PRINTER'S NO. 3463

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2632 Session of 1992


        INTRODUCED BY STEIGHNER, STABACK, COLAIZZO, MERRY, FLEAGLE,
           MARSICO, SEMMEL, KASUNIC, CARONE, NAILOR, HESS, HAYES, COY,
           GERLACH, BUNT, BILLOW, McCALL, REBER, CARLSON, FARMER, GEIST,
           HECKLER, GLADECK, HALUSKA, COLAFELLA, JADLOWIEC, NOYE, RUDY,
           PESCI, MICOZZIE, TOMLINSON, ADOLPH, DERMODY, BOWLEY,
           E. Z. TAYLOR, PETRONE, FLICK, KENNEY, HASAY AND ANDERSON,
           MAY 4, 1992

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MAY 4, 1992

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
     2     act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
     3     and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
     4     taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
     5     collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
     6     for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
     7     imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
     8     employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
     9     and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
    10     penalties," further providing for the definition of the term
    11     "insect control."

    12     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    13  hereby enacts as follows:
    14     Section 1.  Section 201(z) of the act of March 4, 1971
    15  (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, amended
    16  December 13, 1991 (P.L.373, No.40), is amended to read:
    17     Section 201.  Definitions.--The following words, terms and
    18  phrases when used in this Article II shall have the meaning
    19  ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
    20  clearly indicates a different meaning:

     1     * * *
     2     (z)  "Disinfecting or pest control services."  Providing
     3  disinfecting, termite control, insect control, rodent control or
     4  other pest control services. Such services include, but are not
     5  limited to, deodorant servicing of rest rooms, washroom
     6  sanitation service, rest room cleaning service, extermination
     7  service or fumigating service. As used in this clause, the term
     8  "fumigating service" shall not include the fumigation of
     9  agricultural commodities or containers used for agricultural
    10  commodities. As used in this clause, the term "insect control"
    11  shall not include the spraying of trees [which are harvested for
    12  commercial purposes] for gypsy moth control.
    13     * * *
    14     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.











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