H1196B1726A02195 AJB:NLH 06/16/15 #90 A02195
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1196
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE ACOSTA
Printer's No. 1726
Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by inserting after "laws,""
in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;
and,
Amend Bill, page 1, line 20, by inserting after "licenses"
and for unlawful acts relative to liquor, alcohol and liquor
licensees
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 23 through 26, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. The definitions of "alcohol," "denatured alcohol"
and "liquor" in section 102 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), are amended and the section is
amended by adding a definition to read:
Section 102. Definitions.--The following words or phrases,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section:
"Alcohol" shall mean ethyl alcohol of any degree of proof
originally produced by the distillation of any fermented liquid,
whether rectified or diluted with or without water, whatever may
be the origin thereof, and shall include powdered or crystalline
alcohol and synthetic ethyl alcohol, but shall not mean or
include ethyl alcohol, whether or not diluted, that has been
denatured or otherwise rendered unfit for beverage purposes.
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"Denatured alcohol" shall mean and include all alcohol or any
compound thereof which by the admixture of such denaturing
material or materials is rendered unfit for use as a beverage.
The term shall not include powdered or crystalline alcohol.
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"Liquor" shall mean and include any alcoholic, spirituous,
vinous, fermented or other alcoholic beverage, powdered or
crystalline alcohol, or combination of liquors and mixed liquor
a part of which is spirituous, vinous, fermented or otherwise
alcoholic, including all drinks or drinkable liquids,
preparations or mixtures, and reused, recovered or redistilled
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denatured alcohol usable or taxable for beverage purposes which
contain more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume,
except pure ethyl alcohol and malt or brewed beverages.
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"Powdered or crystalline alcohol" shall mean a powdered or
crystalline product prepared or sold for either direct use or
reconstitution for human consumption that contains any amount of
alcohol when hydrolyzed.
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Section 2. Section 431(d)(2) of the act, amended December
20, 1996 (P.L.1513, No.196), is amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 23 and 24
Section 3. Section 491 of the act is amended by adding a
paragraph to read:
Section 491. Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, Alcohol and
Liquor Licensees.--
It shall be unlawful--
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(15) Possession, purchase, sale or use of powdered or
crystalline alcohol. For any person to possess, purchase, sell,
offer to sell or use powdered or crystalline alcohol. This
paragraph shall not apply to commercial or industrial use
specifically approved by State law, a hospital that operates
primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research, a
State institution conducting bona fide research, a private
college or university conducting bona fide research or a
pharmaceutical company conducting bona fide research.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 24, by striking out "2" and
inserting
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