PRINTER'S NO. 3914
No. 2827 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY MELIO, CASORIO, STETLER, HALUSKA, WOJNAROSKI,
GIGLIOTTI, BEBKO-JONES, GEIST, ORIE, CLARK, HARHAI, BELFANTI,
BENNINGHOFF, CURRY, TRELLO, C. WILLIAMS, CORPORA, DONATUCCI,
BROWNE, CORRIGAN, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, CALTAGIRONE, MAYERNIK,
MANDERINO, SHANER, COLAFELLA, JAROLIN, TANGRETTI, LEVDANSKY,
HORSEY, ROONEY, VITALI, OLIVER, McCALL, COLAIZZO, GORDNER,
DALEY, M. COHEN, BISHOP, LUCYK, LESCOVITZ, SCRIMENTI, SURRA,
MUNDY AND COY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
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 further providing for sales by Pennsylvania Liquor Stores.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Section 305 of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90,
21 No.21), known as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended June 29,
22 1987 (P.L.32, No.14), is amended by adding a subsection to read:
1 Section 305. Sales by Pennsylvania Liquor Stores.--* * *
2 (i) Every Pennsylvania Liquor Store shall utilize an age-
3 verification scanning device to verify the age of an individual
4 who attempts to purchase liquor or alcohol from the store. As
5 used in this subsection, the term "age-verification scanning
6 device" means an electronic device which, under technical
7 specifications established by the Department of Transportation,
8 is capable of verifying an individual's date of birth as encoded
9 on the individual's driver's license or other form of
10 identification.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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