OLCC News Release: Some businesses gain an hour of alcohol sales when Daylight Saving Time ends

Oregon Liquor Control Commission News Release

Some businesses gain an hour of alcohol sales when Daylight Saving Time ends

 

 

 

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(Portland, OR - November 1, 2011) Oregonians will officially move their clocks back one hour at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 as Daylight Saving Time ends. Businesses that serve alcohol until 2:00 or 2:30 a.m. -- such as nightclubs, bars, taverns and grocery stores will gain an extra hour of alcohol sales when 2:00 a.m. becomes 1:00 a.m. Some businesses lose a half hour of liquor sales in the spring when Daylight Saving Time begins.

For more information contact Christie Scott, christie.scott@state.or.us, 503-872-5002

 

 

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