(a) The keg identification tag required under this article shall be in the form of a uniquely numbered and coded tag or label, prescribed and furnished by the City Clerk. Such tag or label is used for a single sale of the marked keg and is to be removed from the keg by the retailer upon return of the keg to the retail seller and maintained with the records of the sale. Such tags shall be fabricated and made attachable in such a manner as to make the tag removable for the purpose of the cleaning and reusing the keg by a manufacturer.
(c) Retailers may apply for and receive keg identification tags and declaration and receipt forms from the City Clerk upon submittal of an application on a form as prescribed by the City Clerk and such proof as may be required by the City Clerk that the applicant is duly licensed to sell beer or cereal malt beverages in a keg. The City Clerk may charge a reasonable fee for furnishing the tags and forms required by this article not to exceed the actual cost of furnishing such tags and forms.
(d) The retailer shall retain a copy of all such declarations and receipts required on the retailer’s licensed premises for a period of six months. Such declarations and receipts shall be available for inspection and copying by any law enforcement officer during normal business hours for the purpose of identifying persons suspected of a violation of law.
(e) Falsifying any information on a declaration and receipt shall be a violation of this section.