(a) "Soft drinks."
(1) All nonalcoholic beverages, whether carbonated or
not, such as soda water, ginger ale, Coca Cola, lime cola,
Pepsi Cola, Dr Pepper, fruit juice when plain or carbonated
water, flavoring or syrup is added, carbonated water,
orangeade, lemonade, root beer or any and all preparations,
commonly referred to as soft drinks, of whatsoever kind, and
are further described as including any and all beverages,
commonly referred to as soft drinks, which are made with or
without the use of any syrup.
(2) The term does not include natural fruit or vegetable
juices or their concentrates, or noncarbonated fruit juice
drinks containing not less than 25% by volume of natural
fruit juices or of fruit juice which has been reconstituted
to its original state, or natural concentrated fruit or
vegetable juices reconstituted to their original state,
whether any of the natural juices are frozen or unfrozen,
sweetened or unsweetened, seasoned with salt or spice or
unseasoned. The term also does not include coffee, coffee
substitutes, tea, cocoa, natural fluid milk or noncarbonated
drinks made from milk derivatives.
(b) "Maintaining a place of business in this Commonwealth."
(1) Having, maintaining or using within this
Commonwealth, either directly or through a subsidiary,
representative or an agent, an office, distribution house,
sales house, warehouse, service enterprise or other place of
business; or any agent of general or restricted authority, or
representative, irrespective of whether the place of
business, representative or agent is located in this
Commonwealth, permanently or temporarily, or whether the
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