IOWA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION www.IowaABD.com August 2003 IN THIS ISSUE • Vodka Rocks! Vodka again proves itself reigning champion of spirits. • Tailgate Take-Alongs • Famous Watering Holes The Algonquin Hotel • Classic Cocktails • AND MORE!! www.IowaABD.com PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID BIRMINGHAM, AL PERMIT NO. 3246 Code Size Pack Btl. Cost 87426 .750 L 12 14.39 87428 1.750 L 6 29.59 ‘Ladies Night’ promotions, at first IOWA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION glance, appear innocent and innocuous. www.IowaABD.com May 2003 Licensees certainly have a legitimate right to promote their establishments. After all, the liquor business can be very competitive in nature. But as Justice Snell wrote in the 1989 decision, no “meaningful line can be drawn on that ground,” nor does a “de min- imis exception for prohibited discrimina- tion” exist in the law. The Commission went on to approve a PUBLISHED BY DavisDenny Last Call for Ladies Nights plan to notify licensees of the ban prior to 2545 Highland Avenue, Suite 102 imposing any sanctions. Having done that, Birmingham, AL 35205 Girls, y’all got one effective August 1, any establishment that E-mail:
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