALL THE ESTABLISHMENTS CHECKED ON THIS DAY WERE IN THE LIMITS OF CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND.
ON THIS EVENING, I HAD THREE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT, CI UCS, WHO WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 21-YEARS-OLD PARTICIPATING.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT CI ONE WAS USED FOR THE BUY AT THIS LOCATION, SHE USED HER STATE ISSUED LICENSE, IDENTIFYING HER TO BE UNDER THE AGE OF 21, AND NOT ENTERED THE ESTABLISHMENT PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 27TH, 2024.
I ENSURED THAT THE CI ONLY HAD A PURSE THAT HAD BEEN SEARCHED AND REMOVED ALL CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS AND ANY OTHER FORM OF CURRENCY OTHER THAN MARKED BILLS.
THIS US CURRENCY WAS MARKED $20 BILLS THAT WERE PHOTOGRAPHED BEFORE THE OPERATION STARTED.
ALL CIS WERE PHOTOGRAPHED TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THIS OPERATION WHEN CHOOSING A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT.
CIS WERE INSTRUCTED TO NOT LIE ABOUT THEIR AGE, ENTER THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PURCHASE AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WITH THE MARKED MONEY.
THE CI BEING UNDER THE AGE OF 21 HAS A STATE ISSUED VERTICAL LICENSE, AND THE DATE OF WHEN SHE TURNS 21 IS SHOWN ON THE FRONT OF THE LICENSE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.
AT THE TIME OF THIS OPERATION, CI ONE WAS 19-YEARS-OLD.
AT APPROXIMATELY 7:20 PM, WE ARRIVED IN THE PARKING LOT OF RED LIGHT LIQUORS LOCATED AT 601 6TH STREET, UNIT H, DENTON MARYLAND.
WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT, I OBSERVED SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO LOOKED TO BE UNDER THE AGE,
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POSSIBLY UNDER THE AGE OF 21.AT THIS TIME, I WALKED IN, TALKED TO STAFF.
I ASKED THEM IF THEY WERE CHECKING IDS, SINCE THERE WERE SEVERAL YOUNGER CUSTOMERS IN THE BUILDING.
THEY STATED THEY WERE AFTER THIS OCCURRED, I SAID GOODBYE TO THE STAFF AND WALKED OUT.
AT THIS TIME, I DROVE AROUND THE BUILDING AND ALLOWED CI 1 TO ENTER THE BUSINESS, WHERE I FOLLOWED UP AT A DISTANCE UP TO THE DOOR WHERE I COULD OBSERVE THE PURCHASE.
CI 1 PICKED UP A SIX PACK OF BOTTLE SMIRNOFF ICE, SCREWDRIVERS ZESTI ORANGE, 1.2 FLUID OUNCES BOTTLES, WHICH WAS 4.5% ALCOHOL BY VOLUME.
AT NO TIME DID THE EMPLOYEE CHECK MY CI'S IDENTIFICATION.
THE PRICE OF THE SIX PACK OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CAME TO 8.99 WITH $0.81 MARYLAND ALCOHOL TAX.
THE MARKED $20 BILL WAS USED AND IMMEDIATELY RECLAIMED OUT OF THE TOP OF THE CASH REGISTER, AND A $10.20 AND CHANGE WAS RETURNED TO THE BUSINESS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DOCUMENTATION, I WENT BACK AND ADVISED MR. RITTER OF WHAT OCCURRED.
THEN HIS MOTHER, MISS RITTER CAME IN, I EXPLAINED TO HER AS WELL.
WE WATCHED THE OPERATION ON SECURITY FOOTAGE AND DISCUSSED THE VIOLATION.
NO OTHER VIOLATIONS WERE DISCOVERED.
ALL PHOTOGRAPHS WERE SUPPLIED AS EVIDENCE AND DOCUMENTED TO THE BOARD ADMINISTRATOR.
THE CI PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT REGARDING THE SALE THAT OCCURRED.
THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS WERE DISCOVERED INCLUDE NOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE, SECTION 6-304, AND CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS RULE AND REGULATION 2.26.
