Bristol Council Refuses to Grant Victualing License to Violator of Local Business License Regulations

Council members have refused to grant a victualing license to a local business owner despite his repeated requests for one. City officials claim that Shabbir Baig the owner of the Midland Farms store has repeatedly violated Bristol business license regulations and they don’t trust him with a victualing license.

“We don’t respect you as a businessman. We don’t trust you in your new location,” Council Chairman Ken Marshall bluntly told Mr. Baig.

According to East Day RI, “Those words came after several months of delays by the town council, who have voiced their objections to having a store that sells, among its milk, candy and grocery items, tobacco and smoking paraphernalia across the street from Colt-Andrews School.”

Mr. Baig was arrested last month for violating business license regulations by possessing and selling illegal fireworks. Mr. Marshall has refused to issue a victualing license to someone who has recently broken the law.

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