This story in the Courier-Post could stall South Brunswick’s efforts to crack down on underage drinking. The state Division of Alcohol Beverage Control told the Courier-Post that it would not approve ordinances that require retailers to register kegs — something the South Brunswick Township Council approved last month.
The (South Brunswick) keg registration ordinance requires retailers to place an identification label on every keg sold so that police can track the purchasers of kegs found at parties where minors are discovered drinking. Retailers must keep a record for 90 days of the buyer’s driver’s license number, the date and time of the purchase, the keg’s identification number and the buyer’s signature.
The state has a different idea:
(S)uch regulation should be addressed “on a statewide basis,” said Jerry Fischer, director of the state Division of Alcohol Beverage Control. Fischer said he would not give his approval to the measures, which is required under law.
So, it appears that it’s back to the drawing board.
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