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Bars rarely punished for breaking happy-hour, minimum-pricing laws
Monday, February 7, 2011
BY DEAN NARCISO
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
State law prohibits happy-hour pricing after 9 p.m. It also requires minimum pricing, more than 50 cents for a pitcher of beer.
The laws are intended to discourage excessive consumption of alcohol and bargain prices past a reasonable hour. But the state agency with the authority to cite violators rarely does, even though examples of violations are easy to find.
mBuckeyem
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The bar that sponsors our softball team used to provide us with free pitchers of beer every week after our games. I bet this went on for 7 or 8 years and when we'd "shop" other bars for a better sponsorship, it was usually part of the agreement. Last year they discontinued the deal and cited those laws (although I think their bottom line was the bigger reason).
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