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What is "good faith?" - ANSWER A sincere belief or motive without any malice or the
desire to defraud others.
What is the ratio of supervisors to minors? - ANSWER General rule: 1 supervisor per
20 minors
Philadelphia: 1 supervisor per 5 minors
School-endorsed function: 1 supervisor per 50 minors
During what hours may licensees legally sell alcohol? - ANSWER The Liquor Code
provides the following permissible hours:
Club licensees: 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., Monday to Sunday
Distributor licensees: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to Saturday (to non-licensees), 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Sunday by permit only.
Restaurant, Hotel and Limited Winery licensees: 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday,
9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday (Effective January 17, 2017, Act 166 removed the Sunday
sales with a meal requirement and permits licensees to begin selling at 9 a.m. Sunday)
Eating Place Retail Dispenser license: 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to
2 a.m. Sunday***
***Sunday Sales with a Meal - Act 113 of 2011 allows the holder of an Eating Place
Retail Dispenser license, who also holds a Sunday Sales Permit to sell alcohol on
Sundays between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., provided that the licensee offers a "meal"
beginning at 9 a.m. A "meal" is defined as "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."
At what time must patrons vacate the premises? - ANSWER The Liquor Code requires
the following:
Club licensees: patrons must vacate by 3:30 a.m.
Restaurant, Hotel and Eating Place Retail Dispenser licensees: patrons must vacate by
2:30 a.m.
NOTE: Licensees holding an Extended Hours Food Permit, pursuant to Section 499 of
the Liquor Code [47 P.S. 4-499] may allow patrons to remain on the premises until 7
a.m. No alcohol may be served, however.
, NOTE: Employees may remain on the premises after the legal closing hour only if the
employees are actively working. Once an employee finishes working, he/she must
vacate.
May a minor sit at the bar? - ANSWER Yes. There is nothing in the Liquor Code or
PLCB regulations limiting where a minor may go on the licensed premises, as long as
they are on the licensed premises legally with a parent, legal guardian or a proper
supervisor. If a Restaurant, Hotel, or Retail Dispenser licensed premises has gross
sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages equal to 50 percent or more of its combined
gross sales of both food and alcoholic beverages, then minors are permitted on the
premises. The presence of a parent, legal guardian, or proper supervisor is not
necessary, but minors present under the "Pizza Hut Exception" are not permitted to sit
in the bar section of the premises. A licensee may implement a house policy prohibiting
minors from sitting at the bar.
How many drinks may you serve to a person at one time for on-premises consumption?
- ANSWER There is nothing in the Liquor Code or PLCB regulations limiting the
number of drinks that may be sold to one person at one time. However, because a
licensee may not sell, furnish or give or permit to be sold, furnished or given alcohol to a
visibly intoxicated person, licensees should use care in selling more than one drink to
one patron.
May licensees refill smaller bottles of liquor with the same product/brand from a larger
bottle? - ANSWER No. The Liquor Code prohibits the refilling of any liquor bottle or
container with any liquid whatsoever.
How many ounces of beer may be sold "to go" in one transaction? - ANSWER The
Liquor Code provides that a Restaurant, Hotel or Eating Place Retail Dispenser
licensee may sell up to 192 fluid ounces in a single sale. Patrons may pay for 192 fluid
ounces and may thereafter return to purchase additional quantities as long as each
purchase is a separate transaction.
May a club sell beer "to go?" - ANSWER No. The Liquor Code prohibits a club from
selling alcohol for off-premises consumption.
May a patron leave a restaurant with a partially consumed bottle of wine? - ANSWER
Yes. The Liquor Code permits a patron to leave with a partially consumed bottle of
wine, providing it was purchased in conjunction with a meal. However, the bottle must
be resealed. It should also be noted that, outside of the Liquor Code and the PLCB
regulations, there are two (2) types of open container laws that may be implicated when
removing a partially-consumed bottle of wine from a licensed premises. One (1) type
involves local ordinances that are passed by some municipalities in an attempt to
regulate the carrying of open containers of alcohol within that municipality. Local
ordinances vary in their language and scope. The other type of open container law is a
Correct
What is "good faith?" - ANSWER A sincere belief or motive without any malice or the
desire to defraud others.
