| SENATE AMENDED |
| PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 111, 394 | PRINTER'S NO. 2093 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WATERS, DONATUCCI, YOUNGBLOOD, KIRKLAND, PARKER, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, M. O'BRIEN, STABACK, PASHINSKI, VULAKOVICH, KOTIK AND CRUZ, JANUARY 30, 2009 |
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| SENATOR RAFFERTY, LAW AND JUSTICE, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, JUNE 10, 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 | providing for an exception to the interlocking business |
18 | prohibition; further exempting certain hotels from certain |
19 | requirements; and further providing for responsible alcohol |
20 | management. |
21 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
22 | hereby enacts as follows: |
23 | Section 1. Section 411(e) of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L. |
24 | 90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended June |
25 | 29, 1987 (P.L.32, No.14), is amended to read: |
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1 | Section 411. Interlocking Business Prohibited.--* * * |
2 | (e) Except as herein provided, no hotel, restaurant, retail |
3 | dispenser or club licensee, and no officer, director or |
4 | stockholder, agent or employe of any such licensee shall in any |
5 | wise be interested, directly or indirectly, in the ownership or |
6 | leasehold of any property or the equipment of any property or |
7 | any mortgage lien against the same, used by a distributor, |
8 | importing distributor, or by an importer or sacramental wine |
9 | licensee, in the conduct of his business; nor shall any hotel, |
10 | restaurant, retail dispenser or club licensee, or any officer, |
11 | director, stockholder, agent or employe of any such licensee, |
12 | either directly or indirectly, lend any moneys, credit, or give |
13 | anything of value or the equivalent thereof, to any distributor, |
14 | importing distributor, importer or sacramental wine licensee, |
15 | for equipping, fitting out, or maintaining and conducting, |
16 | either in whole or in part, an establishment used in the conduct |
17 | of his business. |
18 | The purpose of this section is to require a separation of the |
19 | financial and business interests between manufacturers and |
20 | holders of hotel or restaurant liquor licenses and, as herein |
21 | provided, of club licenses, issued under this article, and no |
22 | person shall, by any device whatsoever, directly or indirectly, |
23 | evade the provisions of the section. But in view of existing |
24 | economic conditions, nothing contained in this section shall be |
25 | construed to prohibit the ownership of property or conflicting |
26 | interest by a manufacturer of any place occupied by a licensee |
27 | under this article after the manufacturer has continuously owned |
28 | and had a conflicting interest in such place for a period of at |
29 | least five years prior to July eighteenth, one thousand nine |
30 | hundred thirty-five: Provided, however, That this clause shall |
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1 | not prohibit any hotel, restaurant or club liquor licensee from |
2 | owning land which is leased to, and the buildings thereon owned |
3 | by, a holder of a retail dispenser's license; and nothing in |
4 | this clause shall prevent the issuance of a retail dispenser's |
5 | license to a lessee of such lands who owns the buildings |
6 | thereon: And, provided further, That nothing contained in this |
7 | section shall be construed to prohibit any hotel, restaurant, |
8 | retail dispenser or club licensee or any officer, director or |
9 | stockholder, agent or employe of any such licensee from having a |
10 | financial or other interest, directly or indirectly in the |
11 | ownership or leasehold of any property or the equipment of any |
12 | property or any mortgage lien against same, used, leased by an |
13 | importer or sacramental wine licensee for the exclusive purpose |
14 | of maintaining commercial offices and on the condition that said |
15 | property is not used for the storage or sale of liquor or malt |
16 | or brewed beverages in any quantity: And, provided further, that |
17 | nothing contained herein shall prohibit an officer or member of |
18 | the board of a licensed privately owned private golf course |
19 | catering club from having an interest in a limited winery |
20 | license. |
21 | Section 2. Section 461(c) of the act, amended July 16, 2007 | <-- |
22 | (P.L.107, No.34), is amended to read: |
23 | Section 2. Section 461(b.3) and (c) of the act, amended or | <-- |
24 | added November 29, 2006 (P.L.1421, No.155) and July 16, 2007 |
25 | (P.L.107, No.34), are amended to read: |
26 | Section 461. Limiting Number of Retail Licenses To Be Issued |
27 | In Each County.--* * * |
28 | (b.3) (1) An intermunicipal transfer of a license or | <-- |
29 | issuance of a license for economic development under subsection |
