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LaPorte County board approves Dollar General alcohol permit after compliance review
Summary
The LaPorte County Alcoholic Beverage Commission approved a new retail alcohol permit (DL4634085) for a Dollar General at 2052 US 20 in Evergreen Plaza after hearing from the applicant about corporate compliance programs and training procedures.
The LaPorte County Alcoholic Beverage Commission on June 5 voted to approve permit DL4634085, allowing Dollar General store No. 10662 at 2052 US 20 (Evergreen Plaza) to sell beer and wine.
During a presentation to the board, Catherine Collins, identified in the record as the district manager for the location, said Dollar General requires regular compliance training and retraining after any violation. "We require that our employees quarterly go back and they review what the license is, what our expectation is to stay in compliance with the license as far as alcohol, as far as tobacco," Collins said. She added that when violations occur, employees are retrained and corporate notifies district managers.
An applicant representative also described store controls meant to prevent illegal sales: "They card everybody 0 tolerance if someone has a violation and sells to a minor ... Registers have the software to prevent them from selling times that they shouldn't," the representative said. Board members asked where alcohol would be placed in the store; Collins said the alcohol would likely be near the front of the store and that sight lines and staffing near registers would help monitoring.
The board discussed compliance history. The State Excise officer present, identified in the transcript as "Michelle," said Dollar General has "minimal violations" across the state given their number of permits but acknowledged occasional enforcement actions, citing a grand-opening compliance failure in South Bend as an example.
A board member moved to approve the license; the motion was seconded and the board voted "Aye." The chair announced the motion passed and congratulated the applicants. Applicants thanked the board; Collins said she would visit the store after approval to ensure staff understand compliance expectations.
The permit approval follows routine questioning about training schedules, placement of alcohol within the store, and how often retraining is conducted. The board did not list any conditions on the approval during the meeting.
