Hallsville Metal Beer Keg, Prohibition on Purchase or Possession by Scrap Metal Dealer: Violation, Penalty ordinance (§ 210.1020)
Chapter 210: Offenses · Article VI. Offenses Concerning Property
In short: Scrap metal dealers may not knowingly buy or keep metal beer kegs, damaged or not, or recognizable keg parts, at their scrap business premises, unless buying from the brewer or its authorized representative. Violations are punishable only by a fine, though other criminal charges may still apply.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. No scrap metal dealer shall knowingly purchase or possess a metal beer keg, whether damaged or undamaged, or any reasonably recognizable part thereof, on any premises that the dealer uses to buy, sell, store, shred, melt, cut or otherwise alter scrap metal except when the purchase is from the brewer or its authorized representative. For purposes of this Section, "keg" shall have the same meaning as in Section 311.082, RSMo.
B. Anyone who is found guilty of, or pleads guilty to, violating this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation punishable only by fine. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to preclude a person violating this Section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense.
Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 210.1020
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.