The state of Ohio mandates that cleanings be done every two weeks; "Beer lines must be cleaned every two weeks OR at intervals reccomended by the beer manufacturer or his represenative, the wholesale beer distributor OR you must clean them at the intervals recommended by the manufacturer of the coil equipment OR you must clean them at the intervals recommended by the manufacturer of the chemical cleaner used." Two weeks is the standard, except for some of the bigger accounts (ballparks, arenas). In my 9+ years of cleaning lines in Ohio, only 2 accounts of mine have ever been "checked on". We used to have to send in $25 for a "license", (w/out a test taken, by the way) to the Division of Liquor Control, but they stopped doing that in 1999, I believe. So basically, it is unenforced, yet the bar owners are responsible enough to pay for the service. Distributors are not allowed to clean lines.
Kentucky, is a different deal. There is no law stating that coils have to be cleaned. There are still acoounts in the area I service whom do not have there lines cleaned, but the problem has been dwindling in the past few years. I offer a two week service interval, no more, no less, and quite a few establishments either disregard the facts or find another cleaner (there are companies whom offer a monthly service), or don't clean them at all. Distributors were not allowed to clean lines up until 2005, I believe, but to the best of my knowledge, they are now legally allowed, although it was done in the past by them anyhow.
I look forward to seeing more posts on this subject, I think its an interesting one. Good question!
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