GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 750

Short Title:  Off-Premises Keg Sales.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Decker.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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April 6, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REGULATE OFF-PREMISE SALES OF MALT BEVERAGES IN KEGS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 18B-1006 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( l)	Keg Sales of Malt Beverages. – As used in this subsection a 'keg' is a container capable of holding at least 7.75 gallons of liquid.  The sale of malt beverages in kegs is subject to the following:
(1)	Every keg of malt beverages offered for sale by an off-premises malt beverage permittee shall be marked with a permanent identification number and be tagged in a manner and with a label of a type approved by the Commission identifying the keg.  The tag must be supplied and affixed to each keg, without fee, by the malt beverages wholesaler providing the keg.
(2)	The seller of the keg shall require the purchaser to complete a form provided by the Commission including the purchaser's name, address, and date of birth of the purchaser and the identification number of the keg.  The seller shall verify the purchaser's information by viewing the purchaser's drivers license. The form must summarize the requirements of this subsection, the penalties for violating any provision of this section, and the penalties for providing malt beverages to a minor.  The seller shall retain the completed forms for a period of one year and the completed records are public records.
(3)	Any person who defaces or removes the identification tag provided by the Commission on a keg or who possesses an unlabeled keg shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the court."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1993.