SPECIFICALLY, AN EMPLOYEE SOLD AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TO A PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 2024.
FOLLOWING THAT, WE HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION OF EVIDENCE, WHICH WOULD SHOW THE EXHIBIT 4, PAGE 3 OF 7, WOULD SHOW THE STATE ISSUED ID SHOWING HER TO BE UNDER THE AGE OF 21 RECENTLY TURNED 19.
THE NEXT PICTURE WOULD BE THE PICTURE OF THE CI AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT.
THE NEXT PICTURE, EXHIBIT 4, PAGE 4 OF 7 WOULD BE A PICTURE OF THE US CURRENCY USED, AS WELL AS THE OTHER MARKED US CURRENCY.
PAGE 5 OF 7 WOULD BE THE PICTURE OF THE ALCOHOL WITH THE RECEIPT AND THE MARKED MONEY.
THE FOLLOWING PICTURE, PAGE 6 OF 7 EXHIBIT FOUR WOULD BE A PICTURE OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHOWING THE ALCOHOL BY VOLUME AND THE FOLLOWING PICTURE JUST FOLLOWS UP WITH A RECEIPT AND THE CHANGE GIVEN THE ALCOHOL PURCHASE AND THE MARKED MONEY.
EXHIBIT 5 WOULD BE THE CI STATEMENT, JUST IDENTIFYING WHAT SHE BOUGHT AND IF SHE WAS ID'D. THAT WOULD BE IT.
I REALLY DON'T EVEN HAVE A LONG EXPLANATION.
TREY IS VERY WELL AWARE, THAT I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY EVEN MORE UPSET ABOUT IT THAN YOU GUYS ARE.
MY CASHIER SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN UP THERE THAT DAY.
HE WAS DEALING WITH A LOSS IN THE FAMILY, AND WE WERE SHORT STAFFED.
THE BUCK STOPS WITH ME, SO I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS HAPPENING.
I DO NOT BLAME THE CASHIER AT ALL.
HE CAN ONLY DO, AS WELL AS WE'VE TRAINED HIM TO DO.
HE HAS WORKED FOR US FOR A WHILE NOW.
HE DOES KNOW BETTER, FULL AND WELL, KNOW BETTER.
WE MESSED UP, FRANKLY AND I REALLY HAVE NO OTHER EXCUSE BESIDES THAT.
TREY IS WELL AWARE THAT I HAVE ALREADY CONSULTED WITH HIM ABOUT DOING EXTRA CHECKS AT OUR ESTABLISHMENT.
WE'VE ALSO RAISED THE HOLE FROM IF THEY LOOK UNDER 40, IT'S NOW LIKE, IF THEY'RE NOT PUSHING A WALKER, THEY NEED TO BE ID'D.
WE HAVE SIGNAGE UP EVERYWHERE.
ALL OUR EMPLOYEES ARE EXTREMELY ANY NEW PEOPLE NOW.
WE TAKE AN ENTIRE DAY JUST TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT IDING.
I'VE EVEN TALKED TO TREY ABOUT HAVING PRIVATE CLASSES AND EVERYTHING JUST TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN TELL BETWEEN FAKES AND OUT OF STATE IDS AND VERTICALS AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COME INTO PLAY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IDING PEOPLE AND SUCH LIKE THAT.
I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS AS WELL.
THERE'S THINGS YOU GUYS THINK THAT WE CAN DO.
I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY HAD A PRIOR VIOLATION OF THIS.
I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE FOR THIS TO BE OUR LAST ONE, AND WE'LL DO EVERYTHING THAT I CAN TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN, INCLUDING, LIKE I SAID, EXTRA CHECKS PERSONALLY, WHILE ALSO JUST MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAFF IS TRAINED TO THE BEST THAT THEY CAN.
I WILL SAY THAT HE IS A TIP CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE AND EVERYTHING.
SO HE ONCE AGAIN DOES KNOW BETTER.
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I THINK TREY GOT US ON AN OFF NIGHT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR BUSINESS, WE CAN'T HAVE OFF NIGHTS.REALLY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T HAVE ANY EXCUSE FOR WHY IT HAPPENED, THE BUCK STOPS WITH ME.
