Beecher Store, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Revenue Alcoholic Beverages Division

Summary

The court affirmed enhanced civil sanctions against Beecher after an employee made two separate sales of alcohol to underage buyers five minutes apart. It held that the second sale was a "second violation within two years" because the statute imposes a maximum, not minimum, interval between violations, and it rejected Beecher's vagueness challenge because the statutory triggers and sanctions are clear.