REGIONAL- Four North Country businesses have been fined and will have their liquor licenses suspended for a day for serving alcohol to minors.
The St. Louis County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a recommendation from the county Liquor Licensing Committee to suspend the licenses of Pelican Lake Resort in Leiding Township, Voyagaire Lodge and Houseboats in Crane Lake, The South Switch in Angora Township, and The Landing in Beatty Township for one day, Monday, Oct. 30, and impose $100 fines for the alleged violations, which occurred between Aug. 11-19.
The Liquor Licensing Committee imposed penalties of 10-day license suspensions and $1,000 fines for each establishment, but in separate agreements with the business owners stayed nine days and $900 of those penalties, provided no additional incidents of sales to minors are reported for a year. Entering into the agreements negated the need for public hearings on the violations.
Should another violation occur within a year, the full penalty and possible additional sanctions will be imposed. The maximum penalty allowed under state law is 60-days license suspension