§ 7.12.335. Additional license class—Refillable container license.

A.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may issue to Class A, Class B, Class D, and Class E license holders a class of license that authorizes refillable containers. The suffix ".g" shall indicate that a license permits the sale of draft beer in refillable containers.

B.

Subject to paragraph C. of this section, the classes of license authorizing the sale of draft beer in refillable containers entitle the license holder to sell, for consumption off the licensed premises, draft beer in refillable containers with a capacity of not less than thirty-two ounces and not more than one hundred twenty-eight ounces.

C.

To be used as a refillable container under Paragraph B. of this section, a container shall:

1.

Be sealable;

2.

Be branded with an identifying mark of a license holder;

3.

Bear the Federal Health Warning Statement required for containers of alcoholic beverages under 27 C.F.R. 16.21;

4.

Display instructions for cleaning the container; and

5.

Bear a label stating that:

a.

Cleaning the container is the responsibility of the consumer; and

b.

The contents of the container are perishable, should be refrigerated immediately, and should be consumed within forty-eight hours after purchase.

D.

The term of a refillable container license issued to a successful applicant shall be the same as the term of the license that the applicant holds at the time of application.

E.

The hours of sale for a refillable container license shall begin at the same time as the hours for the license already held by the license holder and shall end at midnight.

F.

A license holder may refill only a refillable container that was branded by a license holder.

G.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

(Ord. No. O-29-13, § I, 7-8-2013; Ord. No. O-29-16, § I, 9-26-2016)