2019-02-21 Liquor Adjudication Board Minutes (2)

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admitted to it; but to give them that incentive for cooperating with the investigation, that is the rationale. Mukai: Thank you. Taniguchi: How much does it cost to register? Gonzalez: I think it is less than five dollars. I think all we do is charge them for the blank card. There is no extra fee associated with it. Taniguchi: So it's real nominal. Gonzalez: Yes. Masuda: You just charge them for the ID? Gonzalez: For making the ID card. 1 don't even think we do an administrative charge for the paperwork involved. Smith: Is there a test? Gonzalez: There is no test. Smith: They apply for it and they're given it? Gonzalez: A hostess card. Smith: So it's not like you have to know what the rules are? Gonzalez: No. It is different from a blue card holder as a server would have and it is different from the yellow card holder for the retail establishments. Because they are working in there as a hostess, they need to be registered with us. Taniguchi: So the hostess cannot serve? Gonzalez: Usually, if they are going to serve, we ask them to take the class. In most cases, the main thing that this rule focuses on is that they register with the Department. Smith: Any other questions? Taniguchi: So it's an expensive (violation). For five dollars, it went to $250. Gonzalez: Yes. Taniguchi: They should have just registered since it's so cheap. Smith: I have a couple of questions. In the report it said that both of these individuals were prior hostesses that had licenses in the past, that let them lapse. They knew what the rules were. FEBRUARY 271 2019 - LIQUOR ADJUDICATION BOARD MINUTES 13