In Re the Alcohol Beverage License Suspension of Cork 'N Bottle, Inc.

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] The Cork ⅛ Bottle Inc. (CNB), a Yankton convenience store, sold alcohol to an underage purchaser, and its alcohol licenses were suspended by the Department of Revenue (Department). The circuit court affirmed the suspensions. CNB appeals arguing that it substantially complied with a “safe harbor” statute that precludes license suspension if the licensee utilized five precautionary measures to prevent underage alcohol sales. One of these precautionary measures required that the employee who sold the alcohol must have attended a “Department approved” training program.…