A N
A C T
RELATING TO
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
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Introduced By: Senators Bates, Sosnowski, Parella, Felag, and DaPonte |
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Date Introduced: January 16, 2002 |
It is enacted by
the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3-8 of the General
Laws entitled "Regulation of Sales" is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following section:
3-8-15. Sales
of kegs of beer -- Restrictions. -- (a) Every retailer of
kegs of beer shall affix a removable tag to each keg of beer sold which shall
contain: (1) the name and address of the person purchasing the keg; (2) the
following language: "Rhode Island law prohibits the sale, delivery,
service of or giving away to, or causing, or permitting or procuring to be
sold, delivered, served, or given away any alcoholic beverage to any person who
has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday. A violation of this
statute is an offense punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000)
and six (6) months imprisonment. Minimum fine for first offense is three
hundred fifty dollars ($350). The
purchaser shall not remove or obliterate the keg tag nor allow its removal or
obliteration. A keg without a tag attached shall be subject to confiscation by
the police.
(b)(1) The retailer shall maintain a record of persons
purchasing kegs, a keg sales book, which includes: name, address, date, and
name brand of beer, and whether or not the keg was returned without the tags or
not returned at all.
(b)(2) The sign-in keg sales book shall be prescribed,
published, and approved at the direction and control of the division. The book
shall contain at least four hundred (400) pages, shall be uniform throughout
the state, and shall be distributed at a cost not to exceed seven dollars
($7.00).
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to those
classes of licensed beverage retailers, which are prohibited by law from making
off premises sales.
(d) The director of the department of business regulation shall design a uniform keg tag, which fulfills the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage.