That way, if the licensee or manager isn't on the premises, it's easy for any employee to point the licenses out to the inspector. It is a special occupational tax stamp issued by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The inspector will ask to see your invoices from wholesalers. Because the law requires that these records be kept on the premises and be available for inspection during all business hours, the licensee or manager should make sure that at least one other employee knows where these records are kept. The final phase of the visit is a physical inspection of your alcoholic beverage stockroom and bar, where the inspector will check for evidence of refilling any bottles.
Inspectors take suspicious bottles to a laboratory for chemical analysis.
The local liquor board may also suspend or revoke the liquor license. Inspectors make about 3,000 inspections per year. However, most violations are record keeping problems, and are resolved without any formal charges against the licensee, which is exactly the point of the program - to help the retail licensee comply with the laws and regulations as painlessly as possible. All rights reserved.