PRINTER'S NO. 2253
No. 1804 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, E. Z. TAYLOR, BARLEY, RUBLEY, BELARDI, BELFANTI, SURRA, MELIO, STEELMAN, ROONEY, SCRIMENTI, McNAUGHTON, BENNINGHOFF, ROBERTS AND SEYFERT, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997
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 limited winery licenses. 18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 19 hereby enacts as follows: 20 Section 1. Section 505.2(1) 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) and amended April 29, 1994 23 (P.L.212, No.30), is amended to read: 24 Section 505.2. Limited Wineries.--In the interest of
1 promoting tourism and recreational development in Pennsylvania, 2 holders of a limited winery license may: 3 (1) Produce wines and wine coolers [only] from fruits, 75% 4 of which shall be grown in Pennsylvania in an amount not to 5 exceed two hundred thousand (200,000) gallons per year. 6 * * * 7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. H18L47JS/19970H1804B2253 - 2 -