Bend businesses fare well in latest OLCC ‘sting’
Eighteen of 20 businesses visited in Bend passed a recent check for alcohol sales to minors by refusing to sell alcohol to a minor volunteer., the Oregon Liquor Control Commission reported Monday .
The sales checks were performed June 15 by the OLCC.
The sales check resulted in a compliance rate of 90 percent which is significantly above the 2011 statewide average of 76 percent.
The commission performs the minor sales checks in an effort to reduce drinking by minors, which is a serious problem throughout the state. The OLCC tests licensed liquor businesses throughout the year. Licensees or their employees could be held liable for alcohol-related damages and injuries if they serve or sell alcohol to a minor.
The OLCC offers a free training course on how to check IDs. Participants learn how to identify false identification and the laws regarding minors and alcohol. Additional training opportunities are available including classes for store clerks and service permit holders. Interested persons can call the local OLCC office to schedule a training session.
During the sales checks, a minor volunteer attempts to purchase alcohol from a licensed business to see if staff are checking ID’s correctly and refusing to sell alcohol to anyone under 21.
Commission inspectors or other law enforcement officers supervise the minor volunteers.
The volunteers carry their own legal ID that identifies them as under 21 and do not disguise their age or lie to encourage the sale of alcohol. The Oregon Driver license for a minor carries a red border around the picture with the words “Under 21 until” followed by the date of his/her 21st birthday.
Under Oregon law, businesses in cities with a population of 20,000 or more have an equal chance of being randomly selected for a minor decoy compliance check. A business can also be selected for a compliance check if there is a documented complaint of sales to minors.
Businesses in cities with a population under 20,000 and unincorporated areas in counties are not subject to these selection requirements.
Bend-Deschutes County
20 premises visited: 18 No Sales, 2 Sales – Compliance rate of 90%.
SALES
JACKPOT FOOD MART
3405 N HWY 97
BEND
RED DRAGON CHINESE RESTAURANT
61247 HWY 97
BEND
NO SALES
OLD TOWN PIZZA COMPANY
118 NW GREENWOOD
BEND
LONG BOARD LOUIE’S
1254 NW GALVESTON
BEND
NEWPORT MARKET
1121 NW NEWPORT AVE
BEND
PISANO’S PIZZA
2755 NW CROSSING DR. #101
BEND
COST PLUS WORLD MARKET
63455 N HWY 97 #16
BEND
PARKWAY DELI
1095 SE DIVISION
BEND
MT BACHELOR VILLAGE RESORT
19717 MT BACHELOR DRIVE
BEND
BIG ISLAND KONA MIX PLATE
680 SW POWERHOUSE DR. #1004
BEND
SAGE CAFE
2762 NW CROSSING #102
BEND
EL RODEO
785 SE 3RD ST.
BEND
BINKY’S
1120 S HWY 97 #100
BEND NO SALES
VERSANTE PIZZA
1085 SE 3RD ST.
BEND
SAFEWAY STORE #514
642 NE 3RD ST.
BEND
MCGRATH’S PUBLICK HOUSE
PAD C BEND RIVER MALL
BEND
ROOSTER’S DELI
527 NE BELLEVUE DR #100
BEND
BI-MART #612
351 NE 2ND ST.
BEND
BALTAZAR’S
1465 SW KNOLLS AVE #100
BEND
SAFEWAY STORE # 1888
320 W CENTURY BLVD
BEND
In the last two years, the OLCC has distributed more than $350 million to Oregon’s General Fund, Cities, Counties, and Drug/Alcohol Abuse Programs. This money helps fund essential services such as schools, police and healthcare for Oregonians.