I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.
TREY KNOWS THAT WE TRY TO BE ON THE UP ABOUT IT.
ALSO, I DID NOTE THAT IN HIS REPORT, THERE WAS A NOTE OF KIDS THAT LOOKED SOMEWHAT YOUNG WALKING AROUND AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WITH OUR AREA, WE DO DEAL WITH KIDS IN THE PARKING LOT AS TREY FULL WELL KNOWS AS WELL.
THERE'S KIDS OUT THERE IN THE TRUCKS AND ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF, NOT THAT THEY COME IN THE STORE, BUT JUST BASED ON WHERE WE ARE, THERE'S KIDS RUNNING AROUND OUTSIDE AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE HE OBSERVED IN THE STORE, ALTHOUGH THEY DO LOOK YOUNG, THEY ARE IN COLLEGE.
I ACTUALLY AM VERY AWARE OF WHO HE'S PROBABLY THINKING OF.
THEY'RE IN COLLEGE, BUT THEY ARE FRESHLY 21, 22, SO THEY DO LOOK YOUNG.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE VERY WELL AWARE THAT THERE'S YOUNG KIDS RUNNING AROUND, THEY TRY TO BUY LIQUOR, AND WE DO OUR BEST TO STAY ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT.
YEAH, THAT'S REALLY IT, LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY IT AROUND AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW IT HAPPENED.
IT SHOULDN'T HAVE, AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TODAY, AND THAT'S REALLY ALL.
IF I READ THIS CORRECTLY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M READING THIS RIGHT.
YOU HAD GONE IN RIGHT BEFORE THIS AND ASKED WAS IT THE SAME CLERK?
>> YEAH, I TALK THE SAME GUY AND HE SAID, "YEAH, WE'RE CHECKING," AND YOU LEFT AND WENT OUT?
>> YEAH, AND WHEN I WENT IN, I TALKED TO RJ AND WE ALL JUST SHOOK OUR HEADS.
I DON'T NORMALLY SPEAK ON THESE UNDERAGE OR UNDER 21 COMPLIANCE CHECKS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE WELL DESERVED.
WE SAW RED LIGHT LAST MONTH, OBVIOUSLY.
THAT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
I DON'T ANYTIME, BACK TO BACK, WHETHER WHO DOES IT. I DO IT.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES IT. WHO KNOWS DOES IT.
THE ONLY THING THAT'S DIFFERENT IN THIS ONE WAS THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO COME AND GET THEIR VIOLATION BEFORE ANOTHER VIOLATION OCCURRED.
I TRY NOT TO LET THAT HAPPEN TOO OFTEN.
BUT IT IS ONLY FAIR IF I'M TESTING EVERYONE ELSE THAT THEY TEST AS WELL.
>> BUT THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAD THE VIOLATION?
>> THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR OR WHATEVER.
THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAD THE VIOLATION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.
>> EVERYTHING MR. RITTER HAD SAID IS TRUE THAT HE HAS CONTACTED ME.
HE HAS WORKED ON THAT AND WE DO TALK THAT HE SEES ME A LOT MORE FREQUENTLY THAN A LOT OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES BECAUSE OF THE HOURS HE'S OPENED IT AND WE DO DO A LOT OF CHECKS, WHICH IS SURPRISING THAT WE'VE HAD THESE TWO AT THE SAME TIME.
I DO SAY JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT YEAH, HE WAS AWARE OF THAT VIOLATION, BUT HE WASN'T SENTENCED OR RECEIVED THE PUNISHMENT YET.
>> YEAH. ARE YOU PART OWNER OR?
YES, ALSO ROBIN'S MY MOM, SO WE'RE FAMILY OWNED AND EVERYTHING SO ARE PRETTY MUCH PARTNERS, YES, SIR.
>> I GUESS THE POINT GREG WAS MAKING AND I WANTED TO, YOU WERE AWARE THAT SPACE OF WHAT ABOUT A MONTH, TWO.
