PRINTER'S NO. 2384
No. 1811 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY HERMAN, BAKER, BASTIAN, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CLYMER, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, GEORGE, GERGELY, KAUFFMAN,
LaGROTTA, LEDERER, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, SATHER, SCAVELLO,
SIPTROTH, E. Z. TAYLOR, WILT AND WOJNAROSKI, JUNE 29, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, JUNE 29, 2005
AN ACT
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 prohibiting the use of credit cards for online purchase of
18 alcohol by nonlicensees.
19 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
20 hereby enacts as follows:
21 Section 1. Section 493 of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90,
22 No.21), known as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended June 29,
23 1987 (P.L.32, No.14), is amended by adding a clause to read:
24 Section 493. Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, Malt and
25 Brewed Beverages and Licensees.--The term "licensee," when used
1 in this section, shall mean those persons licensed under the
2 provisions of Article IV, unless the context clearly indicates
3 otherwise.
4 It shall be unlawful--
5 * * *
6 (31) Use of Credit Cards for Online Liquor Purchases. For
7 any nonlicensee to purchase any liquor online with a credit card
8 except for direct shipment as provided for in section 488.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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