One Dubuque business has agreed to pay a $500 fine for selling alcohol to a minor, while another will pay $300 for selling tobacco to someone who was underage. Reports say an employee at Pioneers Rest Stop sold alcohol to underage youth compliance monitors working with the Dubuque Police Department on September 13th. The offense was considered a first-time violation for the business, whose representatives chose the fine rather than a 14-day suspension of their liquor license. Meanwhile, an employee at Hy-Vee on Dodge Street sold tobacco to underage compliance monitors on December 21st and has agreed to pay the $300 fine. City Council members approved the violation-settlement agreements at their meeting Monday night.
