Underage
Drinking: Success Stories
Ohio – April 24, 2001
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With
support from the OJJDP Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Initiative,
community organizations, enforcement agencies, youth, and other concerned
citizens are working collaboratively to change local ordinances and
enforcement practices.
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Ohio
Revises Rule Governing Keg
Purchases To Aid Enforcement |
For several years,
colleges, universities, and community coalitions in the state of
Ohio
have been actively addressing the problem of underage drinking on college
campuses. Last August, the
state?s Department of Public Safety (DPS) took another step in this
effort when it revised a rule affecting the purchase of multiple beer
kegs.
Rule
68, or the ?5 for 5? rule as it is popularly known, requires that
anyone purchasing five or more kegs be registered with the beer
distributor. Five days before
the purchase, the purchaser must submit a notarized affidavit stipulating
that he or she is aware of and will comply with the state?s liquor laws,
including those laws prohibiting the furnishing of alcohol to minors and
intoxicated persons. By
signing the affidavit, the purchaser also consents to law enforcement
monitoring of the planned event. The
distributor sends a copy of the affidavit to DPS that, in turn, notifies
the local police department of the event?s location.