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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 64, 638, 996 | PRINTER'S NO. 1208 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY EARLL AND FERLO, JANUARY 29, 2009 |
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| AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JUNE 23, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled, as |
2 | reenacted, "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and |
3 | malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating |
4 | and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and |
5 | restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession, |
6 | consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding |
7 | in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic |
8 | liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the |
9 | persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and |
10 | duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing |
11 | for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores, |
12 | for the payment of certain license fees to the respective |
13 | municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain |
14 | nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure |
15 | without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures; |
16 | providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," |
17 | further defining for the definition of "eligible entity" and |
18 | adding definitions; further providing for general powers of |
19 | the board, for wine marketing and for Sunday retail sales by |
20 | Pennsylvania Liquor Stores; and, in licenses and regulations |
21 | relating to liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, |
22 | further providing for interlocking businesses prohibited, for |
23 | number and kinds of licenses allowed same licensee and, for | <-- |
24 | unlawful acts relative to liquor, malt and brewed beverages |
25 | and licenses issued and for limited wineries. | <-- |
26 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
27 | hereby enacts as follows: |
28 | Section 1. The definition of "eligible entity" in section |
29 | 102 of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the |
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1 | Liquor Code, reenacted and amended June 29, 1987 (P.L.32, |
2 | No.14), and amended November 29, 2006 (P.L.1421, No.155), is |
3 | amended and the section is amended by adding definitions to |
4 | read: |
5 | Section 102. Definitions.--The following words or phrases, |
6 | unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the |
7 | meanings ascribed to them in this section: |
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9 | "Eligible entity" shall mean a city of the third class, a |
10 | hospital, a church, a synagogue, a volunteer fire company, a |
11 | volunteer ambulance company, a volunteer rescue squad, a unit of |
12 | a nationally chartered club which has been issued a club liquor |
13 | license, a club in a city of the third class which has been |
14 | issued a club liquor license and which, as of December 31, 2002, |
15 | has been in existence for at least 100 years, a library, a |
16 | nationally accredited Pennsylvania nonprofit zoological |
17 | institution licensed by the United States Department of |
18 | Agriculture, a nonprofit agricultural association in existence |
19 | for at least ten years, a bona fide sportsmen's club in |
20 | existence for at least ten years, a nationally chartered |
21 | veterans' organization and any affiliated lodge or subdivision |
22 | of such organization, a fraternal benefit society that is |
23 | licensed to do business in this Commonwealth and any affiliated |
24 | lodge or subdivision of such fraternal benefit society, a museum |
25 | operated by a nonprofit corporation in a city of the third class |
26 | or township of the first class, a nonprofit corporation engaged |
27 | in the performing arts in a city of the third class, borough or |
28 | in an incorporated town, an arts council, a nonprofit |
29 | corporation that operates an arts facility or museum in a city |
30 | of the third class in the county of the fourth class, a |
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1 | nonprofit organization as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the |
2 | Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § |
3 | 501(c)(3)) whose purpose is to protect the architectural |
4 | heritage of boroughs and which has been recognized as such by a |
5 | municipal resolution, a nonprofit organization as defined under |
6 | section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public |
7 | Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) conducting a regatta in a |
8 | city of the second class with the permit to be used on State |
9 | park grounds or conducting a family-oriented celebration as part |
10 | of Welcome America in a city of the first class on property |
11 | leased from that city for more than fifty years, a nonprofit |
12 | organization as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal |
13 | Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) whose purpose is to |
14 | raise funds for the research and treatment of cystic fibrosis, a |
15 | nonprofit organization as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the |
16 | Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) whose |
