HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – On 10-29-20, undercover detectives with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office conducted Compliance Checks and Alcohol Buys at various locations throughout Hernando County. A total of 17 locations were visited throughout the evening.
At the conclusion of the operation, nine clerks did not permit the sale of alcoholic beverages to the underage customer, successfully following the law.
Clerks at eight 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. The course must be completed by 11-30-2020. Stores in VIOLATION (allowed the sale of alcohol to underage person) were as follows:
- Marathon – 4707 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL
- Country Express – 10455 N. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL
- Blanche’s Bait and Tackle – 25143 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL
- Brooksville Liquors – 19510 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL
- New Hernando West Liquors/Sunset Lounge – 5431 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill
- Cumberland Farms – 5244 Mariner Boulevard – Spring Hill, FL
- Beverage 50 – 16370 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL
- 7-Eleven – 765 S. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL.
Stores in COMPLIANCE (did not allow the sale of alcohol to underage person) were as follows:
- Mobil – 4275 Mariner Boulevard, Spring Hill, FL
- Circle K – 14195 Elgin Boulevard, Spring Hill, FL
- Super Discount Beverage and Smoke Shop – 814 S. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL
- 7-Eleven – 18226 Powell Road, Brooksville, FL
- Beer Frog – 14249 Powell Road, Spring Hill, FL
- A&J Discount Liquor – 5574 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL
- Bill’s Liquor Store – 1010 Jefferson Street, Brooksville, F
- Dollar General – 10395 N. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL
- Kangaroo Gas Station – 999 N. Broad Street, Brooksville, FL.
More operations of this nature are planned for the future.