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File #: 260163    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: IN COUNCIL
File created: 3/5/2026 In control: CITY COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to establish restrictions and regulations related to the sale of certain intoxicating substances and provide for associated penalties and enforcement, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Phillips, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Young, Councilmember O'Neill
Code sections: Title 9 - REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to establish restrictions and regulations related to the sale of certain intoxicating substances and provide for associated penalties and enforcement, 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 amended to read as follows:


TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS

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CHAPTER 9-100. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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? 9-105. Penalties.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 9-600, 9-702, 9-800, 9-900, 9-1000, 9-1100, 9-1200, 9-1600, 9-4000, 9-4200, [and] 9-4400, and 9-6700, Sections 9-604, 9-622 and 9-623 of this Title, and subsection 11-707(1) of Title 11, any person who violates any provision of this Title or any regulation adopted hereunder shall, in addition to any other penalty indicated in this Title, pay a fine of no less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).

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CHAPTER 9-6700. INTOXICATING SUBSTANCES

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Section 9-6701. Definitions.

(1) Container. As defined by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o); absent such definition, the innermost wrapping, packaging, or vessel in direct contact with a final hemp-derived cannabinoid product in which the final hemp- derived cannabinoid product is enclosed for retail sale to consumers, such as a jar, bottle, bag, box, packet, can, carton, or cartridge, excluding bulk shipping containers or outer wrappings that are not essential for the final retail delivery or sale to an end consumer for personal or household use.

(2) Hemp. As defined by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o); absent such definition, the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts...

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