17 | purpose is to educate the public on issues dealing with |
18 | watershed conservation, a nonprofit organization as defined |
19 | under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 |
20 | (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) whose purpose is to |
21 | provide equine assisted activities for children and adults with |
22 | special needs, a nonprofit economic development agency in a city |
23 | of the second class with the primary function to serve as an |
24 | economic generator for the greater southwestern Pennsylvania |
25 | region by attracting and supporting film, television and related |
26 | media industry projects and coordinating government and business |
27 | offices in support of a production, a county tourist promotion |
28 | agency as defined in section 3(1) of the act of April 28, 1961 |
29 | (P.L.111, No.50), known as the "Tourist Promotion Law," and |
30 | located in a city of the third class in a county of the fourth |
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1 | class or located in a township of the second class in a county |
2 | of the fifth class, a junior league in a third class county that |
3 | is a nonprofit organization as defined under section 501(c)(3) |
4 | of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) |
5 | that is comprised of women whose purpose is exclusively |
6 | educational and charitable in promoting the volunteerism of |
7 | women and developing and participating in community projects and |
8 | that has been in existence for over seventy years, a nonprofit |
9 | organization as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal |
10 | Code of 1986 which is located in counties of the second class A |
11 | and of the third class and whose purpose is the education and |
12 | promotion of American history [or], a nonprofit organization as | <-- |
13 | defined under section [501(C)(6)] 501(c)(6) of the Internal |
14 | Revenue Code of 1986 which is located in a city of the third |
15 | class in a county of the third class and whose purpose is to |
16 | support business and industry or a brewery which has been issued | <-- |
17 | a license to manufacture malt or brewed beverages and has been |
18 | in existence for at least 100 years. |
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20 | "Satellite wine store" shall mean a wine kiosk operated by |
21 | the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, together with the space |
22 | in which it is located. |
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24 | Section 2. Section 207 of the act is amended by adding a |
25 | subsection to read: |
26 | Section 207. General Powers of Board.--Under this act, the |
27 | board shall have the power and its duty shall be: |
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29 | (l) To establish and implement a customer relations |
30 | marketing program for the purpose of offering incentives, such |
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1 | as coupons or discounts on certain products, to customers of the |
2 | board. |
3 | Section 3. Section 215 of the act, amended December 30, 2003 |
4 | (P.L.423, No.59), is amended to read: |
5 | Section 215. Wine and Spirits Marketing.-- |
6 | (e) The board is authorized to participate in or sponsor |
7 | wine and spirits events for the purpose of educating consumers |
8 | as to the wines and spirits available in this Commonwealth. The |
9 | wine and spirits to be used for the event may be acquired |
10 | through the State store system or may be donated from outside |
11 | this Commonwealth. Participation in the tastings may be |
12 | conditioned on the purchase of a ticket to the event. The event |
13 | may include events occurring on premises licensed by the board, |
14 | and the board may sell wine and spirits for off-premises |
15 | consumption in an area designated by the board for such sale. |
16 | Section 3.1. Section 301 of the act is amended to read: | <-- |
17 | Section 301. Board to Establish State Liquor Stores.--(a) |
18 | The board shall establish, operate and maintain at such places |
19 | throughout the Commonwealth as it shall deem essential and |
20 | advisable, stores to be known as "Pennsylvania Liquor Stores," |
21 | for the sale of liquor and alcohol in accordance with the |
22 | provisions of and the regulations made under this act; except |
23 | that no store not so already located shall be located within |
24 | three hundred feet of any elementary or secondary school, nor |
25 | within a dry municipality without there first having been a |
26 | referendum approving such location, nor shall any such store |
27 | have an interior connection or interior passageway with an |
28 | establishment that allows its patrons to bring their own liquor |
29 | or alcohol for consumption on the premises whether or not the |
30 | establishment possesses a license issued by the board. When the |
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1 | board shall have determined upon the location of a liquor store |
2 | in any municipality, it shall give notice of such location by |
3 | public advertisement in two newspapers of general circulation. |
4 | In cities of the first class, the location shall also be posted |
5 | for a period of at least fifteen days following its |
6 | determination by the board as required in section 403(g) of this |
7 | act. The notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the |
