THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, DALEY, KILLION, KORTZ, MANN, MILLARD AND MOUL, FEBRUARY 23, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, FEBRUARY 23, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled, as

reenacted, "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and

malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating

and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and

restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,

consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding

in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic

liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the

persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and

duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing

for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores,

for the payment of certain license fees to the respective

municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain

nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure

without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;

providing for local option, and repealing existing laws,"

further providing for applicants for wine auction permits.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 408.12(a) of the act of April 12, 1951

(P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended

June 29, 1987 (P.L.32, No.14) and amended July 16, 2007 (P.L.

107, No.34), is amended to read:

Section 408.12.  Wine Auction Permits.--(a)  Upon application

of:

(1)  any nonprofit hospital;

(2)  any nonprofit public television station which is a

member of the Pennsylvania Public Television Network;

(3)  any orchestra located in a county of the first, second

or third class which is operated by a nonprofit corporation;

(4)  any museum located in a county of the first, second or

third class which is operated by a nonprofit corporation;

(5)  any nonprofit corporation located in any county of the

third class which trains and places dogs for people who are

physically handicapped;

(6)  any nationally recognized community-based voluntary

health organization committed to fighting cancer which has been

in existence for at least ninety years;

(7)  any nationally recognized emergency response

organization that offers humanitarian care to victims of war or

natural disaster and has been in existence for at least one

hundred twenty-five years;

(8)  any nationally recognized organization whose purpose is

to serve as an agent to collect funds for local charities, as

well as to coordinate relief services, counsel and refer clients

to cooperating agencies and make emergency assistance grants and

has been in existence for at least one hundred twenty years;

[or]

(9)  any hospice as defined under section 802.1 of the act of

July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the "Health Care

Facilities Act"; or

(10)  any university which is a member of the Association of

Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania and which

is located in a township of the second class in a county of the

third class;

and upon payment of a fee of thirty dollars ($30) per day, the

board shall issue a wine auction permit good for a period of not

more than four consecutive or nonconsecutive days per calendar

year.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.