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1-1 Section 1. NRS 202.055 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 202.055 1. Every person who knowingly:

1-13 physician of the person under 21 years of age.

2-1 Sec. 2. Chapter 369 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the

2-2 provisions set forth as sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of this act.

2-3 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "keg" means a container designed

2-4 for and capable of holding liquid that can be dispensed from a tap.

2-5 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "licensed retailer" means a person

2-6 who is licensed to sell beer to consumers.

2-7 Sec. 5. 1. If a licensed retailer sells or offers to sell beer in a keg or

2-8 other container capable of holding 4 or more gallons of liquid, or leases

2-9 a keg or other container capable of holding 4 or more gallons of liquid,

2-10 the licensed retailer shall:

2-11 (a) Require the purchaser or lessee to sign a receipt for the keg or

2-12 other container and a sworn declaration, under penalty of perjury, that

2-13 the purchaser or lessee:

2-14 (1) Is 21 years of age or older;

2-15 (2) Will not allow a person who is less than 21 years of age to

2-16 consume the beverage in the keg or other container; and

2-17 (3) Will not remove or mutilate, or allow to be removed or

2-18 mutilated, the identification tag that is required to be affixed to the keg or

2-19 other container;

2-20 (b) Require the purchaser or lessee to provide identification in the

2-21 form of a driver’s license or other identification containing a picture of

2-22 the purchaser or lessee;

2-23 (c) Require the purchaser or lessee to state in writing the address of

2-24 where the keg or other container will be located;

2-25 (d) Inform the purchaser or lessee that the purchaser or lessee has a

2-26 duty when the keg or other container is being used to place and maintain

2-27 a copy of the declaration signed pursuant to paragraph (a) in a clearly

2-28 visible location not more than 5 feet away from the keg or other

2-29 container;

2-30 (e) Affix an identification tag to the keg or other container;

2-31 (f) Retain copies of the receipt and declaration at the place of business

2-32 for 6 months after the transaction and make the copies available for

2-33 inspection by a law enforcement agency; and

2-34 (g) Collect from the purchaser or lessee a deposit of $75. The licensed

2-35 retailer shall refund the deposit to the purchaser or lessee only if the

2-36 purchaser or lessee returns the keg or other container within 6 months

2-37 after the date of the purchase or lease, and the identification tag has not

2-38 been removed or mutilated.

2-39 2. The receipt, declaration and identification tag required pursuant

2-40 to this section must be in the form required by the board of county

2-41 commissioners of the county in which the licensed retailer is located.

3-1 Sec. 6. 1. A person who wishes to purchase beer in a keg or other

3-2 container capable of holding 4 or more gallons of liquid or lease such a

3-3 container must:

3-4 (a) Provide identification in the form of a driver’s license or other

3-5 identification containing a picture of the person;

3-6 (b) Be at least 21 years of age;

3-7 (c) Pay a deposit of $75 to be refunded if the person returns the keg or

3-8 other container within 6 months after the date of the purchase or lease

3-9 with the identification tag attached and not mutilated; and

3-10 (d) Sign a receipt and sworn declaration, under penalty of perjury,

3-11 containing the information set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of

3-12 section 5 of this act.

3-13 2. A person who has purchased beer in a keg or other container

3-14 capable of holding 4 or more gallons of liquid or who has leased such a

3-15 container:

3-16 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 shall not, allow a

3-17 person who is less than 21 years of age to consume any of the beer in the

3-18 keg or other container;

3-19 (b) Shall not remove or mutilate, or allow be removed or mutilated,

3-20 the identification tag that is attached to the keg or other container;

3-21 (c) Shall not keep, store or move the keg or other container, other

3-22 than transporting the keg or other container to and from the licensed

3-23 retailer, at or to any location other than the address stated by the person

3-24 pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of section 5 of this act; and

3-25 (d) Shall place and maintain a copy of the declaration in a clearly

3-26 visible location not more than 5 feet away from the keg or other

3-27 container when the keg or other container is being used.

3-28 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection 2 does not apply to the parent,

3-29 guardian or physician of the person who is less than 21 years of age.

3-30 Sec. 7. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person

3-31 who violates any of the provisions set forth in sections 3 to 6, inclusive, of

3-32 this act shall be punished:

3-33 1. For the first offense, by a fine of not more than $500.

3-34 2. For subsequent offenses, by a fine of not less than $500 or more

3-35 than $700.

3-36 Sec. 8. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses

3-37 committed before October 1, 1999.