8 | outside of the premises in which the proposed store is to |
9 | operate or, in the event that a new structure is to be built in |
10 | a similarly visible location. If, within five days after the |
11 | appearance of such advertisement, or of the last day upon which |
12 | the notice was posted, fifteen or more taxpayers residing within |
13 | a quarter of a mile of such location, or the City Solicitor of |
14 | the city of the first class, shall file a protest with the court |
15 | of common pleas of the county averring that the location is |
16 | objectionable because of its proximity to a church, a school, or |
17 | to private residences, the court shall forthwith hold a hearing |
18 | affording an opportunity to the protestants and to the board to |
19 | present evidence. The court shall render its decision |
20 | immediately upon the conclusion of the testimony and from the |
21 | decision there shall be no appeal. If the court shall determine |
22 | that the proposed location is undesirable for the reasons set |
23 | forth in the protest, the board shall abandon it and find |
24 | another location. The board may establish, operate and maintain |
25 | such establishments for storing and testing liquors as it shall |
26 | deem expedient to carry out its powers and duties under this |
27 | act. |
28 | (b) The board may lease the necessary premises for such |
29 | stores or establishments, but all such leases shall be made |
30 | through the Department of General Services as agent of the |
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1 | board. The board, through the Department of General Services, |
2 | shall have authority to purchase such equipment and appointments |
3 | as may be required in the operation of such stores or |
4 | establishments. |
5 | Section 4. Section 304 of the act, amended December 8, 2004 |
6 | (P.L.1810, No.239), is amended to read: |
7 | Section 304. When Sales May Be Made at Pennsylvania Liquor |
8 | Stores.--(a) Except as provided for in subsection (b), every |
9 | Pennsylvania Liquor Store shall be open for business week days, |
10 | except holidays as that term is defined in section 102. The |
11 | board may, with the approval of the Governor, temporarily close |
12 | any store in any municipality. |
13 | (b) Certain Pennsylvania Liquor Stores operated by the board |
14 | shall be open for Sunday retail sales between the hours of noon |
15 | and five o'clock postmeridian, except that no Sunday sales shall |
16 | occur on Easter Sunday or Christmas day. The board shall open up |
17 | to twenty-five per centum of the total number of Pennsylvania |
18 | Liquor Stores at its discretion for Sunday sales as provided for |
19 | in this subsection. The twenty-five per centum limitation shall |
20 | not apply to the board's operation of satellite wine kiosks. The |
21 | board shall submit yearly reports to the Appropriations and the |
22 | Law and Justice Committees of the Senate and the Appropriations |
23 | and the Liquor Control Committees of the House of |
24 | Representatives summarizing the total dollar value of sales |
25 | under this section. |
26 | Section 5. Sections 411(e) and 438(c) of the act are amended |
27 | to read: |
28 | Section 411. Interlocking Business Prohibited.--* * * |
29 | (e) Except as herein provided, no hotel, restaurant, retail |
30 | dispenser or club licensee, and no officer, director or |
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1 | stockholder, agent or employe of any such licensee shall in any |
2 | wise be interested, directly or indirectly, in the ownership or |
3 | leasehold of any property or the equipment of any property or |
4 | any mortgage lien against the same, used by a distributor, |
5 | importing distributor, or by an importer or sacramental wine |
6 | licensee, in the conduct of his business; nor shall any hotel, |
7 | restaurant, retail dispenser or club licensee, or any officer, |
8 | director, stockholder, agent or employe of any such licensee, |
9 | either directly or indirectly, lend any moneys, credit, or give |
10 | anything of value or the equivalent thereof, to any distributor, |
11 | importing distributor, importer or sacramental wine licensee, |
12 | for equipping, fitting out, or maintaining and conducting, |
13 | either in whole or in part, an establishment used in the conduct |
14 | of his business. |
15 | The purpose of this section is to require a separation of the |
16 | financial and business interests between manufacturers and |
17 | holders of hotel or restaurant liquor licenses and, as herein |
18 | provided, of club licenses, issued under this article, and no |
19 | person shall, by any device whatsoever, directly or indirectly, |
20 | evade the provisions of the section. But in view of existing |
21 | economic conditions, nothing contained in this section shall be |
22 | construed to prohibit the ownership of property or conflicting |
23 | interest by a manufacturer of any place occupied by a licensee |
24 | under this article after the manufacturer has continuously owned |
25 | and had a conflicting interest in such place for a period of at |
26 | least five years prior to July eighteenth, one thousand nine |
27 | hundred thirty-five: Provided, however, That this clause shall |
28 | not prohibit any hotel, restaurant or club liquor licensee from |
29 | owning land which is leased to, and the buildings thereon owned |
