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Retail liquor licensees fined $1,000 each for opening outside permitted hours, board dismisses some open‑container charges
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At the Sept. 25 hearing the board imposed $1,000 fines under Rule 4.052 for multiple retail licensees found open outside permitted hours; in one case an open‑container charge was dismissed after testimony.
The Board of Liquor License Commissioners imposed $1,000 fines on several retail licensees found to have been open outside of the permitted hours under Rule 4.052 at the Sept. 25 hearing.
Jin Sook Moon (River Moon Inc., G & T Liquor, 2048 Wilkins Ave.) admitted opening before 10 a.m. on July 17 and the board imposed a $1,000 fine, with 30 days to pay. Miss Moon said she opened early to address an alarm and a cooler temperature issue and that the item taken by the customer that day was not alcohol.
Bar and Discount Liquors Inc. (J & J Bar and Liquors, 1801 Ramsey St., represented in hearing) was found to have opened before 10 a.m. on July 17; inspectors observed sales and the board imposed a $1,000 fine with 30 days to pay.
Pops Liquor and Grocery (Nori Inc., 2320 Welcomes Ave.) and Rosie's Sports Bar (L Burgess LLC, 482 S. Bentalow St.) were among other licensees where the board reviewed prohibited‑hours charges. Rosie's admitted the Rule 4.052 violation for being open after 10 p.m. on July 19 and the board imposed a $1,000 fine and dismissed a related open‑containers accusation after testimony indicated only one observed person was leaving with a drink while larger crowds were present; the open‑containers charge was dismissed in that instance.
For some cases—where inspectors observed patrons outside an unlicensed part of the property—board members weighed whether consumption observed outside was served by the establishment or brought by customers; in at least one bar case (C & C Lounge) the board dismissed a prohibited‑hours charge but found a violation for permitting open containers and imposed a $250 fine.
The board entered the fine amounts and case exhibits into the official record and gave each licensee 30 days to pay. Several licensees said they were working to adjust operations to avoid repeat violations, including changes to staffing and service practices.
