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Article: State sues company for selling beer to minor via Internet. (Missouri; Hog's Head Beer Cellars)
- Article from:
- Modern Brewery Age
- Article date:
- August 4, 1997
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Associated Press - An 18-year-old intern in Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's office bought beer on the job with her boss' permission. She wasn't allowed to drink it, however.
Nixon used the intern to reveal that underage drinkers can buy beer through the Internet with no questions asked. And on Thursday, he filed suit in St. Louis, MO, Circuit Court against Hog's Head Beer Cellars of Greensboro, N.C.
Nixon asked the court to stop the company's sales in Missouri. He said it violated Missouri consumer protection laws by selling beer to a minor and selling a product that is not licensed ...