PRINTER'S NO. 658
No. 592 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY TRELLO, KOSINSKI, OLASZ, MERRY, KENNEY, STABACK,
VAN HORNE, TIGUE, CAPPABIANCA, KUKOVICH, PESCI, SALOOM,
STISH, SCRIMENTI, WOZNIAK, McGEEHAN, CESSAR, STEIGHNER,
BELFANTI, DALEY, HARPER, GIGLIOTTI, TANGRETTI, VEON,
MICHLOVIC, WOGAN, E. Z. TAYLOR, LAUGHLIN, HALUSKA, BILLOW,
TELEK AND RICHARDSON, MARCH 12, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, MARCH 12, 1991
AN ACT
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(a) of the act of April 12, 1951
21 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended
22 June 29, 1987 (P.L.32, No.14), is amended to read:
23 Section 408.4. Special Occasion Permits.--(a) Upon
1 application of any hospital, church, synagogue, volunteer fire
2 company, volunteer ambulance company, volunteer rescue squad,
3 bona fide sportsmen's club in existence for at least ten years,
4 or the auxiliary of any of the foregoing, and upon payment of a
5 fee of fifteen dollars ($15) per day, the board shall issue a
6 special occasion permit good for a period of not more than five
7 consecutive or nonconsecutive days: Provided, however, That the
8 five nonconsecutive days shall be used in a three-month period
9 measured from the date of the first day. Special occasion
10 permits may also be issued to a museum operated by a nonprofit
11 corporation in a city of the third class or a nonprofit
12 corporation engaged in the performing arts in a city of the
13 third class for a period of not more than six nonconsecutive or
14 ten consecutive days at a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) per day.
15 In addition, a special occasion permit may be issued to any
16 church, synagogue, volunteer fire company or charitable
17 organization once a year for a period of seven consecutive days
18 for the purpose of allowing "Monte Carlo Night."
19 * * *
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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