City of Philadelphia - File #: 010269

• File #: 010269
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/26/2001
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 9/20/2001
• Title: Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by requiring any establishment that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off the premises to install, maintain and use electronic equipment that scans identification cards and displays the age of the person as indicated on the card; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Longstreth, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Tasco

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/4/2001	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/20/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
9/20/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
9/13/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/14/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR	Pass
6/12/2001	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/12/2001	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY
4/26/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
4/26/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,” by requiring any establishment that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off the premises to install, maintain and use electronic equipment that scans identification cards and displays the age of the person as indicated on the card; all under certain terms and conditions.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

      SECTION 1.  Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS

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CHAPTER 9-2400.  SALES OF ALCOHOL; VERIFICATION OF AGE

§9-2401.  Definitions.

(1)      Electronic age verification equipment.  Equipment that electronically scans an identification card and displays the age of the person as indicated on the card.

(2)      Liquor sales establishment.  An establishment that sells alcoholic beverages at retail for consumption on or off the premises.

§9-2402.  Required electronic age verification equipment.

(1)      A liquor sales establishment shall install and maintain electronic age verification equipment.  Such equipment shall meet the requirements set forth in regulations to be promulgated by the Department.

(2)      A liquor sales establishment shall use electronic age verification equipment to verify the age of any person from whom the establishment requests identification.

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Explanation:

Italics indicate new matter added.

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