Chapter 5.52
MALT LIQUOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION

Sections:

5.52.010    Sale of more than six gallons – Requirements.

5.52.020    Receipt required – Form.

5.52.030    Compliance required.

5.52.040    Intentional false information – Purchaser.

5.52.050    Intentional false information – Seller.

5.52.010 Sale of more than six gallons – Requirements.

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 MVMC 5.52.020 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. Location, date and time where the beverage will be consumed;

3. 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 10.20.060, 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 the city police department. A copy of the receipt shall be provided to the purchaser.

C. Notify the city police department in the event that the purchase exceeds six gallons or more of malt liquor. (Ord. 2120 § 1, 1984).

5.52.020 Receipt required – Form.

The form of the receipt required by MVMC 5.52.010 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     __________________________

Location, Time and Date Where

Beverages will be Consumed     _________

Motor Vehicle Operator’s License

Number     __________________________

Washington State Identification

Card     _____________________________

Other Identification     _________________

I declare that under penalty of violation of Mount Vernon Municipal Ordinance Number 2120 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 in RCW 10.20.060, 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 Mount Vernon Municipal Ordinance Number 2120. Violations 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 180 days.

(Ord. 2120 § 2, 1984).

5.52.030 Compliance required.

It shall be 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 MVMC 5.52.010 and 5.52.020. (Ord. 2120 § 3, 1984).

5.52.040 Intentional false information – Purchaser.

It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly supply false information to be set forth on the receipt required by MVMC 5.52.010 or to sign such receipt knowing that information contained thereon is false. (Ord. 2120 § 4, 1984).

5.52.050 Intentional false information – Seller.

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any keg or container containing six gallons or more of malt liquor knowing that any information on the receipt required by MVMC 5.52.010 is false. (Ord. 2120 § 5, 1984).