PRINTER'S NO. 969
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
163
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY R. MACKENZIE, KAUFER, GILLEN, ADAMS, GUENST,
KAUFFMAN, M. MACKENZIE, MARCELL, OWLETT, PICKETT, PROBST AND
RADER, APRIL 24, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, APRIL 24, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
penalties," in sales and use tax, further providing for
exclusions from tax.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 204 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended by
adding a clause to read:
Section 204. Exclusions from Tax.--The tax imposed by
section 202 shall not be imposed upon any of the following:
* * *
(76) The sale at retail or use of food that is purchased
exclusively for household pets. For the purposes of this clause,
the term "household pets" means a fully domesticated animal
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owned for personal companionship, including a dog, cat, reptile,
bird or rodent.
Section 2. The addition of section 204(76) of the act shall
apply to the sale at retail or use after July 1, 2023.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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