Bill Text: PA HB186 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Providing for direct shipment of wine to certain consumers.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-02 - Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL [HB186 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB186-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  185

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

186

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, FRANKEL, GEIST, HARPER, MARSICO, MELIO, MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, PAYNE, PICKETT, PRESTON, REICHLEY, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, TURZAI AND WANSACZ, FEBRUARY 2, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, FEBRUARY 2, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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

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

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malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating

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and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and

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restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,

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consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding

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

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liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the

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persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and

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duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing

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for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores,

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for the payment of certain license fees to the respective

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municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain

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nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure

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without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;

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providing for local option, and repealing existing laws,"

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providing for direct shipment of wine to certain consumers.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  The act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known

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as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended June 29, 1987 (P.L.32,

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No.14), is amended by adding a section to read:

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Section 489.  Direct Shipments of Wine.--(a)  Notwithstanding

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any other provision of this act or law to the contrary, a person

 


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licensed by another state as a producer, supplier, importer,

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wholesaler, distributor or retailer of wine and who obtains an

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out-of-State shipper's license as provided for in this section

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may ship up to twenty-four bottles per month of any wine

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directly to a resident of this Commonwealth who is at least

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twenty-one (21) years of age for such resident's personal use

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and not for resale. Before sending any shipment to a resident of

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this Commonwealth the out-of-State shipper must first:

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(1)  File an application with the board.

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(2)  Pay a one hundred dollar ($100) registration fee.

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(3)  Provide to the board a true copy of its current

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alcoholic beverage license issued in another state.

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(4)  Obtain from the board an out-of-State shipper's license.

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(b)  An out-of-State wine shipper shall:

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(1)  Not ship more than twenty-four (24) bottles per month to

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any person.

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(2)  Not ship to any address in an area identified by the

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board as a "dry" or local option area.

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(3)  Ensure that all containers of wine shipped directly to a

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resident in this Commonwealth are conspicuously labeled with the

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words "CONTAINS ALCOHOL: SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER

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REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY."

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(4)  Report to the board annually the total bottles of wine,

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by type, shipped into this Commonwealth the preceding calendar

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year.

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(5)  Annually pay to the Department of Revenue all taxes due

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on sales to residents of this Commonwealth in the preceding

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calendar year, the amount of such taxes to be calculated as if

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the sale were in this Commonwealth at the location where

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delivery is made.

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(6)  Permit the board or the Secretary of Revenue, or their

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designated representatives, to perform an audit of the out-of-

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State wine shipper's records upon request.

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(7)  Be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the

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board, any other State agency and the courts of this

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Commonwealth for purposes of enforcement of this section and any

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related laws, rules or regulations.

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(c)  An out-of-State shipper may annually review its license

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with the board by paying a renewal fee, as established by the

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board, and providing the board a true copy of its current

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alcoholic beverage license issued in another state.

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(d)  The board and the Department of Revenue may promulgate

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rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.

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(e)  The board may enforce the requirements of this section

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by administrative proceedings to suspend or revoke an out-of-

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State shipper's license, and the board may accept payment of an

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offer in compromise in lieu of suspension, such payments to be

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determined by rule promulgated by the board.

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(f)  Shipments of wine from out-of-State direct to consumers

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in this Commonwealth from persons who do not possess a current

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out-of-State shipper's license or other permit or license from

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the board are prohibited. Any person who knowingly makes,

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participates in, transports, imports or receives such a shipment

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from out-of-State is guilty of a misdemeanor. Without limitation

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on any punishment or remedy, criminal or civil, any person who

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knowingly makes, participates in, transports, imports or

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receives such a shipment from out-of-State commits an unfair

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trade practice.

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

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