March 11, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Meadows and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
(MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 1029.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1029. (1) A retailer selling beer in a keg shall do all
of the following:
(a) Attach an identification tag on the keg before or at the
time of the sale of the beer.
(b) Require the purchaser of the beer to complete and sign a
receipt supplied by the commission under subsection (2) after
presentation of a driver license or state of Michigan
identification card. If the purchaser of the beer does not possess
a driver license or state of Michigan identification card, the
retailer shall not sell beer in a keg to the customer.
(c) Refuse to accept the return of the keg and refuse to
return the keg deposit if the identification tag is not attached
when returned.
(d) Retain a deposit as authorized by law.
(2) Upon request, the commission shall supply to retailers the
receipt described in subsection (1) for use in the sale of beer by
the keg. The receipt shall contain at least a place for the printed
name, address, telephone number of the purchaser of the beer, and
the beer keg tag number. The purchaser of the beer shall sign the
receipt. The retailer shall not sell beer in a keg unless the
receipt is completed and accompanied by the signature of the
purchaser. A notice shall be printed on the receipt in boldfaced
type the same size as the type used on other parts of the receipt.
The commission shall provide a sign to the retailer stating all of
the following:
(a) That the retailer will not accept return of the keg and
will not return the keg deposit to the purchaser of the beer if the
tag is not attached to the keg upon its return.
(b) That the individual signing the receipt does so with the
understanding that he or she agrees not to damage the keg and not
to remove or alter the attached tag.
(c) That the individual signing the receipt does so with the
understanding that he or she is subject to liability for serving
the beer to any minor.
(3) The commission shall make identification tags available to
retailers selling beer in a keg. The identification tags shall be
of such size and materials as to make the identification tags
easily removable for the purpose of the cleaning and the reusing of
the keg by the owner of the keg. Upon request, the commission shall
distribute and make available the tags in numbered lots to
retailers selling beer in a keg.
(4) Retailers selling beer in a keg shall retain a copy of the
receipt described in subsection (1) for not less than 30 days and
shall make those copies available for inspection by the commission
and law enforcement agencies.
(5) Notwithstanding section 909, a person violating this
section under the following circumstances is subject to the
applicable sanctions:
(a) A retailer who has failed to apply an identification tag
on a keg, failed to complete the receipt provided by the
commission, or failed to obtain the purchaser's signature on the
receipt is liable for an administrative fine of not more than
$500.00.
(b) A person who is not a retailer or a wholesaler licensed by
the commission who has possessed a keg that does not have attached
to it an identification tag or who has provided false information
in the purchase of beer in a keg, or both, is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or
a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(6) This section requires the attaching of a tag to a beer keg
sold at retail for use by a member of the general public and does
not require a retailer or licensee to attach a tag to a keg that is
being used for on-premise consumption only, being stored, or being
transported.
(7) This section does not prohibit a commission agent or a law
enforcement agent from returning an untagged keg and receiving the
keg deposit.
(8) A local unit of government shall not enact an ordinance
that conflicts with this section. It is the intent of the
legislature that this section preempt any ordinance enacted in
contravention of this section. The remedies in this section are
cumulative, and the bringing of a criminal action does not prohibit
the bringing of a civil or administrative action as provided by
law.
(9) As used in this section, "keg" means any brewery-sealed
individual container having liquid capacity of 6 gallons or more.