What is the ratio of supervisors to minors? - ANSWER General rule: 1 supervisor per
20 minors
Philadelphia: 1 supervisor per 5 minors
School-endorsed function: 1 supervisor per 50 minors
During what hours may licensees legally sell alcohol? - ANSWER The Liquor Code
provides the following permissible hours:
Club licensees: 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., Monday to Sunday
Distributor licensees: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to Saturday (to non-licensees), 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Sunday by permit only.
Restaurant, Hotel and Limited Winery licensees: 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday,
9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday (Effective January 17, 2017, Act 166 removed the Sunday
sales with a meal requirement and permits licensees to begin selling at 9 a.m. Sunday)
Eating Place Retail Dispenser license: 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to
2 a.m. Sunday***
***Sunday Sales with a Meal - Act 113 of 2011 allows the holder of an Eating Place
Retail Dispenser license, who also holds a Sunday Sales Permit to sell alcohol on
Sundays between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., provided that the licensee offers a "meal"
beginning at 9 a.m. A "meal" is defined as "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."
At what time must patrons vacate the premises? - ANSWER The Liquor Code requires
the following:
Club licensees: patrons must vacate by 3:30 a.m.
Restaurant, Hotel and Eating Place Retail Dispenser licensees: patrons must vacate by
2:30 a.m.
NOTE: Licensees holding an Extended Hours Food Permit, pursuant to Section 499 of
the Liquor Code [47 P.S. 4-499] may allow patrons to remain on the premises until 7
a.m. No alcohol may be served, however.
, NOTE: Employees may remain on the premises after the legal closing hour only if the
employees are actively working. Once an employee finishes working, he/she must
vacate.
May a minor sit at the bar? - ANSWER Yes. There is nothing in the Liquor Code or
PLCB regulations limiting where a minor may go on the licensed premises, as long as
they are on the licensed premises legally with a parent, legal guardian or a proper
supervisor. If a Restaurant, Hotel, or Retail Dispenser licensed premises has gross
sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages equal to 50 percent or more of its combined
gross sales of both food and alcoholic beverages, then minors are permitted on the
premises. The presence of a parent, legal guardian, or proper supervisor is not
necessary, but minors present under the "Pizza Hut Exception" are not permitted to sit
in the bar section of the premises. A licensee may implement a house policy prohibiting
minors from sitting at the bar.
How many drinks may you serve to a person at one time for on-premises consumption?
- ANSWER There is nothing in the Liquor Code or PLCB regulations limiting the
number of drinks that may be sold to one person at one time. However, because a
licensee may not sell, furnish or give or permit to be sold, furnished or given alcohol to a
visibly intoxicated person, licensees should use care in selling more than one drink to
one patron.
May licensees refill smaller bottles of liquor with the same product/brand from a larger
bottle? - ANSWER No. The Liquor Code prohibits the refilling of any liquor bottle or
container with any liquid whatsoever.
How many ounces of beer may be sold "to go" in one transaction? - ANSWER The
Liquor Code provides that a Restaurant, Hotel or Eating Place Retail Dispenser
licensee may sell up to 192 fluid ounces in a single sale. Patrons may pay for 192 fluid
ounces and may thereafter return to purchase additional quantities as long as each
purchase is a separate transaction.
May a club sell beer "to go?" - ANSWER No. The Liquor Code prohibits a club from
selling alcohol for off-premises consumption.
May a patron leave a restaurant with a partially consumed bottle of wine? - ANSWER
Yes. The Liquor Code permits a patron to leave with a partially consumed bottle of
wine, providing it was purchased in conjunction with a meal. However, the bottle must
be resealed. It should also be noted that, outside of the Liquor Code and the PLCB
regulations, there are two (2) types of open container laws that may be implicated when
removing a partially-consumed bottle of wine from a licensed premises. One (1) type
involves local ordinances that are passed by some municipalities in an attempt to
regulate the carrying of open containers of alcohol within that municipality. Local
ordinances vary in their language and scope. The other type of open container law is a
