(A) KEG shall mean any metal, wooden, plastic, paper or other container designed to hold four or more gallons of liquid and contains any amount of alcoholic beverages.
(B) Each purchaser of a keg shall provide a current government issued photo identification and the purchaser's name, address, and individual identification number to the licensee who shall record and document that information in a log. The log shall also contain the individual keg identification assigned to the keg by the licensee, and include the date of sale and indicate that the photo identification that was produced was matched to the purchaser. The log shall also record the name of the person responsible for the sale of each keg sold by the licensee. The information required under this section shall be maintained by the licensee for a minimum period of six months after the date of sale.
(C) All licensees shall assign, record and attach to each keg sold for offsite consumption an individual keg registration label or sticker, before the sale and the sticker shall also include a prominent warning stating that it is illegal to alter, damage or remove the sticker from the keg.
(D) Licensees of keg alcohol shall obtain the individual keg identification stickers from the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department which shall record to whom the stickers are distributed and shall restrict the distribution of the stickers to licensed alcoholic retailers. The Sheriff's Department shall maintain a record of such distribution.
(E) The licensee shall collect a deposit in an amount established by the licensee, but not less than $50 for each keg. Purchasers shall be informed to and shall return the keg to the licensee where the keg was purchased with the individual keg registration sticker attached, intact and legible on or before 60 days from the date of sale. If the purchaser fails to return the keg to such licensee within 60 days or if the sticker is not attached and legible for identification the deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the licensee. A licensee may extend the time to return a keg in its sole discretion.
(F) The licensee shall record in the log the date the keg is returned, the name of the person that returned the keg and whether the keg identification sticker was still attached and legible.
(G) Licensee's shall remove or otherwise invalidate the individual keg identification stickers from the keg when returned. All used stickers shall be destroyed.
(H) Licensee's shall produce all keg registration logs and records to the Police Department upon request.
(I) No person, other than a licensee, shall possess a keg which was purchased within the city after the effective date of this section without an individual keg identification sticker intact, legible and attached as required herein. If the person claims that the keg was purchased at a location where such a sticker was not required the person shall provide adequate proof of the date of purchase of the keg and the name and address of seller.
(J) No person, except a licensee, shall alter, damage, destroy or remove the sticker which is required by this section or any other applicable law or ordinance of the city or any other governmental entity after it has been attached to the keg.
(K) No licensee under the provisions of this section shall, either individually or through his or her agents or employees permit any person to purchase a keg without compliance with all requirements of this section and all other applicable provisions of the Fulton Municipal Code.
(L) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to a minimum fine of $300 the first offense, $500 the second offense and $750 for the third and subsequent offenses, in addition to all other penalties provided by law.
(Ord. 1436, passed 9-6-11)