PRINTER'S NO. 366

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 357 Session of 1981


        INTRODUCED BY BOWSER, BOYES, DOMBROWSKI, LEHR, BRANDT, HONAMAN,
           CAPPABIANCA AND MERRY, FEBRUARY 2, 1981

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, FEBRUARY 2, 1981

                                     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 retail outlets for limited wineries.

    18     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    19  hereby enacts as follows:
    20     Section 1.  Section 505.2, act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90,
    21  No.21), known as the "Liquor Code," amended March 27, 1972
    22  (P.L.153, No.57), is amended to read:
    23     Section 505.2.  Limited Wineries.--Holders of a limited
    24  winery license may:
    25     (1)  Produce wines only from fruits grown in Pennsylvania in

     1  an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons
     2  per year.
     3     (2)  Sell wine produced by the limited winery on the licensed
     4  premises, under such conditions and regulations as the board may
     5  enforce, to the Liquor Control Board, to individuals and to
     6  hotel, restaurant, club and public service liquor licensees.
     7     (3)  Sell wine produced by the limited winery on no more than
     8  three board-approved locations other than the licensed premises,
     9  with no bottling or production requirement at those additional
    10  board-approved locations and under such conditions and
    11  regulations as the board may enforce, to the Liquor Control
    12  Board, to individuals and to hotel, restaurant, club and public
    13  service liquor licensees.
    14     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.











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