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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.

AI summary

This enacted measure requires establishments that sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off the premises to install and maintain electronic equipment that scans identification cards and displays the person’s age. When an establishment asks someone for identification, it must use the equipment to verify that person’s age, following requirements set by the Department.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
April 26, 2001
Sponsors
FJFrank J. DiCiccoBlondell Reynolds BrownJFJames F. KenneyRMRick MarianoAOAngel OrtizDarrell L. ClarkeWTW. Thacher LongstrethDRDonna Reed MillerDCDavid CohenJLJoan L. KrajewskiJannie L. BlackwellMAMichael A. NutterBrian J. O'NeillW. Wilson Goode, Jr.Marian B. Tasco
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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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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered printed and placed on next first reading calendar

    Pass
  5. Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Reported favorably

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Hearing notices sent

  6. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred