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Baltimore liquor board fines multiple establishments for sales to minors; one gets five‑day suspension
Summary
At its March 12 meeting the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City fined multiple licensees for sales to minors — most received nominal fines and retraining requirements, while one repeat offender was fined $4,500 and given a five‑day suspension.
The Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City on March 12, 2026 heard a long docket of sales‑to‑minors cases and imposed fines ranging from $250 to $4,500, in one instance adding a five‑day suspension for a licensee with repeated violations.
Chairman opened the session and, after hearing admissions and testimony from managers and attorneys, the board repeatedly found violations of rule 4.011 (sales to minors). In decisions the board typically paired a nominal fine and a requirement that staff complete alcohol‑awareness training; in other cases the board increased penalties when the record showed multiple prior offenses.
Why it matters: enforcement of the city’s liquor rules is the board’s primary tool for protecting minors and neighborhood safety; penalties and mandatory retraining are intended to change on‑the‑ground practices at bars and package‑goods stores.
Notable outcomes - AKO Liquors (2700 West Fairmont Ave): Counsel for the licensee…
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