Chapter 9.18
SALE OF MALT LIQUOR KEGS
Sections:
9.18.010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the term “malt liquor” means any malt beverage such as beer, ale, lager beer, stout and porter. (Ord. 10375 § 1, 1985)
9.18.020 Sales regulations.
Any person who, within the unincorporated limits of Skagit County, sells or offers for sale kegs or other containers containing six (6) gallons or more of malt liquor to consumers who are not licensed pursuant to R.C.W. Chapter 66.24 shall:
(1) Require the purchaser to sign a receipt for the beverage and provide the following:
(a) Two pieces of identification, one of which is a motor vehicle operator’s license number or a Washington State identification card;
(b) A sworn statement provided 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 twenty-one (21) years to consume the beverage except as provided in R.C.W. 66.44.270 of the Laws of the State of Washington, and that the purchaser will not remove or obliterate the numbered label affixed to the container.
(2) Record on the receipt the identification of the keg or container for the purpose of tracing the items if the contents are consumed in violation of this chapter in the following manner:
(a) Identify the keg or container by documenting upon a receipt all names, words, numbers, and symbols affixed to or engraved in the keg or container; and
(b) Give a copy of the receipt to the consumer. The Skagit County sheriff’s office will supply receipts to the seller upon request.
(3) Retain for one (1) year the original copy of the receipt completed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, said receipts to be available during all regular business hours for inspection by the Skagit County sheriff’s office, or to such other law enforcement officers as may be designated by the Skagit County sheriff. A copy of such receipt shall also be provided to the purchaser. (Ord. 10375 § 2, 1985)
9.18.030 Unlawful acts.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, or to purchase any keg or container containing six (6) gallons or more of malt liquor except upon compliance with Sections 9.18.010 and 9.18.020.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly supply false information to be set forth on the receipt required by Section 9.18.020 or to sign such receipt knowing that information contained thereon is false.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any keg or container containing six (6) gallons or more of malt liquor knowing that any information on the receipt required by Section 9.18.020 is false. (Ord. 10375 § 3, 1985)
9.18.040 Receipt form.
The receipt and sale information provided in Section 9.18.020 shall be essentially in the form set out in this section:
RECEIPT FOR SALE OF MALT LIQUOR IN KEGS
OR CONTAINERS TO UNLICENSED PERSONS
Date of Sale Invoice No. Keg Identification No.(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 Skagit County 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 purchases and identified by this receipt to be consumed by any person who is under the age of twenty-one (21) except as provided in R.C.W. 61.44.270, and that I will not remove or obliterate the numbered Identification label affixed to the container.
Signature of Purchaser
Identify of Seller
Address of Licensed Premises
N O T I C E
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 the Skagit County Ordinance No. . Violations of any of the provisions of that Chapter is a Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 10375 § 5, 1985)
9.18.050 Violation—Penalty.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500), or by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 10375 § 4, 1985)