Chapter 9.56 LIQUOR OFFENSES

Any person who sells or offers for sale kegs or other containers containing six gallons or more of malt liquor to consumers who are not licensed under chapter 66.24 RCW shall:

A. Require the purchaser to sign a receipt for the beverage in substantially the form provided in BMC 9.56.070 and provide the following:

1. Two pieces of identification, one of which is a motor vehicle operator’s license number or Washington State identification card, or military identifications;

2. A sworn statement providing that the purchaser is of legal age to purchase, possess or use malt liquor, that the purchaser will not allow any person under the age of 21 to consume the beverage except as provided in RCW 66.44.270, and that the purchaser will not remove or obliterate the numbered label affixed to the container.

B. Record the identification of the keg or container for the purpose of tracing the item if the contents are consumed in violation of this code in the following manner:

1. Record the serial number of the keg or container on the receipt;

2. Identify the keg or container purchased by affixing a numbered label to the keg or container;

3. Record the identification number on the receipt. The original copy of the receipt shall be retained for a period of one year subject to inspection by Burlington police department. A copy of the receipt shall be provided to the purchaser.

C. Notify the Burlington police department each Monday in the event that the individual sale of malt liquor exceeds six gallons. (Ord. 1042 § 1, 1984).

9.56.070 Receipt form.

The form of the receipt required by BMC 9.56.060 shall be substantially in the following form:

RECEIPT FOR SALE OF MALT LIQUOR IN KEGS OR CONTAINERS TO UNLICENSED PERSONS

Date of Sale _______
Invoice No. _______

Keg Identification Number (s) _______

Brand_______
Keg Capacity _______
No. of Kegs _______
Total Gallons_______

Name of Purchaser ______________

Address ______________

Motor Vehicle Operator’s License Number ______________

Washington State Identification Card ______________

Other Identification ______________

I declare that under penalty of violation of Burlington Ordinance No. ___ that the information provided in this receipt is true and correct and that I am over the legal age to purchase, possess or use malt liquor, that I will not allow the malt liquor purchased and identified by this receipt to be consumed by any person who is under the age of twenty-one (21) except as provided by Burlington Code 9.56.030 and RCW 66.44.270, and that I will not remove or obliterate the numbered identification label affixed to the container.

__________________
Signature of Purchaser

Identity of Seller ________________

Address of Licensed Premises
________________________

NOTICE

It is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to acquire in any manner, consume or have in his or her possession, any intoxicating liquor, provided that the foregoing shall not apply in the case of liquor given or permitted to be given to such person under the age of twenty-one (21) years by his parent or guardian for beverage or medicinal purposes in the home or administered to him by his physician or dentist for medicinal purposes. A person who signs this receipt with knowledge that any information in the receipt is false does so in violation of Burlington Ordinance No. ____. Violation of any of the provisions of that ordinance is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 1042 § 2, 1984).

9.56.080 Compliance required.

It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or to purchase any keg or container containing six gallons or more of malt liquor except upon compliance with BMC 9.56.060 and 9.56.070. (Ord. 1042 § 3, 1984).

9.56.090 False information – Supplying prohibited.

Repealed by Ord. 1573. (Ord. 1042 § 4, 1984).

9.56.100 False information – Sales with knowledge prohibited.

Repealed by Ord. 1573. (Ord. 1042 § 5, 1984).

9.56.110 Violation – Penalty.

Repealed by Ord. 1573. (Ord. 1042 § 6, 1984).