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No. 567 Session of 1975
Report of the Committee of Conference
To the Members of the House of Representatives and Senate:
We, the undersigned, Committee of Conference on the part of
the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of
considering House Bill No. 567, entitled:
"An act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21),
entitled 'An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt
and brewed beverages; * * * providing for local option, and
repealing existing laws,' temporarily FURTHER PROVIDING FOR
SPECIAL OCCASION PERMITS, changing a fee and providing for the
renewal of special permits under certain circumstances."
respectfully submit the following bill as our report:
JAMES A. GOODMAN
BERNARD F. O'BRIEN
JAMES J. GALLEN
(Committee on the part of the House of Representatives.)
ROBERT J. MELLOW
JAMES E. ROSS
FREDERICK H. HOBBS
(Committee on the part of the Senate.)
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled "An
2 act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and
3 brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating and
4 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, and changing
18 a fee.
19 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
20 hereby enacts as follows:
21 Section 1. Section 408.4, act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90,
22 No.21), known as the "Liquor Code," added May 12, 1972 (P.L.291,
23 No. 71), is amended to read:
24 Section 408.4. Special Occasion Permits.--(a) Upon
25 application of any hospital, church, synagogue, [or] volunteer
26 fire company, bona fide sportsman's club in existence for at
27 least ten years or local Bicentennial committee recognized by
28 the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration and so
29 designated prior to June 1, 1976 and upon payment of a fee of
30 [twenty-five dollars ($25)] fifteen dollars ($15) per day, the
31 board shall issue a special occasion permit good for a period of
32 not more than three consecutive days. The provisions of this
33 subsection relating to the issuance of permits for Bicentennial
34 units shall expire December 31, 1976.
35 (b) In any city, borough, incorporated town or township in
36 which the sale of liquor and/or malt or brewed beverage has been
37 approved by the electorate, such special occasion permit shall
1 authorize the hospital, church, synagogue [or], volunteer fire
2 company, bona fide sportsman's club in existence for at least
3 ten years or local Bicentennial committee recognized by the
4 American Revolution Bicentennial Administration and so
5 designated prior to June 1, 1976 to sell liquor and/or malt or
6 brewed beverages as the case may be to any adult person on any
7 day for which the permit is issued. The provisions of this
8 subsection relating to the issuance of permits for Bicentennial
9 units shall expire December 31, 1976.
10 (c) Such special occasion permit shall only be valid for the
11 number of days stated in the permit. Only one permit may be
12 issued to any hospital, church, synagogue [or], volunteer fire
13 company, including their auxiliaries or affiliates, bona fide
14 sportsman's club in existence for at least ten years or local
15 Bicentennial committee recognized by the American Revolution
16 Bicentennial Administration and so designated prior to June 1,
17 1976 during the year. The provisions of this subsection relating
18 to the issuance of permits for Bicentennial units shall expire
19 December 31, 1976.
20 (d) Such permits shall only be issued for use at a special
21 event including, but not limited to bazaars, picnics and
22 clambakes. The special event must be one which is used by the
23 hospital, church, synagogue [or], volunteer fire company, bona
24 fide sportsman's club in existence for at least ten years or
25 local Bicentennial committee recognized by the American
26 Revolution Bicentennial Administration and so designated prior
27 to June 1, 1976 as a means of raising funds for itself. The
28 provisions of this subsection relating to the issuance of
29 permits for Bicentennial units shall expire December 31, 1976.
30 (e) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable
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1 to any licensee now or hereafter possessing a caterer's license,
2 nor to any professional fund raiser.
3 (f) Any person selling liquor or malt or brewed beverages in
4 violation of this section shall, upon summary conviction, be
5 sentenced to pay a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for
6 the first offense and a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for
7 each subsequent offense. This fine shall be in addition to any
8 other penalty imposed by law for the illegal sale of malt or
9 brewed beverages.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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