Alaska Stat. § 04.21.012
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Keg registration.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not purchase a keg or similar container holding four or more gallons of an alcoholic beverage unless the person provides proof that the person is over 21 years of age and completes and signs a registration form. The purchaser of a keg or similar container holding four or more gallons of an alcoholic beverage may not remove or obliterate the temporary identifying tag on the keg or container.
(b) A licensee or an agent or employee of a licensee who sells or offers for sale a keg or similar container holding four or more gallons of an alcoholic beverage shall require a purchaser to show acceptable proof of age under AS 04.21.050 (b) and sign the sworn statement on a registration form. The licensee shall complete the registration form and affix a temporary tag with a unique identifier to the keg or container before releasing the container to the purchaser. The licensee shall retain a copy of the form for one year and make the form available for inspection.
(c) The board shall prescribe a registration form for use by licensees and purchasers. The board may approve for use a registration form adopted by a local governing body. A registration form must include (1) the name of the seller;
(2) the name of the purchaser;
(3) a description of the proof of age provided by the buyer, including the identification number, if any;
(4) the unique identifier on the temporary tag attached to the keg or container under (b) of this section.
(d) A licensee or an agent or employee of a licensee who sells a keg or similar container holding four or more gallons of an alcoholic beverage without completing a registration form or affixing a temporary identification tag to the keg or container commits the crime of selling alcoholic beverages in an unregistered keg.
(e) A person who is not licensed under this title or the employee or agent of a person who is not licensed under this title who possesses a keg or similar container holding four or more gallons of an alcoholic beverage without a temporary identification tag commits the crime of possessing alcoholic beverages in an unregistered keg.
(f) Selling alcoholic beverages in an unregistered keg is a violation.
(g) Possessing alcoholic beverages in an unregistered keg is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $100.
(b) A licensee or an agent or employee of a licensee who sells or offers for sale a keg or similar container holding four or more gallons of an alcoholic beverage shall require a purchaser to show acceptable proof of age under AS 04.21.050 (b) and sign the sworn statement on a registration form. The licensee shall complete the registration form and affix a temporary tag with a unique identifier to the keg or container before releasing the container to the purchaser. The licensee shall retain a copy of the form for one year and make the form available for inspection.
(c) The board shall prescribe a registration form for use by licensees and purchasers. The board may approve for use a registration form adopted by a local governing body. A registration form must include (1) the name of the seller;
(2) the name of the purchaser;
(3) a description of the proof of age provided by the buyer, including the identification number, if any;
(4) the unique identifier on the temporary tag attached to the keg or container under (b) of this section.
(d) A licensee or an agent or employee of a licensee who sells a keg or similar container holding four or more gallons of an alcoholic beverage without completing a registration form or affixing a temporary identification tag to the keg or container commits the crime of selling alcoholic beverages in an unregistered keg.
(e) A person who is not licensed under this title or the employee or agent of a person who is not licensed under this title who possesses a keg or similar container holding four or more gallons of an alcoholic beverage without a temporary identification tag commits the crime of possessing alcoholic beverages in an unregistered keg.
(f) Selling alcoholic beverages in an unregistered keg is a violation.
(g) Possessing alcoholic beverages in an unregistered keg is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $100.
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