KSA Ch 41 Art 29

K.S.A. Chapter 41

INTOXICATING LIQUORS AND BEVERAGES

Article 29.--MISCELLANEOUS

Current through end of 2021 legislative session, Last amended 3/27/21

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41-2901 Beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act; citation.

41-2902 Same; regulation by cities and counties, limitations.

41-2903 Same; retailer's liability, limitation.

41-2904 Same; civil and administrative actions, recovery of fees and costs, when.

41-2905 Same; duties of beer retailer; violations; penalties; duties of secretary; rules and regulations.

41-2906 Same; duties of cereal malt beverage retailers; violations; penalties; duties of secretary; rules and regulations.

41-2911 Alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage, days of sale; local option.

41-2901. Beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act; citation.

This section and K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 41-2902 through 41-2906, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act.

History: L. 2002, ch. 44, § 1; July 1.

41-2902. Same; regulation by cities and counties, limitations.

Any ordinance or resolution adopted by a city or county which supplements or is in conflict with or contrary to the provisions of the beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act shall be null and void.

History: L. 2002, ch. 44, § 2; July 1.

41-2903. Same; retailer's liability, limitation.

Nothing in the beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act shall be construed as creating a private cause of action against a retailer or a retailer's agent or employee.

History: L. 2002, ch. 44, § 3; July 1.

41-2904. Same; civil and administrative actions, recovery of fees and costs, when.

In any civil or administrative action brought against a retailer or a retailer's agent or employee for a violation of the beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act, in which the defendant is the prevailing party, the court or presiding officer may award to the defendant reasonable attorney's fees and all other reasonable costs if the court or presiding officer finds the action was not brought in good faith or was brought without a reasonable basis in fact or law.

History: L. 2002, ch. 44, § 4; July 1.

41-2905. Same; duties of beer retailer; violations; penalties; duties of secretary; rules and regulations.

(a) Prior to the sale at retail of any beer in a container having a liquid capacity of four or more gallons, the retailer or the retailer's employee or agent shall affix to the beer container a keg identification number or otherwise uniquely identify the container in accordance with this act and rules and regulations adopted by the secretary. At the time of sale at retail of any such container of beer, the retailer or the retailer's employee or agent shall record the keg number; the date of the sale; the purchaser's name and address; and the number on the purchaser's driver's license, Kansas nondriver's identification card or other official or apparently official document that reasonably appears to contain both the purchaser's picture and the purchaser's signature, which shall be exhibited at the time of sale. Such record shall be kept by the retailer at the premises where the sale was made. Such record shall be kept by the retailer until the container is returned or until the expiration of six months following the date of the sale.

(b) For the purpose of investigating a violation of laws prohibiting the furnishing to or possession or consumption of beer by persons under the age of 21 and if such violation involves a container required to be registered under the beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act and if there is reason to believe that a retailer sold such container, such retailer's records relating to the sale of such container which are required to be kept by this section shall be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer during normal business hours of the retailer. Records required to be kept by this section shall not be available for inspection or use or subject to subpoena in any civil or administrative action or criminal prosecution other than a civil or administrative action or criminal prosecution relating to a specific violation of this section or K.S.A. 21-3610, prior to its repeal, or subsection (a) of K.S.A. 21-5607, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 41-727, and amendments thereto. Except as specifically provided by this subsection, records required to be kept by this section shall not be sold, distributed or otherwise released to any person other than an agent of the retailer or to a law enforcement agency.

(c) Upon a determination that a retailer or a retailer's employee or agent has violated this section or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section, the director may suspend or revoke the retailer's license in the manner provided by K.S.A. 41-320, and amendments thereto, and may impose a fine as provided by K.S.A. 41-328, and amendments thereto.

(d) It is a class B nonperson misdemeanor for a person who is not a retailer acting in the ordinary course of business to:

(1) Remove from a beer container all or part of a keg identification number required pursuant to this section;

(2) make unreadable all or any part of a keg identification number required by this section to be affixed to a beer container; or

(3) possess a beer container required to be registered under this act that does not have the keg identification number required by this section.

(e) The secretary of revenue shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Such rules and regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to, provisions relating to records and establishing standards for marking and handling containers which are required to be registered by this act.

(f) The secretary of revenue shall provide any keg identification tags or labels required by this section. Such tags or labels shall be designed so that when affixed to a keg, such tags or labels do not mar or otherwise damage the keg. There shall be no charge for such tags or labels.

