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Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 47 P.S. LiquorEffective: January 21, 2020

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 47 P.S. Liquor (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Liquor Code (Refs & Annos)
Article IV. Licenses and Regulations; Liquor, Alcohol and Malt and Brewed Beverages
(d) Unlawful Acts; Penalties
Effective: January 21, 2020
47 P.S. § 4-492.1
§ 4-492.1. Hours of operation relative to manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors
Currentness
(a)(1) Manufacturers may sell or deliver malt or brewed beverages between two o'clock antemeridian of any Monday and twelve o'clock midnight of the following Saturday.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, manufacturers may sell malt and brewed beverages and alcohol subject to section 446(a)(2)1 for on-premises consumption between the hours of nine o'clock antemeridian and twelve o'clock antemeridian Monday through Saturday and Sunday between the hours of nine o'clock antemeridian and eleven o'clock postmeridian.
(b)(1) Importing distributors and distributors may sell or deliver malt or brewed beverages between two o'clock antemeridian of any Monday and twelve o'clock midnight of the following Saturday to holders of a liquor or malt and brewed beverage license or permit issued by the board.
(2) Importing distributors and distributors may sell or deliver malt or brewed beverages between eight o'clock antemeridian and eleven o'clock postmeridian of any day, except Sunday, to persons not licensed or permitted by this act.
(c) In addition to the hours authorized under subsections (a) and (b), manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors, upon purchasing a permit from the board at an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100), may sell malt or brewed beverages to persons not licensed under this act or to a holder of a special occasion permit on Sunday between the hours of nine o'clock antemeridian and nine o'clock postmeridian.
(d) In addition to the hours authorized under subsections (a) and (b), delivery or receiving of malt or brewed beverages shall be permissible on Sunday after prior arrangement in accordance with the following:
(1) A manufacturer may, at any time, deliver to any importing distributor or distributor to which the manufacturer has granted wholesale distribution rights for the manufacturer's product.
(2) An importing distributor or distributor may deliver to any organization to which a special occasion permit has been issued between the hours of nine o'clock antemeridian and twelve o'clock noon.
(3) An importing distributor or distributor may deliver to persons not licensed under this act between the hours of nine o'clock antemeridian and twelve o'clock noon.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a brewery pub operating under section 446 shall be subject to the hours of operation set forth by the board through regulation.
(f) The term “prior arrangement” shall mean that malt or brewed beverages having a total sale price, excluding any deposits or credits, exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) have been ordered, invoiced and paid for in full at the seller's licensed premises before the Sunday of delivery.

Credits

1951, April 12, P.L. 90, art. IV, § 492.1, added 2005, July 6, P.L. 135, No. 39, § 11, effective in 60 days [Sept. 6, 2005]. Amended 2006, Jan. 6, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 5, imd. effective; 2011, Dec. 22, P.L. 530, No. 113, § 17, imd. effective; 2019, Nov. 21, P.L. 635, No. 86, § 4.1.

Footnotes

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47 P.S. § 4-446.
47 P.S. § 4-492.1, PA ST 47 P.S. § 4-492.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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