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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 Seventh Street Liquor INC d/b/a Seventh Street Liquor Barrell (License ID #20120005702) for the premises located at 665 7th St. W.
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WHEREAS, the Tobacco Shop and Liquor Off Sale license (“License”) held by Seventh Street Liquor INC d/b/a Seventh Street Liquor Barrell under (License ID #20120005702) for the premises located at 665 7th St. W., in Saint Paul (“Licensed Premises”), which is owned by Duane Wienke was the subject of adverse action pursuant to a July 15, 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 a Tobacco Underage Buyers Compliance Check on May 14, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Notice detailed that on May 14, 2025, at 10:09 a.m., Department 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 nineteen-year-old male, retained by the Department to perform underage compliance checks, entered the Licensed Premises to purchase cigarettes. The clerk did not ask him to show his identification, nor was he asked of his age. Nevertheless, the clerk sold him a pack of Marlboro Light Cigarettes; and
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2025, a letter was sent to Seventh Street Liquor Barrell, Duane Wienke, and to Garry Minor, from Department Inspector Joseph Voyda. The letter informed the Licensee that Department had recently conducted a State-mandated annual inspection and the person under the age of 21, hired by the Department to conduct the check, was able to purchase cigarettes successfully; and
WHEREAS, the Notice laid out the basis for adverse action and the Legislative ...
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