City of Philadelphia - File #: 110478

• File #: 110478
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 6/2/2011
• In control: Committee of the Whole
• Title: Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by adding a new Section 19-1807, entitled "Authorization of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax," under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco
• Indexes: SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX
• Code sections: 19-1800 - School Tax Authorization, 19-1807 - Authorization of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/16/2011	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
6/16/2011	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
6/10/2011	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/10/2011	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
6/10/2011	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
6/2/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced (By Request) and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by adding a new Section 19-1807, entitled "Authorization of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax," under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:

CHAPTER 19-1800. SCHOOL TAX AUTHORIZATION.

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§19-1807. Authorization of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax.

(1) Definitions. In this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) Board. Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia.

(b) Dealer. Any person engaged in the business of selling sugar-sweetened beverage for retail sale within the City, including but not limited to restaurants; retail stores; street vendors; owners and operators of vending machines; and Distributors who engage in retail sales.

(c) Distributor. Any person who supplies sugar-sweetened beverage to a Dealer.

(d) Sugar-sweetened beverage.

(.1) Any non-alcoholic beverage which lists any form of caloric sugar-based sweetener, including but not limited to sucrose, glucose or high fructose corn syrup, as a listed ingredient.

(.2) Any syrup which lists any form of caloric sugar-based sweetener, including but not limited to sucrose, glucose or high fructose corn syrup, as a listed ingredient, and which is intended to be mixed with water to prepare a non-alcoholic beverage.

(.3) Notwithstanding subsections (.1) and (.2), sugar-sweetened beverages shall not include:

(A) Baby formula.

(B) Any product, the primary ingredient of which is milk.

(C) Unsweetened drinks to which a purchaser can add, or can request that a seller add, sugar, at the point of sale.

(.4) Sugar-sweetened beverages include, but are not limited to, soda; non-100%-fr...