California Business and Professions Code

§ 25659.5

BPC § 25659.5 Effective Jun 27, 2019Div. 9 · Ch. 16 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Retail licensees selling keg beer for consumption off licensed premises shall place an identification tag on all kegs of beer at the time of sale and shall require the signing of a receipt for the keg of beer by the purchaser in order to allow kegs to be traced if the contents are used in violation of this article. The keg identification shall be in the form of a numbered label prescribed and supplied by the department that identifies the seller. The receipt shall be on a form prescribed and supplied by the department and shall include the name and address of the purchaser and the purchaser’s driver’s license number or equivalent form of identification number. A retailer shall not return any deposit upon the return of any keg that does not have the identification label required pursuant to subdivision (a).

(b)Any licensee selling keg beer for off premise consumption who fails to require the signing of a receipt at the time of sale and fails to place a numbered identification label on the keg shall be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to this division. The licensee shall retain a copy of the receipt, which shall be retained on the licensed premise for a period of six months. The receipt records shall be available for inspection and copying by the department or other authorized law enforcement agency.

(c)Possession of a keg containing beer with knowledge that the keg is not identified as required by subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 71. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.