Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 5.32 - Restrictions/exceptions(c.1) A licensee may only employ or engage a minor under 18 years of age as an entertainer if it does so in accordance with the Child Labor Act (43 P.S. §§ 40.1- 40.14).(d) A hotel, restaurant, club, privately-owned public golf course, privately-owned private golf course, municipal golf course, brew pub or malt beverage eating place licensee may not hold or permit to be held on the licensed premises an event, tournament or contest; nor advertise, offer, award or permit the award on the licensed premises of trophies, prizes or premiums, for any purpose except as follows: (1) A hotel, restaurant, club or malt beverage eating place licensee may permit to be held within the licensed premises an event sanctioned by the State Athletic Commission under 5 Pa.C.S. Part I, Subpart B (relating to Boxing Act) or under 5 Pa.C.S. Part I, Subpart C (relating to Wrestling Act). Only malt or brewed beverages, as generally permitted by the class of license involved, may be sold, served or delivered on that portion of the licensed premises where the event is held, and not sooner than 1 hour before, and not later than 1 hour after the event. Service of malt or brewed beverages at these events will be conducted only with the prior written approval of the State Athletic Commission filed with the Board. Drinks shall be dispensed in that portion of the licensed premises where the event is conducted only in paper or plastic cups.(2) A hotel, restaurant, club or malt beverage eating place licensee may hold or permit to be held within the licensed premises or in a bowling alley immediately adjacent thereto, as provided in sections 406(a)(1) and 442(b) of the Liquor Code (47 P.S. §§ 4-406(a)(1) and 4-442(b)), a bowling tournament or bowling contest. Liquor and malt or brewed beverages, as generally permitted by the class of license involved, may be served, sold or delivered at the bowling tournament or bowling contest by the licensee.(3) A hotel, restaurant, club, privately-owned public golf course, privately-owned private golf course, municipal golf course, brew pub or malt beverage eating place licensee may permit the conduct of events on the licensed premises by groups constituting a league. Liquor and malt or brewed beverages, as generally permitted by the class of license involved, may be sold, served or delivered at the events on the licensed premises.(4) Hotel, restaurant, club, privately-owned public golf course, privately-owned private golf course, municipal golf course, brew pub or malt beverage eating place licensees may permit the conduct of tournaments and contests on the licensed premises for the benefit of, and officially sponsored by, bona fide charitable organizations. The following apply: (i) A charitable organization for the purposes of this section is defined as in the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act (10 P.S. §§ 162.1-162.23).(ii) Charitable organization functions shall be operated in accordance with the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act and, if applicable, the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act (10 P.S. §§ 328.101- 328.3101), and the Bingo Law (10 P.S. §§ 301-308.1).(5) Hotel, restaurant, club, privately-owned public golf course, privately-owned private golf course, municipal golf course, brew pub and malt beverage eating place licensees may conduct self-sponsored tournaments, events or contests on their own licensed premises so long as the activities are in conformance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter.(e) For an activity conducted under this subchapter, the following apply: (1) The licensee, its servants, agents, employees, patrons or event, contest or tournament participants may not engage in conduct otherwise prohibited by law.(2) There may not be unlawful gambling directly or indirectly associated with an activity on the licensed premises. A licensee will be held strictly liable for unlawful gambling on the licensed premises.(3) There may not be an event, contest or tournament which involves the consumption of alcoholic beverages by an event, tournament or contest participant. In addition, no amount of liquor, alcohol or malt or brewed beverages may be offered as a prize for participating in an event, contest or tournament, whether for on-premises or off-premises consumption.(4) The price of a ticket or evidence of admission to an event, tournament or contest may not include a charge or assessment for alcoholic beverages or entitle the holder thereof to receive an alcoholic beverage anywhere on the licensed premises except for alcoholic beverages included in a meal package offering as provided for in Chapter 13 (relating to promotion).(5) A licensee or sponsoring charitable organization may advertise an event, tournament or contest.(6) Hotel, restaurant, club, privately-owned public golf course, privately-owned private golf course, municipal golf course, brew pub and malt beverage eating place licensees, as well as governing bodies of professional golf, skiing, tennis, bowling, pocket billiards and nonlicensee sponsors as provided in subsection (e) may award prizes to contestants or participants of events, tournaments or contests.(7) The total value of all prizes for any given event, tournament or contest may not exceed $2,000. The total value of all prizes awarded in any 7-day period may not exceed $35,000. An event, tournament or contest conducted under the authority of the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act or the Bingo Law is subject to the prize limits in these acts.(8) Golf, skiing, tennis, pocket billiards or bowling events, tournaments, contests and events sanctioned by the State Athletic Commission are exempted from the prize value restrictions in this section.(9) Licensees shall maintain on the licensed premises for 2 years, from the date of the event, an itemized list of all prizes for each event, tournament or contest indicating each prize, its value and the name and address of the recipient.(f) The restrictions in this section apply not only to the licensee, but to partners, officers, directors, servants, agents and employees of a licensee.(h) A manufacturer, manufacturer's representative or licensee may sponsor sweepstakes promotions. Permissible sweepstakes shall provide that the following conditions apply: (i) No purchase is necessary to enter.(ii) Entrants shall be 21 years of age or older.(iii) Retail-licensed premises may only be involved as pick-up or drop-off points for entry forms and not for the conducting of drawings or the awarding of prizes.(iv) Alcoholic beverages may not be part of the prize.The provisions of this §5.32 adopted June 26, 1952; amended April 2, 1976, effective 4/3/1976, 6 Pa.B. 832; amended November 1, 1985, effective 11/2/1985, 15 Pa.B. 3935; amended May 8, 1992, effective 5/9/1992, 22 Pa.B. 2450; amended May 10, 1996, effective 5/11/1996, 26 Pa.B. 2209; amended November 12, 2004, effective 11/13/2004, 34 Pa.B. 6139; amended July 12, 2013, effective 7/13/2013, 43 Pa.B. 3946; amended December 6, 2013, effective 12/7/2013, 43 Pa.B. 7082.Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 39. September 28, 2024, effective 9/28/2024The provisions of this §5.32 amended under section 207(i) of the Liquor Code (47 P. S. § 2-207(i)).