Alabama Board to Consider Proposed Beer Purchasing Rule with Privacy Implications

The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) will reportedly
vote on a proposed rule requiring brewers to collect personal information
from purchasers of beer for off-premises consumption. The proposed
rule, which requires gathering a customer’s name, address, age and
phone number, follows a rule enacted June 1 allowing craft breweries
to sell six-packs, large bottles and other containers of beer. The rule’s
purpose may relate to enforcement of Alabama’s 288-ounce limit on
single purchases, but the ABC has reportedly not publicly commented on
the reasoning underlying the proposal. The board will vote on September
28, 2016. See Associated Press, August 5, 2016.

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