Haines Borough Police said this week they will pursue enforcement of an Alaska law that prohibits bar employees from selling alcohol to drunk patrons following a violent pummeling at a downtown bar last week.
Interim police chief Simon Ford said police will approach bar owners and employees to review laws about selling alcohol to clearly intoxicated people. Under Alaska law, employees may not “sell, give, or barter alcoholic beverages to a drunken person.”
If the…
