THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY M. O'BRIEN, JOSEPHS, DALEY, EVERETT, COHEN, D. COSTA, KOTIK, THOMAS AND QUINN, MAY 10, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, MAY 10, 2011  

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 sales by Pennsylvania liquor stores.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 305(i) 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 added December 8, 2004

(P.L.1810, No.239), is amended to read:

Section 305.  Sales by Pennsylvania Liquor Stores..--* * *

(i)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the

contrary, the board may sell wine in containers having a

capacity of [six] sixty liters or less.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.