15 Mar
2002
15 Mar
'02
2:01 p.m.
I think you are getting a little ahead of yourself. The way I understand the
law, it is not illegal to possess a keg that isn't registered, and they are
not outlawing a particular size of keg, but instead, the law simply says
that any keg sold in the great State of Minnesota must be registered.
So all the kegs banging around the woods, alleys and basements of Minnesota
are just dandy.
Lanny
You Said This:
As far as the last campout:
Lindemans was what ever the europe uses as quarter barrels. (25l?)
That may have been the smallest key the law covers.
Celebrator was european half barrel (50l?)
Ron and Wayne had pins - under 6 gallons.
Ray had an 8 gallon Hoff Stevens keg.
There were numerous 5 gallon cornies.
That sounds like 3 soon to be illegal containers and the interclub campout.
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On the more serious side --
What does this mean for festivals like Autumn Brew Review?
Does Pioneer brewing in Wisconsin have to register their kegs
to come to Minnesota and pour beer at the festival?
To transport beer to the Great Taste of Midwest, do Minn
brewpubs have to register their kegs?
The loop hole might be - Kegs SOLD must be registered.
- Leo
--- Steve Piatz <piatz(a)cray.com> wrote:
I really needed another mother to help keep track
of what I do :-)
Seriously, what happens with the various containers I have that
are 7 gallons or larger that just happen to be usable as
homebrew serving containers. I have one half barrel and two
quarter barrels plus a couple of 10 gallon cornies that aren't
registered and never will be - wonder what the penaly is? I
even have more than a few carboys that are 7 gallons or
larger.
I can just see the law enforcement folks checking the kegs'
registration at next summer's multiclub campout. I know those
kegs of Lindemanns and Celebrator at last summer's event were
over 7 gallons. Not sure about everyting on the beer engines,
most everything else was in 5 gallon cornies. I suppose the
law will help the sales of those 5 gallon sankey type cornies
since they are small enough to avoid registration :-)
We have a lot of stupid people around here that provide kegs
for their (underage) kids' parties but do we have to compensate
with stupid laws?
Where is our growler bill?
Betsy Kremser writes:
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Star Tribune
Beer keg registration signed into law
Published Mar 15, 2002
Beginning in August, all beer kegs sold in
Minnesota must be registered by liquor
stores in a new effort to keep alcohol away
from minors.
Gov. Jesse Ventura signed a bill Wednesday
Wednesday enacting the requirement, which
had been sought for years by Mothers
Against Drunk Driving and anti-youth-drinking
groups but blocked until recently by liquor
industry opposition.
The law will require liquor stores to file the
names and signatures of buyers of 7-gallon
and larger beer kegs and label them with
registration numbers, the retailer's name,
address and telephone number and the date
and time of purchase.
Police say they often break up "kegger"
parties of underage drinkers but cannot
trace who provided the beer. Keg tags will
discourage adults from the most common
means of furnishing alcohol to minors,
proponents say.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Steve Dehler,
R-St. Joseph, was approved 114 to 20 by
the House last year and 60 to 0 by the
Senate last Friday.
-- Conrad deFiebre
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Steve Piatz piatz(a)cray.com
Cray Inc. 651-605-9049
1340 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, MN 55120