Section 4-406 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Sales by Liquor Licensees; Restrictions(a)(1) Every hotel, restaurant or club liquor licensee may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages by the glass, open bottle or other container, and in any mixture, for consumption only in that part of the hotel or restaurant habitually used for the serving of food to guests or patrons, or in a bowling alley that is immediately adjacent to and under the same roof as a restaurant, and in the case of hotels, to guests, and in the case of clubs, to members, in their private rooms in the hotel or club. No club licensee nor its officers, servants, agents or employes, other than one holding a catering license, shall sell any liquor or malt or brewed beverages to any person except a member of the club. The holder of a restaurant license located in a hotel may sell liquor or malt or brewed beverages for consumption in that part of the restaurant habitually used for the serving of meals to patrons and also to guests in private guest rooms in the hotel. For the purpose of this paragraph, any person who is an active member of another club which is chartered by the same state or national organization shall have the same rights and privileges as members of the particular club. For the purpose of this paragraph, any person who is an active member of any volunteer firefighting company, association or group of this Commonwealth, whether incorporated or unincorporated, shall upon the approval of any club composed of volunteer firemen licensed under this act, have the same social rights and privileges as members of such licensed club. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "active member" shall not include a social member. Any club licensee which is either an incorporated unit of a national veterans' organization or an affiliated organization as defined in section 461.1 shall be permitted to sell liquor or malt or brewed beverages to any active member of another unit which is chartered by the same national veterans' organization or to any member of a nationally chartered auxiliary associated with the same national veterans' organization.(2) Hotel and restaurant liquor licensees, municipal golf course restaurant liquor licensees and privately-owned public golf course restaurant licensees may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages only after seven o'clock antemeridian of any day until two o'clock antemeridian of the following day, except Sunday, and except as hereinafter provided, may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages on Sunday between the hours of twelve o'clock midnight and two o'clock antemeridian.(2.1) Airport restaurant liquor licensees may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages only after five o'clock antemeridian of any day and until two o'clock antemeridian of the following day.(3) Hotel and restaurant liquor licensees, municipal golf course restaurant liquor licensees and privately-owned public golf course restaurant licensees may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages on Sunday between the hours of nine o'clock antemeridian and two o'clock antemeridian Monday upon purchase of a special permit from the board at an annual fee as prescribed in section 614-A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929." Airport restaurant liquor licensees may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages on Sunday between the hours of five o'clock antemeridian and two o'clock antemeridian Monday upon purchase of a special permit from the board at an annual fee as prescribed in section 614-A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929."(4) Hotel and restaurant liquor licensees, municipal golf course restaurant liquor licensees and privately-owned public golf course restaurant licensees which do not qualify for and purchase such special permit, their servants, agents or employes may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages only after seven o'clock antemeridian of any day and until two o'clock antemeridian of the following day, and shall not sell after two o'clock antemeridian on Sunday. No club licensee or its servants, agents or employes may sell liquor or malt or brewed beverages between the hours of three o'clock antemeridian and seven o'clock antemeridian on any day. No public service liquor licensee or its servants, agents, or employes may sell liquor or malt or brewed beverages between the hours of two o'clock antemeridian and seven o'clock antemeridian on any day.(6) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, whenever the thirty-first day of December falls on a Sunday, every hotel or restaurant liquor licensee, their servants, agents or employes may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages on any such day after one o'clock postmeridian and until two o'clock antemeridian of the following day.(6.1) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, whenever Saint Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday, every hotel or restaurant liquor licensee, their servants, agents or employes may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages on any such day after seven o'clock antemeridian and until two o'clock antemeridian of the following day.(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, if Groundhog Day falls on a Sunday, a hotel or restaurant licensee or the hotel or restaurant licensee's servants, agents or employes may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages on that day after seven o'clock antemeridian and until two o'clock antemeridian of the following day.(b) Such Sunday sales by hotel and restaurant liquor licensees which qualify for and purchase such special permit, their servants, agents and employes, shall be made subject to the restrictions imposed by the act on sales by hotels and restaurants for sales on weekdays as well as those restrictions set forth in this section.