Alaskan restaurants face major consequences for selling alcohol to minors.

Byline: Melissa Campbell

Aug. 27--More than a dozen restaurants around Alaska have been temporarily shut down because the person who holds the liquor licenses of those establishments served alcohol to minors. More than a dozen more face closures in coming weeks.

The license holders of 30 restaurants have been caught serving to minors since last August. Each faces having their establishments close for up to 45 days and a fine of up to $5,000. That's in addition to the criminal penalties of a $5,000 fine and up to a year in jail faced by anyone who sells to th