AN ACT

 

1Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled, as
2reenacted, "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and
3malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating
4and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and
5restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,
6consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding
7in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic
8liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the
9persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and
10duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing
11for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores,
12for the payment of certain license fees to the respective
13municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain
14nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure
15without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;
16providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," in
17licenses and regulations, further providing for license fees.

18The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19hereby enacts as follows:

20Section 1.  Section 405(c) of the act of April 12, 1951
21(P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended
22June 29, 1987 (P.L.32, No.14) and amended  April 29, 1994
23(P.L.212, No.30), is amended to read:

24Section 405.  License Fees.--* * *

25(c)  [All]

1(1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 801(b) and 
2subject to paragraph (2), all license fees authorized under this
3section shall be collected by the board for the use of the
4municipalities in which such fees were collected[.] so long as 
5those municipalities have a local police force.

6(2)  Any license fees authorized under this section that are
7collected by the board from a municipality that does not have
8its own police force shall be transferred to the enforcement
9bureau.

10* * *

11Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.