>> THAT'S LESS THAN A MONTH FROM 10, 14 TO 11, 27. IT'S OVER A MONTH.
>> BUT YOU WERE AWARE OF THE FIRST ONE, I GUESS THAT'S WHAT.
>> ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS LEGAL STUFF, THEY HAD NOT SENT ANYTHING OUT YET SO TECHNICALLY THEY HAD COME IN, BUT I THINK YOU WERE AWARE TOO THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
WE KNEW THE VIOLATION HAPPENED, BUT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY GAVE US ANYTHING UNTIL JANUARY, WHICH IF YOU RECALL, PRETTY SURE ME AND YOU TALKED ABOUT, THEY TOOK A WHILE, BUT YES, WE WERE VERY AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED.
>> AFTER THIS ONE HERE, TREY CAME IN AND LET YOU KNOW THAT NIGHT THAT HEY, YOU JUST SOLD TO A MINOR?
>> THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THE NOTIFICATION.
>> BUT OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS WHAT I DETAIL IT AND THEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHEELS IN RIGHT.
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DID IT AND WHEN TREY DID IT?
>> WE REALLY CAN'T GO BACK TO THAT?
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>> BUT JUST TO CLEAR NO, TREY CAME IN IMMEDIATELY AND NOTIFIED US TO BE VERY PROFESSIONAL AS ALWAYS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT NO, IT WAS A IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION WHICH THAT PRIOR ONE IS A DIFFERENT STORY AND ALL THAT, BUT IT WAS DONE COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY.
>> WAS IT THE SAME CLERK THAT SOLD?
>> SHE HAD TWO DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES.
>> THEY HAVE TO PAY PART OF THE FINE ALONG WITH US AS A REPRIMAND.
THEY ALSO ARE SCRUTINIZED MUCH MORE HEAVILY.
FOR A WHILE THERE, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH NOT ALLOWED TO EVEN BE ON THE REGISTER AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WHICH I GUESS IS MORE ON USE OF JUST HAVING SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE REGISTER.
THEY KNOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO PUT IT IN TERMS THAT I CAN REALLY SAY HERE, BUT THEY KNOW.
WE ALSO DO NOT DO SECOND CHANCES.
WE USED TO NOT DO FIRST CHANCES AT ALL, BUT THEN I DON'T KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE A OFF DAY AND I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT GOOD FOR US.
ONCE AGAIN, THE BUCK STOPS WITH ME.
IF I HAVEN'T TRAINED THEM PROPERLY TO DO THEIR JOBS, I BLAME MYSELF, NOT THEM.
THEY CAN ONLY DO WHAT I'VE TRAINED THEM WELL ENOUGH TO DO.
I DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY LET SOMEBODY GO OVER ONE BAD DAY, TWO BAD DAYS, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY.
BUT THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.
>> JUST ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO MAKE FULL AWARE THAT THEY KNOW NOT TO DO IT AGAIN.
I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.
>> TREY DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY.
>> I GUESS WE'LL GO IN DELIBERATION.
>> IS THAT ALL YOU HAD, I'M SORRY.
>> ONCE AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR HEARING ME.
I DO WANT TO SAY YOU GUYS HAVE PUT YOUR TRUST IN US THUS FAR.
WE HAVE MADE MISTAKES PART OF GROWING PAINS.
I UNDERSTAND, ONCE AGAIN, IN OUR BUSINESS THAT WE CAN'T REALLY AFFORD TO HAVE THOSE MISTAKES.
BUT I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO TRUST US AND THAT WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND AVOID NOT EVEN JUST UNDERAGE SALES, BUT ANY NEGATIVE PUBLICITY, NEGATIVE THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH THE BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE. THAT'S AWESOME.
WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HEAR ANYMORE.
>> GOT YOU. YEAH. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, GUYS.
HE ADMITTED AND THERE'S NO QUESTIONING OF WHAT HAPPENED.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE FIND THAT RED LIGHT LIQUORS VIOLATED THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, SECTION 6-304, AND ALSO THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS RULES AND REGULATIONS 2.26 AND THAT THEY SOLD LIQUOR TO AN UNDERAGE INDIVIDUAL ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 2024.
