Yes, they may be a property of a distribution company, but how can it be a property if it was never checked out or paid for at the liquor store? There is no tag or sale of the keg in speak.
You see, my ex-bro-in-law-to-be used to work in a liquor store and one weekend he decided to go back to where he worked and get a keg from one of his buddies who works there. They just loaded it up out the back door and away he went. He brought it back to my shop and we had a big blast that night.
I still have the plastic trash can and tap that came with the keg, too.
Theres no way the keg can be traced or anything. Last I knew from the ex-bro, he said the store gets so much stock from the trucks, they can hardly keep track of inventory. BTW, he don't work there anymore so it was a free keg before he got it.