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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY CLYMER, BAKER, BOYD, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DENLINGER, FLECK, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, MURT, PHILLIPS, STERN, STEVENSON, TALLMAN, TRUE AND VULAKOVICH, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, further providing for liquor licenses at licensed |
3 | facilities. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 1521 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes, amended January 7, 2010 (P.L.1, No.1), is |
8 | amended to read: |
9 | § 1521. Liquor licenses at licensed facilities. |
10 | (a) Reapplication.--Nothing in this part shall require a |
11 | person already licensed to sell liquor or malt or brewed |
12 | beverages to reapply for the license except in the manner set |
13 | forth in the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the |
14 | Liquor Code. |
15 | (b) License authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision |
16 | of law, a person holding a slot machine license which is also |
17 | licensed to sell liquor or malt or brewed beverages pursuant to |
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1 | the Liquor Code shall be permitted to sell[, furnish or give] |
2 | liquor or malt or brewed beverages on the unlicensed portion of |
3 | the licensed gaming facility so long as the liquor or malt or |
4 | brewed beverages remain on the facility. |
5 | (b.1) Liquor Code sanctions.--Notwithstanding any other |
6 | provision of law, a person holding a slot machine license that |
7 | also holds a license issued by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control |
8 | Board shall not be subject to the provisions of section 471(c) |
9 | of the Liquor Code. In addition, if a fine is imposed under |
10 | section 471(b) of the Liquor Code, it shall be for not less than |
11 | $250 nor more than $25,000. The prior citation history of the |
12 | slot machine licensee shall be considered in determining the |
13 | amount of the fine. |
14 | (c) Nonlicensees.--Notwithstanding any other provision of |
15 | law, a slot machine licensee which is not licensed to sell |
16 | liquor or malt or brewed beverages shall be entitled to apply to |
17 | the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for a restaurant liquor or |
18 | eating place retail dispenser license as permitted by section |
19 | 472 of the Liquor Code. The following shall apply: |
20 | (1) Licenses issued under this section shall not be |
21 | subject to: |
22 | (i) The proximity provisions of sections 402 and 404 |
23 | of the Liquor Code. |
24 | (ii) The quota restrictions of section 461 of the |
25 | Liquor Code. |
26 | (iii) The provisions of section 493(10) of the |
27 | Liquor Code except as they relate to lewd, immoral or |
28 | improper entertainment. |
29 | (iv) The prohibition against minors frequenting as |
30 | described in section 493(14) of the Liquor Code. |
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1 | (v) The cost and total display area limitations of |
2 | section 493(20)(i) of the Liquor Code. |
3 | (vi) Section 493(24)(ii) of the Liquor Code. |
4 | In addition, licenses issued under this section shall not be |
5 | subject to the provisions defining "restaurant" or "eating |
6 | place" in section 102 of the Liquor Code. |
7 | (2) Absent good cause shown consistent with the purposes |
8 | of this part, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board shall |
9 | approve an application for the license filed by a licensed |
10 | gaming entity within 60 days. |
11 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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