>> MOVED AND SECOND THE RED LIGHT LIQUORS BE FOUND IN VIOLATION FOUND GUILTY OF THE CHARGE OF CAROLINE COUNTY, RULES AND REGULATIONS 2.26 SELLING TO AN UNDERAGE.
>> NOW, WHAT DO YOU GUYS FEEL LIKE FOR THE PENALTY?
>> TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FINE DIDN'T WORK.
I AM BOTHERED BY THE FACT, AS TREY POINTED OUT, THAT THESE WERE REAL QUICK PUP-PUP.
>> WE DIDN'T GET A SANCTION IN BEFORE WE HAD ANOTHER, AND I THINK THAT HAS TO BE TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION.
BUT IN FACT, THEY SOLD TWICE TO AN UNDERAGE INDIVIDUAL [OVERLAPPING] IN OVER A MONTH.
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THAT'S PRETTY SERIOUS.MAINLY THE AMANDA SILK PURSE OUT OF A SALES A YEAR.
>> TREY WENT IN BASICALLY JUST SHORTLY BEFORE SAID HEY I NOTICED A LOT OF A LOT OF YOUNG ARE YOU CARDON?
>> HE GAVE THEM A WARNING. YEAH.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS MAKING SURE I CLARIFIED.
HE GIVE WARNING BEFORE I WENT DOWN.
>> FIRST THING SHOULD HAVE BEEN HEY, THAT WAS THE LIQUOR INSPECTOR AND HE JUST WALKED IN THE DOOR AND HE NOTICED THAT THERE'S YOUNG PEOPLE.
HE MIGHT STILL BE AROUND CLUE.
I THINK AS FAR AS A FINE, I'M THINKING $5,000.
YOU GUYS MAY THINK THAT'S TOO MUCH.
AS FAR AS A SUSPENSION, AND WE HAVE SUSPENDED NOT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT THE FINE FIRST, BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO DISCUSS THE SUSPENSION, WHETHER WE DO IT OR NOT, I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE $5,000?
>> ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY PERCENT.
WILL YOU THAT MAY BE WHAT I'M OKAY WITH.
>> I'M IN AGREEANCE WITH YOU ON A SUSPENSION.
>> THAT'S THE THING I'M STRUGGLING WITH, WHEN I FIRST READ THIS AND READ ALL THE INFORMATION, I WAS THINKING SEVEN.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING THREE.
IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, WE'RE EITHER A MAJOR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.
I MEAN, YOU JUST AS AN ASIDE, YOU'RE GETTING IT'S LIKE A THERMOMETER GOING UP.
YOU'RE GETTING REAL CLOSE TO THE TOP AND LOSING YOUR LICENSE.
BECAUSE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
WE'VE CUT A BREAK ON THE DOLLARS.
>> I'M SAME WAY. WE HAVE RULES.
WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME IN.
THERE'S NO WAY TO GET AROUND DOING A SUSPENSION WHEN YOU SET THINGS IN PLAY.
[OVERLAPPING] IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR.
>> YOU CAN'T SHOW FAVORITISM TOWARDS ANYBODY.
WE HAVE TO STICK WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE.
>> YOU GOT TO YOU GOT TO STICK WITH WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
I TRY TO KEEP IT TO A MINIMUM.
TRYING TO KEEP IT TO A MINIMUM AND GIVE THEM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
>> THREE DAYS IS GOING TO HURT ALONG WITH A FINE, THAT I MEAN, THAT'S GOING TO HURT AS WELL.
>> USUALLY WE GIVE THEM THE OPTION TO PICK THEIR DAYS WITHIN A CERTAIN PARAMETER.
>> WE WE CAN'T LET THEM WAIT UNTIL JULY OR AUGUST TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.
WE CAN'T SAY AS OF TODAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A 30 DAY TIME TO FRAME.
>> BUT DON'T WE USUALLY GET FROM THEM AT THESE HEARINGS WITH DAYS THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT?
>> YOU CAN TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
>> WHO'S TO TAKE IT INTO ACCOUNT.
