A North Vancouver bowling alley has been fined $7,000 for serving alcohol to a minor.
On Sept. 16, 2023, King Pins Bowling Inc. on Lonsdale Avenue in the City of North Vancouver was the subject of a Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB) inspection using a minor as a branch agent.
LCRB's Paul Devine and another inspector arrived at the business with two minor agents.
One of the minors ordered a mango seltzer with five per cent alcohol. No identification was requested.
One inspector then spoke with the server.
“Initially, the server gave him a false name and ID,” Devine said. “Later, he obtained her real name and her Serving it Right certification. Her correct name was also on the receipt for the liquor product that she sold to the minor agent.”
Devine said the licensee did not appear at the hearing and made no submissions in support of its position that the alleged contravention did not occur.
He said the onus is on a licensee to establish it had exercised all reasonable care by establishing adequate training and other systems and ensuring effective application of them.
“Because the licensee called no evidence, I find that the defence of due diligence is not made out,” Devine said.
