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File #: 01924    Version: Name: Regulations on kegs
Type: Ordinance Status: Filed
File created: 8/29/2005 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: 12/13/2005 Final action: 12/13/2005
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: SUBSTITUTE - Amending Section 38.02 and creating Section 38.07(14) of the Madison General Ordinances to create a definition for keg and to regulate the sale and possession of alcohol beverages sold in kegs in the City of Madison.
Sponsors: Paul E. Skidmore
Attachments: 1. MMSD letter.pdf, 2. Keg Registration Ordinance Fact Sheet.pdf, 3. ALRC Keg Registration Statements.pdf, 4. MPD December 7 release.pdf, 5. 01924 registration statement.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsWatch
12/13/20052 COMMON COUNCIL Place On FilePass Action details Meeting details Not available
12/6/20051 PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICERPass Action details Meeting details Not available
11/29/20052 COMMON COUNCIL Refer to a future Meeting to Place on FilePass Action details Meeting details Not available
11/16/20052 ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO PLACE ON FILE - REPORT OF OFFICERPass Action details Meeting details Not available
11/2/20052 Finance Dept/Approval Group Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office  Action details Meeting details Not available
11/2/20052 Attorney's Office/Approval Group Substitute Created  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/26/20052 Attorney's Office/Approval Group Approved As To Form  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/26/20052 Attorney's Office Fiscal Note Required / Approval  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/19/20051 ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE ReferPass Action details Meeting details Not available
9/21/20051 ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE ReferPass Action details Meeting details Not available
9/13/20051 PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/6/20051 COMMON COUNCIL Refer  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/6/20051 ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE Refer  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/31/20051 Finance Dept/Approval Group Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/31/20051 Attorney's Office Referred for Introduction  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/29/20051 Attorney's Office/Approval Group Approved As To Form  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/29/20051 Attorney's Office Fiscal Note Required / Approval  Action details Meeting details Not available
Fiscal Note
This Ordinance will result in a modest increase in General Fund Revenues. The Police Department and Clerk's Office anticipate no additional costs related to keg registration and permit processing. Staff will administer this program as part of their normal workload.
Title
SUBSTITUTE - Amending Section 38.02 and creating Section 38.07(14) of the Madison General Ordinances to create a definition for keg and to regulate the sale and possession of alcohol beverages sold in kegs in the City of Madison.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This substitute ordinance provides a limitation on the capacity of fermented malt beverage in kegs that can be possessed in residential buildings with exceptions for any person or premise holding a license to sell alcohol beverages, or any person or premises obtaining a keg permit from the Madison City Clerk.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 38.02 entitled "Definitions" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by adding and amending therein the following:
"Barrel" means 31 US gallons of fermented malt beverage.
"Capacity" means the maximum amount of fermented malt beverage a barrel is capable of holding.
"Common Area" means land, improvements and amenities which are for the benefit and use of all occupants, tenants and/or owners, including, but not limited to, areas such as corridors, hallways, playgrounds, elevators and landscaped areas.
"Keg" means any container designed for and capable of holding at least four (4) gallons of fermented malt beverages to be dispensed from a tapper or tapper-like device.
"Residential Building" means a building which is arranged, designed, used, or intended to be used for residential occupancy by one (1) or more families or lodgers, and which includes, but is not limited to, the following types:
1. Single-family detached dwellings
2. Two-f...

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