Idaho § 23-1018 - Sale of keg beer - Penalties
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§ 23-1018. Sale of keg beer - Penalties
(1) Retail and wholesale licensees selling keg beer for consumption off licensed premises shall place an identification tag onto all kegs of beer at the time of sale and require the signing of a receipt therefor by the purchaser in order to allow kegs to be traced if the contents are used in violation of this act. The keg identification shall be in the form of a numbered label prescribed and supplied by the director of the Idaho state police, which identifies the seller and which is removable or obliterated when the keg is processed for refilling. The receipt shall be on a form prescribed and supplied by the director of the Idaho state police and shall include the name and address of the purchaser and such other information as may be required by the director of the Idaho state police.
(2) Any licensee selling keg beer for off-premises consumption who fails to require the signing of a receipt at the time of sale and fails to place a numbered identification label onto the keg shall be subject to having his license suspended as set forth in section 23-1038 , Idaho Code.
(3) Possession of a keg containing beer which is not identified as required by subsection (1) of this section is a misdemeanor.
(4) Any purchaser of keg beer who knowingly provides false information on the receipt required by subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(5) As used in this section, "keg" means any brewery-sealed, individual container of beer having a liquid capacity of five (5) gallons or more.
[23-1018, added 1981, ch. 76, sec. 1, p. 109; am. 1989, ch. 314, sec. 1, p. 810; am. 1990, ch. 428, sec. 1, p. 1184; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 70, p. 1519; am. 2013, ch. 95, sec. 2, p. 232.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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