>> WE USUALLY WE GIVE THEM OF WHICH DAYS.
WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE GOING TO SHUT DOWN OR NOT SHUT DOWN.
>> IF WE SUSPEND WITH THE SUP THE LICENSE PRETTY MUCH CLOSE YOUR DOORS FOR DAYS RED LIGHT BECAUSE IS THERE MUCH ELSE THAT YOU SELL.
THERE WOULDN'T EVEN BE A POINT. WE HAVE BEER AND CIGARETTES.
>> IT'S GOT TO BE A WAKE UP CALL, BUT I DON'T TRY TO PUT ANYBODY OUT OF THIS.
I MEAN, WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
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>> WITHOUT SETTING THE DATES, I THINK WE NEED TO SET THE FINE.
>> SET THE FINE AND THE SUSPENSION THREE DAYS AND THEN.
>> THEN WE CAN DISCUSS WITH THIS.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO FIND RELY LIQUORS ON THIS THE SELLING TO A MINOR TO 6.304 FOR THE STATE ANTIDT CODE AND CAROLINE REGS OF 2.26 WITH A $2,500 FINE AND A THREE DAY SUSPENSION.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE PENALIZE THEM WITH A $2,500 FINE AND A THREE DAY SUSPENSION.
WITH THEM WE'LL CHOOSE THAT AFTERWARDS.
>> CORRECT. WITH THE WITH THE DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
>> WHAT DATES WOULD YOU THINK OF JUST TODAY?
>> I THINK THEY HAVE TO HAVE 30 DAYS BEFORE WE DO THAT CORRECT? BECAUSE OF THE APPEAL?
>> I WOULD PICK ON MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
>> I KNOW WHAT I THOUGHT I ALSO PICK BEFORE SUMMERTIME.
>> I HAVE TO DECIDE RIGHT NOW.
>> NO. YOU HAVE THE APPEAL PROCESS. YOU HAVE THE APPEAL TIME.
>> I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE IN APRIL.
>> YOU'LL GET A LETTER AND EVERYTHING AND THEN THAT'S SOMETHING MAYBE YOU NEED TO CONVERSE WITH EITHER TREY OR.
>> YOU WOULD WRITE THAT IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO CRYSTAL AND YOU ALSO NOTIFY ME, WHICH YOU HAVE MY NUMBER.
THEN YOU WOULD TURN IN YOUR LICENSE FOR THAT THREE DAYS.
IT MEANS NO SHIPMENTS COME IN THOSE DAYS.
NOTHING GOES OUT. YOU PUT A SIGN UP.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY CLOSE.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED.
>> WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU YOU HAVE TO CLOSE.
>> THERE'S A WHOLE LOT MORE YOU GOT TO DO WITH.
>> YOU GOT TO. I BELIEVE I THAT TO YOU.
I'M NOT TELLING YOU GOT TO SHUT DOWN.
>> IT MIGHT BE EASIER IN YOUR CASE.
BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU GUYS, YOU'RE INVENTORY THAT YOU DO SELL.
>> THREE DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION.
>> THREE DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION.
>> BUT I'D SAY APRIL 7 SOMEWHERE RIGHT AROUND THERE.
>> WE'LL LET YOU THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE YOU'LL TALK WITH, I GUESS CRYSTAL.
>> YOU'LL HAVE TO PUT IT IN OBVIOUSLY WRITTEN FORM TO CRYSTAL AND THEN JUST GIVE YOU.
>> YOU HAVE THE $2,500 FINE, YOU HAVE A $50 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND THEN YOU HAVE TO NOTIFY US WITHIN THE 30 DAYS WHEN YOU'RE TAKING THAT.
>> HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN WORKING THROUGH OTHER ISSUES THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO EXPAND THINGS.
LET'S KEEP THIS BECAUSE THAT'S.
>> THIS WAS VERY SURPRISING ON MY PART TO.
>> REALLY DIDN'T WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT WHEN THE FIRST ONE.
>> FRANKLY WHEN TREY WALKED IN, I THINK HE REALIZED I WAS JUST A SURPRISE.
