Even with the statewide keg-registration policy, local beer vendors say their keg sales haven't declined, and some have reported an increase in sales.
Beginning July 1, kegs purchased in Iowa must be registered at the retailer where they are purchased. Vendors record the buyer's name, address, and drivers' license number and pair it with the identification number stickered to the keg. The files are kept for at least 90 days and made available to law-enforcement officials upon request.
Darin Aisenbrey, the manager of Liquor Downtown, 315 S. Gilbert St., said the keg registration law "is something people really need to know about because if a minor wanders into a keg party, whoever registered the keg is liable."
Iowa City police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said he wouldn't expect the law to negatively affect sales at local establishments as long as they continue using legitimate sales.
The policy is being used to hold people accountable for providing alcohol to minors, not to reduce the number of keg parties, Kelsay said.
City records show no significant changes in these charges.
Okay, let's see if I have this straight. A law is passed that supposedly is meant to crack down on underagre drinkers getting smashed off of draft beer. After law's passage beer keg sales do not decrease, but instead increase. Also, criminal charges related to underage drinking do not increase.
Conclusion? Obviously, the law does not do what they claimed it would do.
What a nice way to waste time and money.
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