30 | (b.1)(2)(i) must first be approved by the governing body of the |
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1 | receiving municipality when the total number of existing |
2 | restaurant liquor licenses and eating place retail dispenser |
3 | licenses in the receiving municipality equal or exceed one |
4 | license per three thousand inhabitants. Upon request for |
5 | approval of an intermunicipal transfer of a license or issuance |
6 | of an economic development license by an applicant, at least one |
7 | public hearing shall be held by the municipal governing body for |
8 | the purpose of receiving comments and recommendations of |
9 | interested individuals residing within the municipality |
10 | concerning the applicant's intent to transfer a license into the |
11 | municipality or acquire an economic development license from the |
12 | Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. The governing body shall, |
13 | within forty-five days of a request for approval, render a |
14 | decision by ordinance or resolution to approve or disapprove the |
15 | applicant's request for an intermunicipal transfer of a license |
16 | or issuance of an economic development license. The municipality |
17 | may approve the request. A decision by the governing body of the |
18 | municipality to deny the request may not be appealed. A copy of |
19 | the approval must be submitted with the license application. The |
20 | approval requirement shall not apply to licenses transferred |
21 | into a tax increment district created pursuant to the act of |
22 | July 11, 1990 (P.L.465, No.113), known as the "Tax Increment |
23 | Financing Act," located in a township of the second class that |
24 | is located within a county of the second class if the district |
25 | was created prior to December 31, 2002, and the governing body |
26 | of the township has adopted an agreement at a public meeting |
27 | that consents to the transfer of licenses into the tax increment |
28 | district. Failure by the governing body of the municipality to |
29 | render a decision within forty-five days of the applicant's |
30 | request for approval shall be deemed an approval of the |
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1 | application in terms as presented unless the governing body has |
2 | notified the applicant in writing of their election for an |
3 | extension of time not to exceed sixty days. Failure by the |
4 | governing body of the municipality to render a decision within |
5 | the extended time period shall be deemed an approval of the |
6 | application in terms as presented. |
7 | (2) An intramunicipal transfer of a license within a city of |
8 | the second class located within a county of the second class |
9 | must first be approved by the governing body. Upon request for |
10 | approval of an intramunicipal transfer of a license, at least |
11 | one public hearing shall be held by the municipal governing body |
12 | for the purpose of receiving comments and recommendations of |
13 | interested individuals residing within the municipality |
14 | concerning the applicant's intent to transfer a license within |
15 | the municipality. The governing body shall, within forty-five |
16 | days of a request for approval, render a decision by ordinance |
17 | or resolution to approve or disapprove the applicant's request |
18 | for an intramunicipal transfer of a license. The municipality |
19 | may approve the request. A decision by the governing body of the |
20 | municipality to deny the request may not be appealed. A copy of |
21 | the approval must be submitted with the license application. |
22 | Failure by the governing body of the municipality to render a |
23 | decision within forty-five days of the applicant's request for |
24 | approval shall be deemed an approval of the application in terms |
25 | as presented unless the governing body has notified the |
26 | applicant in writing of their election for an extension of time |
27 | not to exceed sixty days. Failure by the governing body of the |
28 | municipality to render a decision within the extended time |
29 | period shall be deemed an approval of the application in terms |
30 | as presented. |
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2 | (c) The word "hotel" as used in this section shall mean any |
3 | reputable place operated by a responsible person of good |
4 | reputation where the public may, for a consideration, obtain |
5 | sleeping accommodations, and which shall have the following |
6 | number of bedrooms and requirements in each case--at least one- |
7 | half of the required number of bedrooms shall be regularly |
8 | available to transient guests seven days weekly, except in |
9 | resort areas; at least one-third of such bedrooms shall be |
10 | equipped with hot and cold water, a lavatory, commode, bathtub |
11 | or shower and a clothes closet; and an additional one-third of |
12 | the total of such required rooms shall be equipped with lavatory |
13 | and commode: |
14 | (1) In municipalities having a population of less than three |
