He also noted the provision is targeted at curbing underage drinking and for profit parties.

If someone wants to have some friends over and get a keg, there’s no problem as long as they keep the noise down, Doherty said.

He said the proposed listing of keg purchases is intended to supplement another keg measure the city council passed last week that makes the host of a party responsible for any underage drinking on the premises.

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Some liquor store owners do not seem too concerned about the rule.

Doug Diggle, owner of Old Town Liquors, said the rule would not hurt his business.

We don’t sell many kegs so it doesn’t affect us very much, Diggle said.

Philip Hoffman, owner of ABC Liquor Mart, did not have much to say about the new rule.

I don’t have anything to say that someone else hasn’t already said, Hoffman said.