Lucky Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>A cite would make this post a lot more credible.
http://libpub.dispatch.com/cgi-bin/slwebcli.pl?DBLIST=cd00&DOCNUM=2445
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WAITING PERIOD FOR KEGS IN EFFECT
Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2000
Section: NEWS
Page: 01B
Byline: Erik Clark
Source: Dispatch Staff Reporter
Planning a five-keg beer bash?
Get the paperwork, line up a notary public and start waiting.
A new Ohio rule takes effect today mandating a five-day waiting
period for purchases of five or more kegs of beer.
Proponents say the "five for five'' rule will help curb irresponsible
and underage drinking. Critics say it won't change a thing because
it's too easy to dodge.
"It's ridiculous,'' said Christian Reinke, 25, a student at Ohio
State University. "Why can't me and three other dudes just go up the
block and get three kegs
each?''
The rule -- instituted by the Ohio Liquor Control Commission --
requires those buying five or more kegs to fill out a form noting the
time and place where the
kegs will be served.
That buyer also must sign an affidavit that promises beer won't be
served to anyone younger than 21 and granting police and the Ohio
Department of Public
Safety the right to inspect the party for violations.
The notarized affidavit must be turned in to the beer distributor
five days before the purchase. The distributor then forwards the form
to the Public Safety
Department.
Susan Watiker, a department spokeswoman, said about 15 forms are on
file for parties planned later this week.
She said officers will have the right to inspect a party for
violations -- including underage drinking -- but owners have the
right to refuse officers entry into their
homes without a search warrant.
However, Ray Vasvari, legal director of the American Civil Liberties
Union of Ohio, said the policy still amounts to an infringement of
the Fourth Amendment,
which regulates searches and seizures.
"It places the burden of defending the home against intrusion on the
homeowner instead of the police,'' Vasvari said. Many people won't
know they have a right
to refuse entry, he added.
Watiker said it's too early to tell whether people will dodge the
waiting period by sending several people to buy a few kegs each, but
the department will
continue to rely on tips from the community to keep large parties
under control.
The affidavit serves as an opportunity to inform people of their
legal responsibility to keep the beer away from those younger than
21, she said.
"Is there a loophole? Sure,'' said Chuck SanFilippo, executive
director of the Liquor Control Commission.
"We just want people to be accountable,'' he said. "That's what it
boils down to.''
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New Ohio state law requires five-day
waiting period for buying beer (really!)
WASHINGTON, DC -- A new law in Ohio that requires a five-day
waiting period before buying beer -- yes, you read that correctly --
has Libertarians wondering: How Lowenbrau can politicians go?
"This is the worst idea since Billy Beer," said Libertarian
Party press secretary George Getz. "We don't want to Harp on this, but
beer-lovers everywhere will be sadder, Budweiser, when they hear that
politicians in Ohio plan to treat every drinker like a criminal."
On Wednesday, August 9, a new Ohio law will require anyone
buying five or more kegs of beer to fill out a form with the Ohio
Department of Public Safety, and then wait five days before picking up
the beer.
The law, dubbed "Five in Five," also gives law enforcement the
right to search the site of a beer party without first obtaining a
search warrant.
Several other states -- including Iowa, New Hampshire, Kansas,
and Pennsylvania -- have similar laws or are considering similar
legislation, according to Fox News. And Maryland requires all kegs of
beer to be registered with the state government.
Politicians said such laws are necessary because some keg
parties have become violent -- but Libertarians said this kind of
"Nanny State" regulation just Foster's more disrespect for the law.
"Even the most Mooseheaded politician admits these laws will
have little effect, since people can just buy four kegs at a time at
different locations, or buy beer by the case," said Getz.
"The kind of irresponsible people who hold out-of-control
parties are the same people who will casually circumvent this law,
while law-abiding, responsible people will be inconvenienced. It
shouldn't take a Pabst Blue Ribbon panel to figure that out."
The Ohio law is especially disturbing because it requires
people to give up their Constitutional protections against unreasonable
search, he said.
"The Fourth Amendment shouldn't be revoked simply because you
want to have a wedding party, or a family reunion, or a neighborhood
block party that includes kegs of beer," said Getz. "America's Founding
Fathers like Sam Adams would never have stood for such a law."
Instead of targeting everyone, the police should focus just on
those irresponsible drinkers who commit crimes, he said.
"If law-abiding adults are enjoying a legal beverage and
behaving responsibly, they should not have to worry that police will
suddenly show up and demand to search the place," said Getz. "Law-
abiding people should not be treated like drunken criminals."
Ohio residents should contact their legislators and demand the
repeal of this law, he said -- before it foams over to other states.
"This is a Busch-league law, and it needs to be repealed," said
Getz. "This is a Molsen Golden opportunity for Ohio residents to stand
up for liberty."
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