(g) If a person sold beer in compliance with the provisions of this section and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, it shall be a defense to any criminal prosecution or proceeding or civil or administrative action under this section.

(h) The provisions of this section shall not apply to sales of kegs by distributors or retailers to clubs, drinking establishments, hotel drinking establishments and caterers licensed under the club and drinking establishment act.

(i) Words or phrases used in this section shall have the meaning ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 41-102, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2002, ch. 44, § 5; L. 2008, ch. 126, § 11; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 184; July 1.

41-2906. Same; duties of cereal malt beverage retailers; violations; penalties; duties of secretary; rules and regulations.

(a) Prior to the sale by a retailer or a retailer's employee or agent of any cereal malt beverage in a container having a liquid capacity of four or more gallons, the retailer or the retailer's employee or agent shall affix to the cereal malt beverage container a keg identification number or otherwise uniquely identify the container in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary. At the time of sale of any such container of cereal malt beverage, the retailer, or the retailer's employee or agent, shall record the keg number; the date of the sale; the purchaser's name and address; and the number on the purchaser's driver's license, Kansas nondriver's identification card or other official or apparently official document that reasonably appears to contain both the purchaser's picture and the purchaser's signature, which shall be exhibited at the time of sale. Such record shall be kept by the retailer at the premises where the sale was made. Such record shall be kept by the retailer until the container is returned or until the expiration of six months following the date of the sale.

(b) For the purpose of investigating a violation of laws prohibiting the furnishing to or possession or consumption of cereal malt beverage by persons under the legal age for consumption of cereal malt beverage and if such violation involves a container required to be registered under the beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act and if there is reason to believe that such retailer sold such container, such retailer's records relating to the sale of such container which are required to be kept by this section shall be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer during normal business hours. Records required to be kept by this section shall not be available for inspection or use or subject to subpoena in any civil or administrative action or criminal prosecution other than a civil or administrative action or criminal prosecution relating to a specific violation of this section or K.S.A. 21-3610, prior to its repeal, or subsection (a) of K.S.A. 21-5607, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 41-727, and amendments thereto. Except as specifically provided by this subsection, records required to be kept by this section shall not be sold, distributed or otherwise released to any person other than an agent of the retailer or to a law enforcement agency.

(c) Upon a determination that a retailer or a retailer's employee or agent has violated this section or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the city may suspend or revoke the retailer's license in the manner provided by K.S.A. 41-2708, and amendments thereto, and may impose a fine pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2711, and amendments thereto.

(d) It is a class B nonperson misdemeanor for a person who is not a retailer acting in the ordinary course of business to:

(1) Remove from a cereal malt beverage container all or part of a keg identification number required pursuant to this section;

(2) make unreadable all or any part of a keg identification number required by this section to be affixed to a cereal malt beverage container; or

(3) possess a cereal malt beverage container required to be registered under this act that does not have the keg identification number required by this section.

(f) The secretary of revenue shall provide any keg identification tags or labels required by this act. There shall be no charge for such tags or labels. Such tags or labels shall be designed so that when affixed to a keg, such tags or labels do not mar or otherwise damage the keg.

(g) If a person sold cereal malt beverage in compliance with the provisions of this section and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, it shall be a defense to any criminal prosecution or proceeding or civil or administrative action under this section.

(h) Words and phrases used in this section shall have the meaning ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 41-2701, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2002, ch. 44, § 6; L. 2008, ch. 126, § 12; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 185; July 1.

41-2911. Alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage, days of sale; local option.

(a) (1) The board of county commissioners of any county may, by resolution:

(A) Expand the days of sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package to allow such sale within the unincorporated area of the county on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the resolution and expand the days of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package, if licensing of such sale of alcoholic liquor is authorized within the unincorporated area of the county, to allow such sale within the unincorporated area of the county on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the resolution; or

(B) restrict the days of sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package to prohibit such sale within the unincorporated area of the county on Sunday and restrict the days of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package, if licensing of such sale of alcoholic liquor is authorized within the unincorporated area of the county, to prohibit such sale within the unincorporated area of the county on Sunday.

