THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PETRI, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, MURPHY, MURT, O'NEILL, RAPP, READSHAW AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 8, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, FEBRUARY 8, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled, as

reenacted, "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and

malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating

and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and

restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,

consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding

in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic

liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the

persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and

duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing

for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores,

for the payment of certain license fees to the respective

municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain

nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure

without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;

providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," in

licenses and regulations, further providing for liquor

importers' licenses and fees, privileges and restrictions.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 410(e) of the act of April 12, 1951

(P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended

June 29, 1987 (P.L.32, No.14), is amended to read:

Section 410.  Liquor Importers' Licenses; Fees; Privileges;

Restrictions.--* * *

(e)  (1)  Importers' licenses shall permit the holders

thereof to bring or import liquor from other states, foreign

countries, or insular possessions of the United States, and

purchase liquor from manufacturers located within this

Commonwealth, to be sold outside of this Commonwealth or to

Pennsylvania Liquor Stores within this Commonwealth, or when in

original containers of ten gallons or greater capacity, to

licensed manufacturers within this Commonwealth.

(2)  Importing distributors that import liquor from a foreign

country through a port located in this Commonwealth shall

receive from Pennsylvania Liquor Stores a bonus of two per

centum of the wholesale price of the imported liquor sold to

Pennsylvania Liquor Stores.

(3)  All importations of liquor into Pennsylvania by the

licensed importer shall be consigned to the board or the

principal place of business or authorized place of storage

maintained by the licensee.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.