Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1290
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected:
IC 7.1-3-6.5.
Synopsis: Beer keg identification markers and receipts. Requires the
registration of the seller and buyer of kegs of beer.
Effective: July 1, 2002.
January 14, 2002, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedures.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2002)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1290
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
alcoholic beverages.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 7.1-3-6.5; (02)IN1290.1.1. -->
SECTION 1.
IC 7.1-3-6.5
IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]:
Chapter 6.5. Registration of Kegs of Beer
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "keg" means a brewery sealed
individual container of beer:
(1) destined for retail sale; and
(2) having a liquid capacity of at least seven and three-fourths
(7 3/4) gallons.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" means a person who is
not a permittee.
Sec. 3. A permittee who sells a keg of beer for consumption at a
place other than a licensed premises must place an identification
marker on the keg at the time of sale. The commission shall
prescribe the form of the identification marker. The identification
marker must:
(1) enable the identification and tracking of the seller of beer;
(2) be removable or reusable when the keg is processed for
refilling; and
(3) contain other information that the commission requires.
Sec. 4. A person who purchases a keg of beer for consumption
at a place other than a licensed premises must sign a receipt for the
keg. The commission shall prescribe a form for the receipt that:
(1) enables the identification and tracking of the purchaser of
beer; and
(2) contains other information that the commission requires.
Sec. 5. The commission may impose a civil penalty under
IC 7.1-3-23-3
or suspend the permit of a permittee who sells a keg
of beer for consumption at a place other than a licensed premises
and who at the time of sale fails to:
(1) place an identification marker on the keg; or
(2) obtain a signed receipt from the purchaser.
Sec. 6. A person who:
(1) possesses a keg of beer without an identification marker
required under this chapter;
(2) possesses a keg of beer with an altered identification
marker; or
(3) provides false information on a receipt required under this
chapter;
commits a Class B infraction.