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this act, on the Sunday on which the sporting event commonly referred to as the "Super Bowl" is conducted, licensees who do not possess the special annual permit provided for in subsection (a)(3), their servants, agents or employes may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages on such Sunday after one o'clock postmeridian and until two o'clock antemeridian of the following day.(d) Subject to section 412, licensed public venues may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages on Sundays from eleven o'clock antemeridian until midnight without the need to acquire or qualify for a special permit. In addition, subject to section 413, licensed performing arts facilities may sell liquor and malt or brewed beverages on Sundays from ten o'clock antemeridian until ten o'clock postmeridian without the need to acquire or qualify for a special permit.(e)(1) The holder of a hotel license or the holder of a restaurant license located in a hotel may allow persons to transport liquor or malt or brewed beverages from the licensed portion of the premises to the unlicensed portion of the premises, so long as the liquor or malt or brewed beverages remain on the hotel property. In addition, a holder of a restaurant or club license located on a golf course may sell, furnish or give liquor or malt or brewed beverages on the unlicensed portion of the golf course so long as the liquor or malt or brewed beverages remain on the restaurant, club or golf course. The holder of a restaurant license located immediately adjacent to and under the same roof of a bowling center may allow persons to transport liquor or malt or brewed beverages from the licensed portion of the premises to the unlicensed portion of the premises, so long as the liquor or malt or brewed beverages remain within the bowling center. In addition, the holder of a hotel license or a restaurant license may allow persons who have purchased but only partially consumed a bottle of wine on the premises to remove the bottle from the premises so long as the bottle was purchased in conjunction with a meal which was consumed on the premises and so long as the bottle is resealed. For purposes of this subsection, "wine" shall have the meaning given to it under section 488(i). For purposes of this section and section 432, "meal" shall mean food prepared on the premises, sufficient to constitute breakfast, lunch or dinner; it shall not mean a snack, such as pretzels, popcorn, chips or similar food.(2) A holder of a restaurant or club license located on a golf course may store liquor or malt or brewed beverages in a permanent facility on the unlicensed portion of the golf course so long as the liquor or malt or brewed beverages remain on the restaurant, club or golf course without regard to whether there is any intervening public thoroughfare.(f) The holder of a hotel or restaurant liquor license may obtain an off-premises catering permit subject to section 493(33) to hold a catered function off the licensed premises and on otherwise unlicensed premises where the licensee may sell wine, liquor and malt or brewed beverages by the glass, open bottle or other container, and in any mixture together with food, for consumption on those premises. Functions conducted under the authority of the permit shall be subject to the following:(1) alcohol may be provided only during the days and hours that the license holder may otherwise sell alcohol;(2) all servers at the off premises catered function shall be in compliance with the responsible alcohol management provisions under section 471.1;(3) each catered function shall last no longer than one day and an unlimited number of catered functions may be held each calendar year by each license holder for use with a particular license;(4) a catered function shall not be held at a location that is already subject to the applicant's or another licensee's license;(5) a permit shall not be issued to an applicant whose license is in safekeeping;(6) a permit shall not be issued to a location that is subject to a pending objection by the director of the Bureau of Licensing or the board under section 470(a.1);(7) a permit shall not be issued to a location that is subject to a pending license suspension under section 471 or the one-year prohibition on the issuance or transfer of a license under section 471(b);(8) no alcohol may be taken from the permitted location by any patron, but the applicant may transport alcohol to and from its licensed premises to the proposed premises;(9) written notice of the catered function as enumerated in paragraph (10) shall be provided to the local police and the enforcement bureau at least seven days in advance of the event;(10) written notice shall be provided to the board at least fourteen days prior to a catered function. Written notice must include the location of the function, time of the function, host of the function, general information regarding the guests expected at the function as well as any information the board shall from time to time prescribe. The board may, in its discretion, accept notice in an electronic format. The board may, in its discretion, waive the fourteen-day notice period for a catered function if:(i) the applicant has previously conducted functions that meet the requirements of this act;(ii) the applicant is a licensee in good standing with the board;(iii) notification was received at least seven days prior to the catered function; and(iv) the applicant pays a late fee of one hundred dollars ($100);(11) the board shall, in its discretion, approve or disapprove a catered function if the applicant fails to provide timely notice of the catered function, does not intend to conduct a function that meets the requirements of this act or has previously conducted a function that did not meet the requirements of this act;(12) if a catered function is scheduled to occur on private property, the owner of that