>> MR. RITTER AND MYSELF, ESPECIALLY AFTER I WALKED OUT, WE JUST PUT OUR HEADS DOWN I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
BECAUSE HE SAID, TYPICALLY WHEN I DO A UNDERAGE CHECK, I OBVIOUSLY WATCH WHAT GOES ON FOR A FEW MINUTES TO MAKE SURE NOTHING CRAZY IS GOING ON.
>> BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEND MY KIDS INTO A DANGEROUS SOMETHING GOING ON.
RJ TALKED ABOUT IT AND WE JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
>> I THINK DON'T FOUND IT IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT.
NO WORRIES AT ALL. I CAN GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
ONCE AGAIN, I CAN I PROMISE YOU THAT.
>> AS FAR AS THAT IF YOU DO CLOSE, JUST CALL ME. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT?
>> NO, SIR. I THINK WE THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND HOPEFULLY FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
>> HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. THANK YOU.
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>> MOVING RIGHT ALONG AR INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
>> OBVIOUSLY, I TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS OFF,
[Inspector’s Report]
FOR MY KID BEING BORN. ANYTHING DONE THOSE TWO WEEKS.BUT I'VE JUST BEEN FILLING IN WITH ALL THESE UNDERAGE CHECKS.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW THAT THE UNDER 21 CHECKS HAVE OCCURRED.
WE'LL BE HAVING A COUPLE MORE VIOLATIONS NEXT MONTH AND THEN THAT SHOULD WRAP IT UP UNLESS WE GET SOMETHING ELSE.
PAST TWO WEEKS, I'VE BEEN FILLING IN FOR OUR OFFICE DOING AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
JUST STAYING IN CONTACT WITH SOME OF OUR SMALLER STORES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME ISSUES.
A LOT OF THEM ARE EXPERIENCING THE WHOLE EMPLOYMENT SHORTAGE.
I'VE BEEN GIVING THEM SOLUTIONS AND JUST HEY, IF YOU FILL ME IN, YOU KEEP ME IN THE LOOP I CAN WORK WITH YOU.
THEY'VE BEEN FIGURING THAT OUT.
I'VE BEEN GOING BY NSR CHECKING ON THAT.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME CHANGE IN THE LAST MONTH, A LITTLE BIT GOING ON, BUT ALMOST LIKE I SAID, I GUESS THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING STUFF IN, BUT I.
>> FELLSBG? I WAS BY THERE THE OTHER DAY.
THERE WAS THERE WAS THREE OR FOUR GUYS, THERE WORKING OR WHATEVER, BUT.
YOU GO BY THERE, SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING HAPPENING, BUT I.
>> THEN I WENT TO THE GUD VASH OBVIOUSLY AND JUST CHECK THAT OUT.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING SO GOOD. THAT WAS A VERY LIMITED INSPECTION.
>> WHERE WERE YOU AT, WHERE WERE YOU?
>> THE GUN BASH. AT THE FOUR EACH.
>> THEY'VE BEEN DOING SO GOOD.
EVERY TIME I'M IN THERE, THEY FEEL A NEED TO COME CHECK WITH ME.
>> I GO THERE. THEY COME TO ME THE WHOLE TIME.
HE CHECKED WITH ME SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR BEFORE, SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THAT.
>> THEY'RE VERY CONSCIENTIOUS.
>> WITH THE BEER TRUCK BEING RIGHT AT THE BACK DOOR THERE, IT'S REALLY A QUICK INSPECTION.
BETWEEN ALL THE POLITICAL FIGURES THERE, PEOPLE HAD THEIR EYES OPEN.
LIKE I SAID, NO PROBLEMS WITH THOSE THINGS.
>> CAN YOU TELL US HOW LONG THOSE VIOLATIONS WE'RE GOING TO HEAR? I DON'T WANT TO THE DETAILS, BUT I JUST WONDER THE DATES.
>> I MEAN, HAS IT BEEN MONTHS AGO OR IS IT.
>> END OF NOVEMBER BEGIN, DECEMBER.
