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Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with adverse action and the imposition of a $500 matrix penalty against Frontier JK LLC d/b/a BP (License ID #20220001842) for the premises located at 623 Como Ave.
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WHEREAS, the Gas Station, Tobacco Shop license (“License”) held by Frontier JK LLC d/b/a BP under (License ID #20220001842) for the premises located at 623 Como Ave., in Saint Paul (“Licensed Premises”), which is owned by Muhammed Khan was the subject of adverse action pursuant to an June 24, 2025, Notice of Violation and Request for Imposition of $500 Matrix Penalty (“Notice”) (Exhibit # 1) in which the Department of Safety and Inspections (“Department”) provided notice to the Licensee of its intent to request imposition of a $500 matrix penalty because the Licensee failed an Tobacco Underage Buyers compliance Check on May 7, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Notice detailed that on May 7, 2025, at 11:37 a.m. DSI Inspector, Luis Sanchez-Panadero conducted a Tobacco Underage Buyers Compliance Check at the Licensed Premises. As part of the Tobacco Underage Buyers Compliance Check, a twenty-year-old male, retained by DSI to perform underage compliance checks, entered the Licensed Premises to purchase cigarettes. He was asked to show his identification which indicated that he was underage. Nevertheless, the clerk sold him Grizzly Chew; and
WHEREAS, On May 8, 2025, a letter was sent to Muhammad Khan, BP, and to Frontier JK Limited Liability Company, from DSI Inspector, Joseph Voyda. The letter informed the Licensee that DSI had recently conducted a State mandated annual inspection and the person under the age of 21, hired by DSI to conduct the check was successfully able to purchase a tin of Grizzly Chew; and
WHEREAS, the Notice laid out the basis for adverse action and the Legislative Code upon which the Department was relying as follows:
Saint Paul Legislative Code §310.01, defines Adverse Action as: “the revocation or suspensio...
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