Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 7.31 - Surrender of licenses in certain cases(a) A licensee whose licensed establishment is not in operation for 15-consecutive days shall return his license and, if a liquor licensee, his Wholesale Purchase Permit Cards, to the Board not later than the expiration of the 15-day period. The return of the license and card will not invalidate the license, which will be held in safekeeping for the benefit of the licensee and be available for his use when operations are resumed at the licensed premises, or for transfer.(b) If the license is returned because the licensee no longer has a lease for the licensed premises, or removes therefrom, or is dispossessed by legal process, the license will be invalidated as to the premises for which issued but will not be invalidated generally nor cancelled, and will be held in safekeeping for the benefit of the licensee for transfer only.(c) If the license and Wholesale Liquor Purchase Permit Cards are not surrendered and returned voluntarily by the licensee, authorized representatives of the Board will lift and return the license and card to the Board.(d) A license surrendered to the Board, or a renewal thereof in possession of the Board, will not be held for the benefit of the licensee for a period exceeding 3 years from the date of surrender, or with regard to club licenses, for a period exceeding 2 years from the date of surrender, except as set forth in this section. Unless an application for transfer or request for reissue of the license from safekeeping is pending, failure of the licensee to reactivate the license and resume operation of the licensed business or to effect a transfer of the license within the 3-year or 2-year period shall result in revocation of the license. The Board will extend the period for an additional year if, at the end of the 3-year period, the licensed premises are unavailable due to fire, flood or other similar natural disaster. The safekeeping period for licenses other than club licenses may also be extended by the Board for successive 1 year periods upon a licensee's written request and payment of the fee, as provided in section 474.1 of the Liquor Code (47 P. S. § 4-474.1), unless the license or licensee no longer meets the requirements of the Liquor Code or this title.(e) To have a license reissued from safekeeping:(1) An application for return of license shall be filed by the licensee.(2) A fee of $50 shall accompany the application for return of license.(3) When a background investigation is conducted to obtain or verify information regarding a reissuance of license from safekeeping, an additional fee of $100, for a total fee of $150, will be assessed.The provisions of this § 7.31 adopted June 26, 1952; amended through October 30, 1968; amended July 8, 1977, effective 7/9/1977, 7 Pa.B. 1890; amended June 18, 1982, effective 7/1/1982, 12 Pa.B. 1860; amended March 12, 1993, effective 3/13/1993, 23 Pa.B. 1145; amended August 29, 1997, effective 8/30/1997, 27 Pa.B. 4432; amended November 12, 2004, effective 11/13/2004, 34 Pa.B. 6139; amended May 16, 2008, effective 5/17/2008, 38 Pa.B. 2250.The provisions of this § 7.31 amended under section 207(i) of the Liquor Code (47 P. S. § 2-207(i)).