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- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Act of May 21, 2020, No. 21 (H.B. 327, P.N. 3678), amending the Liquor Code, 47 P.S. § 1-101 et seq. (adding § 417)
- Issued
- 2020-05-21 May 21, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-21
- End
- Tied to the disaster emergency (ended June 10, 2021; PLCB advised licensees the authority ended June 15, 2021 per contemporaneous reports) (read as 2021-06-10)
- In force
- May 21, 2020 to June 10, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Alcohol and barsOther
- Addressees
- hotel and restaurant liquor licensees
- Functions reached
- BA bar sales converted to take-out
- TO takeout
- CB
- Collection
- Pennsylvania PA
Operative words
Section 417. Prepared Beverages and Mixed Drinks for Off-Premises Consumption During Disaster Emergency.--(a) The [holder of a restaurant or hotel] license that lost more than twenty-five per centum (25%) of the [average monthly total sales during the disaster] emergency, may sell prepared beverages and mixed drinks for [off-premises consumption]... 'Prepared beverage and mixed drink' shall mean a sealed [container holding between four and sixty-four fluid ounces of liquor and mixer combined at the licensed premises].
Enforcement
Liquor Code; Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement
Notes
The General Assembly's own finding that licensees had lost more than 25 percent of average monthly sales 'during the disaster emergency' is the eligibility condition of the relief; the PLCB's implementing FAQ is PA-105.
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