THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY WATERS, V. BROWN, MURT, SANTONI, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, D. COSTA, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, JOSEPHS, SABATINA, STURLA AND SWANGER, APRIL 28, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, APRIL 28, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled, as

reenacted, "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and

malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating

and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and

restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,

consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding

in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic

liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the

persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and

duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing

for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores,

for the payment of certain license fees to the respective

municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain

nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure

without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;

providing for local option, and repealing existing laws,"

further providing for responsible alcohol management.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 471.1 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), is amended by adding a subsection to

read:

Section 471.1.  Responsible Alcohol Management.--* * *

(g)  Unless successfully completed prior to appointment, a

manager appointed by any restaurant, eating place retail

dispenser, hotel, club or distributor licensee shall be required

to complete the manager/owner training under subsection (c)

within one hundred eighty days of approval of appointment by the

board.

Section 2.  The addition of section 471.1(g) of the act shall

apply to the appointment of managers made pursuant to

applications for appointment, license transfer and applications

for new licenses filed with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control

Board after the effective date of this section.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.