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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PETRI, BEYER, CLYMER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, SIPTROTH, WANSACZ AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 6, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, MARCH 6, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled, as |
2 | reenacted, "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and |
3 | malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating |
4 | and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and |
5 | restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession, |
6 | consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding |
7 | in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic |
8 | liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the |
9 | persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and |
10 | duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing |
11 | for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores, |
12 | for the payment of certain license fees to the respective |
13 | municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain |
14 | nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure |
15 | without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures; |
16 | providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," |
17 | further providing for special occasion permits. |
18 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
19 | hereby enacts as follows: |
20 | Section 1. Section 408.4(h) and (j) of the act of April 12, |
21 | 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, reenacted and |
22 | amended June 29, 1987 (P.L.32, No.14) and amended December 9, |
23 | 2002 (P.L.1653, No.212), are amended to read: |
24 | Section 408.4. Special Occasion Permits.-- |
25 | (h) The board may issue a special occasion permit to an |
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1 | eligible entity. The board may also issue a special occasion |
2 | permit to one auxiliary of any eligible entity. Any eligible |
3 | entity that wishes to acquire a special occasion permit must |
4 | submit [a] an original written application to the board in such |
5 | form and containing such information as the board shall from |
6 | time to time prescribe. The application shall include a |
7 | resolution by the eligible entity setting forth its current |
8 | officers and approving the application. Upon approval of the |
9 | application by the board, the special occasion permit shall be |
10 | sent to the eligible entity only. The fee for special occasion |
11 | permits shall be as set forth under section 614-A(24) of the act |
12 | of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The Administrative |
13 | Code of 1929." |
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15 | (j) The eligible entity shall give the local police |
16 | department or the Pennsylvania State Police if there is no local |
17 | police department written notice at least forty-eight hours |
18 | prior to each use of the special occasion permit. Written notice |
19 | consists of notifying the police of the date, time and place of |
20 | the impending sale of alcoholic beverages. Prior to use of the |
21 | special occasion permit, the eligible entity shall submit to the |
22 | board written proof of notification of the police. |
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24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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