On 05-16-19, undercover detectives with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office conducted Compliance Checks and Alcohol Buys at various locations throughout Hernando County. A total of 21 locations were visited throughout the evening.
At the conclusion of the operation, 12 clerks did not permit the sale of alcoholic beverages to the underage customer, successfully following the law. Clerks at nine businesses did allow the underage customer to purchase an alcoholic beverage, a violation of the Florida Beverage Law, F.S.S. 562.11.
The offenders are mandated to complete Responsible Vendor Training (RVT), an online course which is administered by the Hernando County Community Anti-Drug Coalition, within 30 days of the violation. The course reinforces the importance of responsible alcohol and tobacco sales and service, reviews Florida beverage laws and demonstrates practices on how to prevent alcohol sales to underage persons.
Stores in VIOLATION (allowed the sale of alcohol to underage person) were as follows:
– Marathon – 600 E. Jefferson Street, Brooksville, FL
– Chevron – 10455 N. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL
– Citgo – 19275 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL
– Citgo – 709 S. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL
– Mobil – 5244 Mariner Boulevard, Spring Hill, FL
– A & J Discount Beverage – 5574 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL
– Mobil – 6200 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL
– Beverage 50 – 16370 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL
– 7-Eleven – 7170 Barclay Avenue, Brooksville, FL.
Stores in COMPLIANCE (did not allow the sale of alcohol to underage person) were as follows:
– Circle K – 999 N. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL
– Brooksville Food Store – 955 Howell Avenue, Brooksville, FL
– Mobil – 717 S. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL
– Sunoco – 765 S. Broad Street, Spring Hill, FL
– Super Discount Beverage and Smoke Shop – 814 S. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL
– Wawa – 20075 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL
– Marathon – 7410 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL
– Racetrac – 16129 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL
– A & H Discount Beverage – 7232 Brookridge Central Boulevard, Brooksville, FL
– Mobil – 4275 Mariner Boulevard, Spring Hill, FL
– Winn Dixie – 4213 Mariner Boulevard, Spring Hill, FL
– 7-Eleven – 15130 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL.
More operations of this nature are planned for the future.
