2009 Senate Bill 470 (Mandate beer keg buyer’s tags )

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Introduced by Sen. Alan Sanborn (R) on April 28, 2009, to require retailers to attach an identification tag signed by the buyer to kegs of beer when they are sold, and not return the keg deposit unless the tag is still on the keg, subject to a $250 fine for failing to do either. A non-retailer possessing a keg without the tag would be subject to a $500 fine and 93 days in jail.
- Referred to the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee on April 28, 2009.
  - Reported in the Senate on June 9, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on June 17, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that proposes smaller fines for retailer violations. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on June 17, 2009.
Passed in the Senate (34 to 0) on June 25, 2009, to require retailers to attach an identification tag signed by the buyer to kegs of beer when they are sold, and not return the keg deposit unless the tag is still on the keg, subject to a $50 fine for failing to do either. A non-retailer possessing a keg without the tag would be subject to a $500 fine and 93 days in jail. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on June 25, 2009.
- Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on June 25, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 470 (Mandate beer keg buyer’s tags ) [by Al T on July 1, 2009]

Honda, You are correct. There is not alot of differences in some republicans and democrats, but it appears that the majority of the repubs have maintained their sanity, while all but a very slim few demos lost theirs long ago. The dems are following their agenda they have been working on for years. Non of either party are checking with their constituents before voting for the big issues, and more important non are reading the bills before they are passed. A third party has been around for years and the way things are going it may just re-surface and bring sanity to what we all believe in and that is the United States of America, one nation under God. And back to "For the People, By the People".

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2) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 470 (Mandate beer keg buyer’s tags ) [by Honda_CB750 on June 29, 2009]

UntaxMe: I agree! "it's sad to see so many Republicans following suit". There isn't much difference (if any?) between a Democrat (Liberal) and a Republican these days! Maybe the Libertarian party, or some other constitution suporting party, will begin to prevail in this country?

Honda

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3) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 470 (Mandate beer keg buyer’s tags ) [by FreeSpeaker on June 27, 2009]

This bill is nothing other than a proposal for further expansion of the police state.

Note, in the history of its passage by the Senate, the bill was amended to reduce infraction penalties for the retailer (licensed seller), while maintaining a substantial penalty for Joe Private Citizen. Another example of the police-statist-commercial-economic-interest conspiracy to control and stick it to ordinary citizens.

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