The state will become the 31th state to implement such a policy. Buyers will be required to sign a receipt with their name, address, telephone number and driver's license ID number. Retailers will attach a tag on each keg and record the tag number on the receipt, according to the news agency.
Legislators hope the law will allow law enforcement to track who purchased kegs if a party is broken up or underage drinking is uncovered. Removing a tag is a misdemeanor with a sentence of up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.
Efforts to institute a tag policy have been in motion since the 1990's, the AP reports. Michigan Liquor Control Commission spokeswoman Andrea Miller told the AP the state doesn't know how many retailers will be affected because it doesn't track how many sell beer by the keg.