30 | by, a holder of a retail dispenser's license; and nothing in |
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1 | this clause shall prevent the issuance of a retail dispenser's |
2 | license to a lessee of such lands who owns the buildings |
3 | thereon: And, provided further, That nothing contained in this |
4 | section shall be construed to prohibit any hotel, restaurant, |
5 | retail dispenser or club licensee or any officer, director or |
6 | stockholder, agent or employe of any such licensee from having a |
7 | financial or other interest, directly or indirectly in the |
8 | ownership or leasehold of any property or the equipment of any |
9 | property or any mortgage lien against same, used, leased by an |
10 | importer or sacramental wine licensee for the exclusive purpose |
11 | of maintaining commercial offices and on the condition that said |
12 | property is not used for the storage or sale of liquor or malt |
13 | or brewed beverages in any quantity[.]: And, provided further, |
14 | That nothing contained in this section shall be construed to |
15 | prohibit a member of the governing board of a public authority |
16 | created under subdivision (n) of Article XXIII of the act of |
17 | August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The County Code," |
18 | from having an interest in a distributor or importing |
19 | distributor license notwithstanding the fact that the public |
20 | authority has an interest in one or more retail licenses or acts |
21 | as a landlord for one or more retail licenses: And, provided |
22 | further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this |
23 | section, an entity may acquire both a manufacturer's license or |
24 | a limited winery license and a hotel, restaurant or retail |
25 | dispenser license for use at the same location and more than one |
26 | location may be so licensed. The licenses and a person's |
27 | interest in the licenses or in the entity holding the licenses |
28 | shall not be subject to this section. |
29 | Section 438. Number and Kinds of Licenses Allowed Same |
30 | Licensee.--* * * |
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1 | (c) No person shall possess more than one class of license, |
2 | except that a holder of a retail dispenser's license may also be |
3 | a holder of a retail liquor license[.]: Provided, however, That |
4 | nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit |
5 | a member of the governing board of a public authority created |
6 | under subdivision (n) of Article XXIII of the act of August 9, |
7 | 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The County Code," from having |
8 | an interest in a distributor or importing distributor license |
9 | notwithstanding the fact that the public authority has an |
10 | interest in one or more retail licenses or acts as a landlord |
11 | for one or more retail licenses: And, provided further, That |
12 | notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an entity |
13 | may acquire both a manufacturer's license or a limited winery |
14 | license and a hotel, restaurant or retail dispenser license for |
15 | use at the same location and more than one location may be so |
16 | licensed. The licenses and a person's interest in the licenses |
17 | or in the entity holding the licenses shall not be subject to |
18 | this section. |
19 | Section 6. Section 443(g) of the act, amended May 31, 1996 |
20 | (P.L.312, No.49), is amended to read: |
21 | Section 443. Interlocking Business Prohibited.--* * * |
22 | (g) The purpose of this section is to require a separation |
23 | of the financial and business interests between the various |
24 | classes of business regulated by subdivision (B) of this |
25 | article, and no person or corporation shall, by any device |
26 | whatsoever, directly or indirectly, evade the provisions of this |
27 | section. But in view of existing economic conditions, nothing |
28 | contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the |
29 | ownership of property or conflicting interest by a malt or |
30 | brewed beverage manufacturer of any place occupied by a |
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1 | distributor, importing distributor or retail dispenser after the |
2 | manufacturer has continuously owned and had a conflicting |
3 | interest in such place for a period of at least five years prior |
4 | to the eighteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred thirty- |
5 | five: Provided, however, That a holder of a manufacturer's |
6 | license under section 431(a) who is eligible to operate a |
7 | brewery pub under section 446(2) or a limited winery as provided |
8 | for under section 505.2 may also hold and operate under a hotel |
9 | liquor license, a restaurant liquor license or a malt and brewed |
10 | beverages retail license on the manufacturer's or limited |
11 | winery's licensed premises. The hotel liquor license or |
12 | restaurant liquor license or the malt and brewed beverages |
13 | retail license shall be acquired by the manufacturer or limited |
14 | winery subject to section 461 and shall satisfy all requirements |
15 | for each respective license[.]: And, provided further, That |
16 | nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit |
17 | a member of the governing board of a public authority created |
18 | under subdivision (n) of Article XXIII of the act of August 9, |
19 | 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The County Code," from having |
