Racine Tavern Owner Charged with Buying Alcohol Incorrectly

A bar owner is facing $30,000 in fines and 18 months in prison for buying liquor from a retail store and not a wholesaler.

Nice how the state protects wholesalers by forcing businesses to buy at higher costs. 

We really need to eliminate the regulatory state. 

Racine Tavern Owner Charged with Buying Alcohol Incorrectly

A Racine tavern operator has been charged with three crimes related to unlawful purchasing of alcohol. 65-year-old Carl Stewart of Racine, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office on Friday, February 10, with two misdemeanor counts of unlawful purchases of fermented malt beverages by a retailer and one misdemeanor count of unlawfully purchasing intoxicating liquor from a retailer.

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