Published November 17, 2025
About This Audit
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s Store 4809 in Bath, PA, underwent an examination covering operations from October 15, 2024, to September 27, 2025. The examination assessed compliance with PLCB procedures, focusing on inventory management, cash handling, and sales practices, including sales to minors. Store 4809 generally complied with procedures, although identified issues included recurring inventory discrepancies exceeding 1% of the value examined, insufficient actions to prevent sales to minors, and improper documentation of tax-exempt sales. Procedures for addressing inventory discrepancies were found ineffective, as prior recommendations were not fully implemented. The store also failed to perform sufficient age verifications to prevent sales to minors based on transaction volume. The examination aims to enhance internal controls and is not conducted to auditing standards. Recommendations were made to correct noted failings, especially regarding inventory management and verifying customer age to prevent sales to minors. This is an automated summary. Please rely on the contents included in the released audit report.