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St. Mary's board fines two businesses $500 each for sales to underage confidential informants
Summary
The Alcohol Beverage Board imposed $500 administrative penalties on an employee associated with The Front Porch for an underage alcohol sale and on New Market Wine & Spirits for an underage tobacco sale; both incidents were documented during county compliance checks.
The Alcohol Beverage Board of Saint Mary's County on Aug. 14 imposed $500 administrative fines related to two compliance checks that resulted in underage sales.
Board attorney Chris Beaver presented investigative facts for an April 29, 2025 compliance check at The Front Porch (22770 Washington Street, Leonardtown). According to Beaver’s summary, a 19-year-old confidential informant, accompanied by sheriff's office officers, ordered a glass of Pinot Grigio and was served by bartender Taylor Kathleen Staley without any request for identification. The informant and officers documented the sale, and staff…
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