Too many stores failing tobacco, alcohol compliance checks in Shakopee, officials say
City officials in Shakopee are seeing more businesses fail alcohol or tobacco compliance checks than ever before and weighing whether increasing fi...
City officials in Shakopee are seeing more businesses fail alcohol or tobacco compliance checks than ever before and weighing whether increasing fines will improve the situation. The city currently has 48 businesses with a liquor license and 29 businesses with a tobacco license. Some establishments have both. In 2022, Shakopee saw 19 businesses fail a compliance check — 10 tobacco failures and nine alcohol failures — compared with a total of 10 in 2021. "It's concerning, the number of failures that we're seeing," said Shakopee Police Chief Jeff Tate.