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

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played into the penalty that will be recommended to be assessed; which was actually based on an agreement between the Department and the attorney for the Licensee when they explained the circumstances. Masuda: Thank you. (to Counsel) Read the recommendation please. Schoen: The recommendation is a $100 fine to be paid within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Decision and Order, made payable to the Department of Liquor Control. There have been no prior violations. Smith: Are there any comments or questions? When I've gone into retail establishments and I see all the signs you have to put up, there are a lot. Aside from telling your managers that you need to have all the signs up, do you have a template or a frame that everything goes in so when you take it down, you can put it up rather than taking individual (signs to put up)? How do you prevent this from happening again? Miyabuchi: For the (inaudible) signage which is the licenses and stuff like that, that would go into a binder we haven't had before and that goes up behind the register. For the D.U. I. poster that is only for the liquor sales, that one goes by the door. At one point some stores had one on every door. But now we only have one. As part of our ongoing inspections, we have a district manager that goes in and inspects all the region stores every month. We've added D.U.I. posters as part of their checklist. And we have a photo of where it's supposed to be that's added to the checklist. Gonzalez: So the unfortunate thing with this type of signage, the D. U.I. and No Sale to Minors, it is put in locations where the public customer can clearly see it, because that's the requirement. But sometimes it's stolen, for whatever reason. We've had that be the explanation in the past, and we need to have it reprinted and replaced for them, take it out to them. But that wasn't the case in this situation. That's just more background. Smith: okay. Mukai: I move to accept the recommendation of our legal counsel. Taniguchi: Second. Mr. Mukai moved that the Licensee in Case No. 2018-008, be assessed a penalty in the amount of $100, to be paid within thirty (30) days upon receipt of the Decision and order; seconded by Mr. Taniguchi. Smith: Any further discussion? There was no further discussion from the Board Members. Smith: If not, all in favor say, "Aye." The Board Members voted "Aye." FEBRUARY 21, 2019 -- LIQUOR ADJUDICATION BOARD MINUTES 9