property is deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the enforcement bureau, and the warrant required by section 211(a)(2) of this act shall not be necessary for the enforcement bureau to enter and search the premises during the function or any activities related to the function;(13) No catered function may be held for more than six hours per day and must end by midnight unless the catered function occurs on December 31 of any calendar year on which date the catered function must end by two o'clock antemeridian;(14) neither the owner of the property nor the applicant may sell tickets to a catered function unless one of the following conditions is met: (i) the applicant has contracted with an eligible entity for the function, and the function is being used to raise money for the eligible entity's organization;(ii) the applicant has contracted with a nonprofit organization as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) , for an event which has the sole purpose of raising funds for that nonprofit organization; or(iii) the applicant has contracted with an organization that holds tax-exempt status under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;(15) the catered function location shall be subject to section 493(34) of this act;(16) catered functions may not be held in locations that are subject to a pending, protested transfer application;(17) a permit may not be issued to a license holder whose license is subject to a pending objection by the director of the Bureau of Licensing or the board under section 470(a.1);(18) a permit shall not be issued to a licensee for use in any location that is mobile; and(19) a permit shall not be issued for use on any location used for parking at a sports event or concert event.(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the holder of a retail license may hold happy hours up to four consecutive or nonconsecutive hours per day and up to fourteen hours per week during which the holder discounts the price of alcoholic beverages. No discounts may be given between the hours of midnight and the legal closing time. Notice of all happy hours shall be visibly posted on the licensed premises seven days prior to the happy hour. Except as provided in this subsection, a licensee shall comply with the provisions of 40 Pa. Code § 13.102 (relating to discount pricing practices). Neither events conducted under the authority of 40 Pa. Code § 13.102(b) nor discounts provided to mug club members shall be counted against the four-hour per day or fourteen-hour per week limit.(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, a catering club licensee may cater a self-sponsored event no more than twenty-four occasions during its licensed term with no more than two events in any calendar month.(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, a club that sanctions or sponsors an event between participants of its bona fide membership and the participants from any licensed entity may sell alcohol to those nonmembers provided the following: (1) the event is scheduled more than twenty-four hours in advance; and(2) the nonmember participants are listed on a roster or registration list provided by a league, organization or licensed entity prior to the beginning of the event.(j) Liquor and wine in the possession of a licensee at the time the licensed business closes permanently may be sold to another licensee qualified to sell such products. The licensee shall notify the board in writing advising the board of the name of the licensee and identifying any product sold to that licensee, as well as the description of the liquor, including brand names, sizes and numbers of containers sold to another licensee.Amended by P.L. (number not assigned at time of publication) 2023 No. 51,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by P.L. 424 2021 No. 81, § 1, eff. 11/5/2021.Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 86, § 2, eff. 11/21/2019.Amended by P.L. TBD 2016 No. 166, § 5, eff. 1/14/2017.Amended by P.L. TBD 2016 No. 39, § 5, eff. 8/7/2016.Amended by P.L. 1007 2012 No. 116, § 3, eff. 9/3/2012.1951, April 12, P.L. 90, art. IV, § 406. Amended 1957, May 27, P.L. 201, § 1; 1960, Jan. 7, P.L. (1959) 2106, § 1; 1961, Feb. 21, P.L. 45, § 1; 1961, Sept. 19, P.L. 1507, § 1; 1961, Sept. 20, P.L. 1513, § 1; 1967, Oct. 9, P.L. 413, No. 183, § 1; 1967, Nov. 30, P.L. 655, No. 302, § 1, imd. effective; 1971, July 7, P.L. 191, No. 27, §§ 1, 3, imd. effective; 1971, Sept. 2, P.L. 429, No. 103, §§ 2, 4; 1972, June 1, No. 95, § 2, imd. effective; 1973, March 5, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 2, imd. effective; 1975 , June 16, P.L. 14, No. 5, § 1, imd. effective; 1980, Dec. 12, P.L. 1195, No. 221, § 2, imd. effective; 1980 , July 3, P.L. 348, No. 88, § 1, imd. effective; 1982, Dec. 17, P.L. 1390, No. 319, § 2, effective in 60 days; 1982 , Feb. 18, P.L. 40, No. 24, § 1, imd. effective; 1984 , May 9, P.L. 246, No. 54, § 1, imd. effective; 1985 , Feb. 28, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 1, imd. effective. Reenacted 1987 , June 29, P.L. 32, No. 14, § 27, effective July 1, 1987. Amended 1994, April 29, P.L. 212, No. 30, § 6, effective in 60 days; 1996, May 31, P.L. 312, No. 49, § 2, imd. effective; 1998, Feb. 18, P.L. 162, No. 25, § 1, imd. effective; 1999, Nov. 10, P.L. 514, No. 47, § 1, imd. effective; 2000, Dec. 20, P.L. 992, No. 141, § 5, effective in 60 days; 2002, Dec. 9, P.L. 1653, No. 212, § 6, effective in 60 days; 2003 , May 8, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 3, imd. effective; 2003 , July 17, P.L. 63, No. 15, § 4, imd. effective; 2003, Dec. 30, P.L. 423, No. 59, § 5, imd. effective; 2005, July 6, P.L. 135, No. 39, § 3, imd. effective; 2006, Nov. 29, P.L. 1421, No. 155, § 1.1, imd. effective; 2011, June 28, P.L. 55, No. 11, § 2, effective in 30 days [July 28, 2011]; 2011, Dec. 22, P.L. 530, No. 113, § 3, imd. effective.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.