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Eateries must sell more food than alcohol

Restaurants that fail to comply may lose their liquor license

Michael Huffstatler draws a beer for a customer at the Monkey Barrel in downtown Gainesville. - photo by Tom Reed

0404alcohol2 — Michael Huffstatler draws a beer for a customer at the Monkey Barrel in downtown Gainesville. - photo by Tom Reed

When excise sales tax reports filed with Dawson County showed alcohol totaled 51.3 percent of sales at Lorena’s Food and Spirits, the business owner faced severe repercussions. In fact, owner Lorena Adkins could lose her license to sell alcohol. Why?