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Liquor agents ask to be classified as licensees in HB 2121 to standardize enforcement
Summary
Liquor store owners told the House committee that HB 2121 would clarify that contract liquor agents are "licensees" so enforcement, inspections and penalties are consistent with other sellers of alcoholic beverages.
Owners of Oregon contract liquor stores testified Feb. 5 that House Bill 2121 should reclassify liquor agents as "licensees" to ensure consistent enforcement and compliance treatment under Oregon law.
Oliver Coker, president of the Associated Liquor Stores of Oregon, told the committee that liquor agents operate under contract with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and must follow the Retail Operations Manual (ROM), but the current status produces "gray area" for enforcement when stores also sell beer and wine. Coker said that in recent instances OLCC enforcement officers conducted visits at closing time, sought employment records, or…
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