20 | an interest in a distributor or importing distributor license |
21 | notwithstanding the fact that the public authority has an |
22 | interest in one or more retail licenses or acts as a landlord |
23 | for one or more retail licenses. |
24 | The term "manufacturer" as used in this section shall include |
25 | manufacturers of malt or brewed beverages as defined in this act |
26 | and any person manufacturing any malt or brewed beverages |
27 | outside of this Commonwealth. |
28 | Section 7. Section 493(24)(ii) of the act, amended November |
29 | 29, 2006 (P.L.1421, No.155), is amended to read: |
30 | Section 493. Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, Malt and |
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1 | Brewed Beverages and Licensees.--The term "licensee," when used |
2 | in this section, shall mean those persons licensed under the |
3 | provisions of Article IV, unless the context clearly indicates |
4 | otherwise. |
5 | It shall be unlawful-- |
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7 | (24) * * * |
8 | (ii) Notwithstanding subclause (i) or any other provision of |
9 | law, a holder of a restaurant license that is also approved to |
10 | hold a slot machine license or a conditional slot machine |
11 | license under 4 Pa.C.S. Part II (relating to gaming) may give |
12 | liquor and malt or brewed beverages free of charge to any person |
13 | actively engaged in playing a slot machine. |
14 | (iii) Notwithstanding subclause (i) or any other provision |
15 | of law, the board may establish and implement a customer |
16 | relations marketing program for the purpose of offering |
17 | incentives, such as coupons or discounts on certain products |
18 | which may be conditioned upon the purchase of liquor, to |
19 | customers of the board. |
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21 | Section 8. Section 505 of the act, amended December 21, 1998 |
22 | (P.L.1202, No.155), is amended to read: |
23 | Section 505. Licenses Issued.--Upon receipt of the |
24 | application in the form herein provided and the proper fees, the |
25 | board may grant to such applicant a license to engage in, (a) |
26 | the operation of a limited winery or a winery; or, (b) the |
27 | manufacturing, producing, distilling, developing, or using in |
28 | the process of manufacturing, denaturing, redistilling, |
29 | recovering, rectifying, blending and reusing of alcohol and |
30 | liquor; or, (c) the holding in bond of alcohol and liquor; or, |
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1 | (d) the holding in storage, as bailee for hire, of alcohol, |
2 | liquor and malt or brewed beverages; or, (e) the transporting |
3 | for hire of alcohol, liquor and malt or brewed beverages. Such |
4 | licenses may be transferred from one person to another or from |
5 | one location to another, or both. Every applicant for a transfer |
6 | of such licenses shall file a written application with the |
7 | board, together with a filing fee of five hundred fifty dollars |
8 | ($550) if the transfer is to a new location, six hundred fifty |
9 | dollars ($650) if the transfer is to a new person, or seven |
10 | hundred dollars ($700) if the transfer is to a new person for |
11 | use at a new location. Whenever such a license is transferred, |
12 | no license or other fees shall be required from the persons to |
13 | whom such transfer is made for the portion of the license period |
14 | for which the license fee has been paid by the transferor. |
15 | Section 9. Section 505.2(a) of the act is amended by adding | <-- |
16 | a clause to read: |
17 | Section 505.2. Limited Wineries.--(a) In the interest of |
18 | promoting tourism and recreational development in Pennsylvania, |
19 | holders of a limited winery license may: |
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21 | (6.4) Store alcoholic cider, wine and wine coolers produced |
22 | by the limited winery at no more than two (2) board-approved |
23 | locations other than the licensed premises and those premises |
24 | referenced in clause (3) pertaining to the five (5) board- |
25 | approved locations for the sale of wine, with no bottling or |
26 | production requirement at those additional locations and under |
27 | such conditions and regulations as the board may enforce. If two |
28 | (2) or more businesses will operate out of the same storage |
29 | facility, the limited winery must designate specific and |
30 | distinct areas for its storage. The limited winery's designated |
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1 | storage area must be secured and no one other than the licensee |
2 | and his employees may be allowed access to the storage area. No |
3 | board-approved manager will be necessary for the storage |
4 | facility. The limited winery must fill out an application for |
5 | such an additional board-approved storage location, and such |
6 | location shall count as one of the two permitted for each |
7 | limited winery. The limited winery is responsible for keeping |
8 | only its own complete records. A limited winery may be cited for |
9 | a violation of the recordkeeping requirements of sections 512 |
10 | and 513 pertaining to its own records only. |
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12 | Section 9 10. This act shall take effect in 60 days. | <-- |
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