AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REGULATION FOR THE SALE OF BEER KEGS

SECTION 1 PURPOSE AND INTENT

Authorized by Minnesota Statute §340A.509 this Ordinance is enacted for the purpose of preventing the consumption of alcohol by persons under the age of 21 years.

SECTION II JURISDICTION

This Ordinance shall apply to all retail sales of keg beer within the County of Stevens.

SECTION III REGULATION

For each and every retail sale of a keg of beer, the person selling such keg shall require valid identification of the person to whom the keg is sold, record the date and time of such sale, and record the serial number of each keg. If a keg does not contain a permanent, unique serial number, the person selling the keg shall affix a unique mark in the manner prescribed by the Stevens County Sheriff. A log containing the above information shall be maintained by every retail operation that sells keg beer to the public. Such log shall be made available to any law enforcement officer upon request.

SECTION IV PENALTY

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) or by imprisonment for not more than Ninety (90) days, or both.

SECTION V EFFECTIVE DATE

This Ordinance shall be in effect the day after the passage and publication.

Passed by the Stevens County Board of Commissioners this 6th day of March, 1989.

ATTEST: Dick Bluth

Stevens County Auditor

Signed: Herb Kloos, Chairman

Stevens County Board of Commissioners