Merridale Cidery and Distillery says it will be closed for one week after a staff member sold a bottle of cider to a minor.
The minor was involved in the “Minors As Agents” program*, established by the B.C. government in 2011. Under this program, the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch hires minors aged 16-to-18 to enter places that sell alcohol and try to purchase alcohol.
While trying to make the purchase, they are not permitted to lie.
Merridale Cidery and Distillery says this is its first infringement since it opened in 1990.
“As much as we regret this unfortunate moment, we are all human and understand that mistakes happen,” Merridale says in a Facebook post.
https://www.cheknews...-minor-1194231/
* more commonly referred to as "entrapment". It's not legal for a minor to buy alcohol. Yet this one did. That seems more extreme than "lying".
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 March 2024 - 10:50 AM.