Five area businesses failed alcohol compliance checks conducted Wednesday, including a Fargo establishment that also failed five months ago.
The compliance checks involve underage volunteers attempting to purchase liquor at bars, liquor stores and restaurants.
Overall, 61 of the 66 establishments tested passed the checks, including both of the two businesses checked in Cass County, according to a news release.
Authorities checked 42 establishments in Fargo, with O'Kelly's and Green Mill failing. O'Kelly's also failed a check in March, according to statistics provided by the Safe Communities Coalition, which helps conduct the checks.
O'Kelly's will be fined $750 for Wednesday's violation, according to Robyn Litke, Safe Communities Coalition coordinator.
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Of the 10 businesses checked in Moorhead, AmericInn the sole business that failed, the release said.
Both AmericInn and Green Mill have not failed a check in the last two years, according to the coalition statistics.
Authorities checked four establishments in West Fargo with Hooligans failing the check, marking the businesses first alcohol compli-ance check failure since it opened in December 2005.
Stop-N-Go in Dilworth, Minn., was the one business out of eight failing compliance checks in Clay County, the release said.
The establishment most recently failed the checks in January 2006, according to the coalition's statistics.