>> I'D LIKE TO GET THESE THINGS.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET TO THEM QUICKER.
>> WITH THE MOST RECENT CHANGE IN OUR OFFICE WHERE WE'VE BEEN FILLING IN WITH NEW PEOPLE.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO GET FASTER.
BUT THEN THOSE TIMES AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, IT'S GOING TO GET PUSHED BACK REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST I DO IT.
TYPICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE A VIOLATION, I DO THE REPORT THE NEXT DAY OR RELATIVELY IN THAT WEEK.
THEN WE GO THROUGH IT, WE REVIEW IT, MAKE SURE ALL THE LAWS ARE CORRECT SO THAT TAKES RIGHT ABOUT I DON'T KNOW, LESS THAN A MONTH.
BUT SO BUT THEN WE HAVE TO GET THE SUMMONSES OUT, WHICH THAT'S THE THING THAT TAKES TIME TO.
THAT PUTS YOU BACK TO TWO, THREE MONTHS?
>> BUT LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GETTING RESTFFED AGAIN AND SO I DON'T I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE AS BAD, BUT THOSE HOLIDAYS REALLY HURT US A LOT TOO. SNOW DAYS.
I TRY TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING WHEN IT'S THE HOLIDAYS.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF NEW ESTABLISHMENT SHOW UP.
MY INSPECTIONS WITH THEM ARE, GET THIS FIXED.
LIKE I SAID, THE OLD RIDGE EXON, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM AND GETTING WARNING LETTERS OUT. THAT CONCLUDES.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US?
>> YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED EMAIL FROM THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION?
>> THERE'LL BE A LINK IN THAT TO DO AN ONLINE REPORT FOR END OF THE YEAR.
THAT WAS SENT BOTH TO YOUR PERSONAL AND YOUR COUNTY EMAIL.
>> I SAVED MY EMAIL CONFIRMATION SAYING THAT I COMPLETED MINE.
>> WHERE ARE YOU ON THE POSITION BEING FILLED?
>> IT'S BEEN FILLED, BUT SHE WON'T BE STARTING FOR, I BELIEVE 2.5 WEEKS.
>> WELL, YOU'VE DONE A NICE JOB.
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>> WE APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING IN AND HELP.
>> AT LEAST I KNEW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LIQUOR BOARD.
JUMPING INTO THE MOUTH STUFF WAS ANOTHER WHOLE PLANET.
I WAS HAPPY TO JUMP BACK ON THE LIQUOR BOARD.
>> THE INSPECTIONS I'VE BEEN DOING.
THE AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION PEOPLE THAT PUT THEIR LAND IN AGRICULTURAL EASEMENTS.
>> WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT, BUT I DON'T WANT YOU ON MY WAY. I DON'T BLAME YOU.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO WILL BE DOING IT.
BUT THEY HAD ME FILLING IN. THAT'S FOR SURE.
I WENT TO TESTIFY FOR OUR EVENT VENUE LAST FRIDAY IN FRONT OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
IT WAS ACTUALLY TALKED TO A COUPLE OF SENATORS THAT WERE ON THE COMMITTEE BEFOREHAND.
I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE ANY ISSUES WITH IT.
DON'T HAVE A DATE YET WHEN THEY'RE VOTING ON IT, BUT THEY BASICALLY ASKED ME, SAID, LOOK, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH WHAT YOU ALL ARE PROPOSING.
WE'LL BE HAPPY. BUT A ONE MINUTE TESTIMONY, AND THAT WAS IT.
>> TRAVIS JUST BASICALLY SAID THAT HE WAS THE COMMISSIONERS HE WAS THERE REPRESENTING THE COMMISSIONERS IN SUPPORT OF US AND THIS BILL.
>> CRYSTAL AND I WATCHED YOU AND YOU DID A VERY NICE JOB.
>> IN YOUR MOTORCYCLE OUTFIT OR WOULD YOU WORK?
I HAD A HARLEY DAVISON SWEATER MOTION.
>> I'M DONE. WE MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING OF THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025.
>> ALL OPPOSED, SO MOVED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.