15 | thousand, at least twelve permanent bedrooms for the use of |
16 | guests. |
17 | (2) In municipalities having a population of three thousand |
18 | and more but less than ten thousand inhabitants, at least |
19 | sixteen permanent bedrooms for the use of guests. |
20 | (3) In municipalities having a population of ten thousand |
21 | and more but less than twenty-five thousand inhabitants, at |
22 | least thirty permanent bedrooms for the use of guests. |
23 | (4) In municipalities having a population of twenty-five |
24 | thousand and more but less than one hundred thousand |
25 | inhabitants, at least forty permanent bedrooms for the use of |
26 | guests. |
27 | (5) In municipalities having a population of one hundred |
28 | thousand and more inhabitants, at least fifty permanent bedrooms |
29 | for the use of guests. |
30 | (6) A public dining room or rooms operated by the same |
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1 | management accommodating at least thirty persons at one time and |
2 | a kitchen, apart from the dining room or rooms, in which food is |
3 | regularly prepared for the public. |
4 | (7) Each room to be considered a bedroom under the |
5 | requirements of this section shall have an area of not less than |
6 | eighty square feet and an outside window. |
7 | (8) The provisions of this subsection (c) shall not apply to |
8 | hotel licenses granted prior to the first day of September, one |
9 | thousand nine hundred forty-nine, or that have been granted on |
10 | any application made and pending prior to said date, nor to any |
11 | renewal or transfer thereof, or hotels under construction or for |
12 | which a bona fide contract had been entered into for |
13 | construction prior to said date. In such cases, the provisions |
14 | of section one of the act, approved the twenty-fourth day of |
15 | June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 806), |
16 | shall continue to apply. |
17 | (8.1) The provisions of this subsection (c) shall not apply |
18 | to hotel licenses that were granted prior to the first day of |
19 | January, [one thousand nine hundred sixty-five] one thousand |
20 | nine hundred sixty-six, in municipalities having a population of |
21 | less than ten thousand during the two thousand Federal Decennial |
22 | Census. Further, the provisions of this subsection (c) shall not |
23 | apply to hotel licenses that were granted prior to the first day |
24 | of September, one thousand nine hundred forty-nine, and that |
25 | lapsed not more than once, provided that the board issued the |
26 | hotel a new hotel license prior to the first day of January, one |
27 | thousand nine hundred seventy-one. In such cases, the provisions |
28 | of section one of the act, approved the twenty-fourth day of |
29 | June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 806), |
30 | shall continue to apply. |
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1 | (9) Upon application to and subject to inspection by the |
2 | board, hotel licensees under clause (8) of this subsection shall |
3 | no longer be required to maintain bedrooms for public |
4 | accommodation. However, areas required and designated as |
5 | bedrooms for public accommodation prior to the effective date of |
6 | this clause may not subsequently be used as licensed serving |
7 | area. Such area may be used as licensed storage area consistent |
8 | with this act and existing regulations. |
9 | (9.1) Upon application to and subject to inspection by the |
10 | board, hotel licensees under clause (8.1) of this subsection |
11 | shall no longer be required to maintain bedrooms for public |
12 | accommodation. However, areas required and designated as |
13 | bedrooms for public accommodation prior to the effective date of |
14 | this clause may not subsequently be used as licensed serving |
15 | areas. Such areas may be used as licensed storage area |
16 | consistent with this act and existing regulations. |
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18 | Section 3. Section 471.1 of the act is amended by adding a |
19 | subsection to read: |
20 | Section 471.1. Responsible Alcohol Management.--* * * |
21 | (g) Unless successfully completed prior to appointment, a |
22 | manager appointed by any restaurant, eating place retail |
23 | dispenser, hotel, club or distributor licensee shall be required |
24 | to complete the manager/owner training under subsection (c) |
25 | within 180 days of approval of appointment by the board. |
26 | Section 4. The addition of section 471.1(g) of the act shall |
27 | apply to the appointment of managers made pursuant to |
28 | applications for appointment, license transfer and applications |
29 | for new licenses filed with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control |
30 | Board after the effective date of this section. |
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1 | Section 5. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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