Such resolution shall be published once, within two weeks after its adoption, in the official county newspaper. Such resolution shall not become effective earlier than 60 days following the date of its publication. If, within 60 days following publication of the resolution, a petition requesting that a proposition be submitted for approval by the voters is filed in accordance with subsection (a)(2), such resolution shall not become effective until a proposition is submitted to and approved at an election as provided by this subsection (a).

(2) A petition to submit a proposition to the qualified voters of a county pursuant to this subsection (a) shall be filed with the county election officer. The petition shall be signed by qualified voters of the county who reside within the unincorporated area of the county equal in number to not less than 5% of the voters of the county residing within the unincorporated area of the county who voted for the office of president of the United States at the last preceding general election at which such office was elected. The appropriate version of the following shall appear on the petition:

(A) If licensing of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package is not authorized within the unincorporated area of the county, the petition shall read: "We request an election to determine whether sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package shall be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday) within the unincorporated area of ___________ county."

(B) If licensing of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor is authorized within the unincorporated area of the county, the petition shall read: "We request an election to determine whether sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package shall be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday) within the unincorporated area of ___________ county and whether sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package shall be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday) within the unincorporated area of ___________ county."

(3) Upon submission of a valid petition calling for an election pursuant to this subsection (a), the county commission shall call a special election to be held not later than 45 days after submission of the petition unless a countywide primary or general election is to be held within 90 days after submission of the petition, in which case the proposition shall be submitted at such countywide election. Thereupon, the county election officer shall cause the appropriate version of the following proposition to be placed on the ballot in the unincorporated area of the county at such election:

(A) If licensing of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor is not authorized within the unincorporated area of the county, the following proposition shall be placed on the ballot: "Within the unincorporated area of ___________ county shall sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday)?"

(B) If licensing of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor is authorized within the unincorporated area of the county, the following proposition shall be placed on the ballot: "Within the unincorporated area of _______ county shall sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday) and shall the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday)?"

(b) (1) The governing body of any city may, by ordinance:

(A) Expand the days of sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package to allow such sale within the city on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the ordinance and expand the days of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package, if licensing of such sale of alcoholic liquor is authorized within the city, to allow such sale within the city on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the ordinance; or

(B) restrict the days of sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package to prohibit such sale within the city on Sunday and restrict the days of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package, if licensing of such sale of alcoholic liquor is authorized within the city, to prohibit such sale within the city on Sunday.

Such ordinance shall be published at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper. Such ordinance shall not become effective earlier than 60 days following the date of its publication. If, within 60 days following publication of the ordinance, a petition requesting that a proposition be submitted for approval by the voters is filed in accordance with subsection (b)(2), such ordinance shall not become effective until a proposition is submitted to and approved at an election as provided by this subsection (b).

(2) A petition to submit a proposition to the qualified voters of a city pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be filed with the county election officer. The petition shall be signed by qualified voters of the city equal in number to not less than 5% of the voters of the city who voted for the office of president of the United States at the last preceding general election at which such office was elected. The appropriate version of the following shall appear on the petition:

(A) If licensing of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package is not authorized within the city, the petition shall read: "We request an election to determine whether sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package shall be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday) within the city of ___________."

(B) If licensing of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor is authorized within the city, the petition shall read: "We request an election to determine whether sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package shall be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday) within the city of ___________ and whether sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package shall be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday) within the city of ___________."

(3) Upon submission of a valid petition calling for an election pursuant to this subsection (b), the city governing body shall call a special election to be held not later than 45 days after submission of the petition unless a citywide primary or general election is to be held within 90 days after submission of the petition, in which case the proposition shall be submitted at such citywide election. Thereupon, the county election officer shall cause the appropriate version of the following proposition to be placed on the ballot in the city at such election:

(A) If licensing of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor is not authorized within the city, the following proposition shall be placed on the ballot: "Within the city of ___________ shall sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday)?"

(B) If licensing of sale at retail of alcoholic liquor is authorized within the city, the following proposition shall be placed on the ballot: "Within the city of _______ shall sale at retail of cereal malt beverage in the original package be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday) and shall the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package be (allowed on any Sunday, except Easter, not earlier than 9 a.m. and not later than 8 p.m. as established in the petition) (prohibited on Sunday)?"

(c) The county election officer shall transmit to the director a copy of the results of an election pursuant to this section.

(d) An election provided for by this section shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law.

History: L. 2005, ch. 201, § 9; L. 2021, ch. 107 § 38; May 27, 2021.