§ 10-64. Sale of kegs.

(a)

A licensee who sells a keg shall affix to each keg sold a tag, furnished by the Liquor Control Commissioner, containing an identification number enabling the purchaser to be identified in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

The licensee shall keep a logbook of all kegs sold, showing the identification number on the tag affixed to each keg, and the purchaser's name, address, telephone number, driver's license/state identification number, date of birth, and signature. The logbook shall be available for inspection by the Wilmette Police Department during normal business hours.

(c)

The licensee shall require the purchaser to deposit, at the time of the sale of a keg, at least $70.00 for sale of a keg with pumper, and at least $20.00 for sale of a keg without a pumper. The deposit shall be refunded only upon the return of the keg with the tag properly affixed.

(d)

The licensee shall require the purchaser, at the time of the sale, to sign a form to be provided by the Liquor Control Commissioner, setting forth the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and informing the purchaser that the deposit will be forfeited if the keg is not returned with the tag properly affixed. The licensee shall retain this form for 90 days after the sale.

(e)

Any keg not returned with the tag properly affixed within 60 days following the date of sale shall be considered lost, and the deposit shall be forfeited. The licensee shall notify the Wilmette Police Department on a monthly basis of all deposits that are forfeited.

(f)

A licensee may retain the forfeited deposit.

(g)

It shall be unlawful to possess a keg within the village which does not have a proper tag affixed or, if the keg was purchased outside the village, without proof of purchase for the keg, including the name and address of the seller.

(Code 1993, § 11-30; Ord. No. 74-O-27, 7-16-1974; Ord. No. 92-O-66, 10-20-1992; Ord. No. 2006-O-9, 3-28-2006)