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Connecticut General Statutes Title 30. Intoxicating Liquors § 30-114. Beer keg identification and receipt requirements. Restrictions on keg deposit refunds. Grounds for permit revocation or suspension

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As used in this section, “keg” means any brewery-sealed individual container of beer having a liquid capacity of at least four gallons.

(b) Any holder of a package store permit or a grocery store beer permit under section 30-20, or of a manufacturer permit for beer under subsection (b) of section 30-16, that sells kegs for consumption off the permit premises shall, at the time of sale, (1) place an identification tag on all kegs sold by the permittee, (2) require each purchaser of any such keg to sign a receipt for the keg, and (3) inform such purchaser that any deposit paid by the purchaser for the keg, if required, shall be forfeited if the keg is returned without the original identification tag intact and readable.

(c)(1) The identification tag required under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section shall be in the form of a numbered label, prescribed and furnished by the department, that clearly identifies the seller of the keg. Such tags shall be fabricated and made attachable in such a manner as to make the tag easily removable by a beer manufacturer for the purpose of cleaning and reusing the keg.

(2) The receipt required under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the department and shall include the name, address and signature of the purchaser of the keg and the purchaser's motor vehicle operator's license number or such other identifying information as the department may prescribe by regulation under section 30-6a. The permittee shall retain a copy of all such receipts on the permit premises for a period of six months. Such receipts shall be available for inspection and copying by the department or any authorized criminal justice agency.

(3) The information required under subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section may be given verbally to each purchaser of a keg or may be provided by means of a sign conspicuously posted at the point of sale in such form and containing such disclosures as the department may require by regulation under section 30-6a.

(4) The department may charge a reasonable fee for furnishing the forms required by subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, not to exceed the actual cost of furnishing such forms.

(d) No holder of a package store permit or a grocery store beer permit under section 30-20, or of a manufacturer permit for beer under subsection (b) of section 30-16, may refund any deposit upon the return of any keg that (1) does not have an identification tag required under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section, or (2) has an identification tag that has been defaced to the extent that the information contained on the tag cannot be read.

(e) The violation by any holder of a package store permit or a grocery store beer permit under section 30-20, or of a manufacturer permit for beer under subsection (b) of section 30-16, of any provision of this section shall be cause for revocation or suspension of such permit under section 30-55.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 30. Intoxicating Liquors § 30-114. Beer keg identification and receipt requirements. Restrictions on keg deposit refunds. Grounds for permit revocation or suspension - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-30-intoxicating-liquors/ct-gen-st-sect-30-114/

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