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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses § 7364. Selling or otherwise dealing in fresh meats, produce and groceries

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a summary offense if he engages in the business of selling or otherwise dealing at retail in fresh meats, produce and groceries on Sunday.

(b) Separate offenses.--Each separate sale, or offer to sell, shall constitute a separate offense.

(c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any retail establishment:

(1) employing less than ten persons;

(2) where fresh meats, produce and groceries are offered so  1 sold by the proprietor or members of his immediate family; or

(3) where food is prepared on the premises for human consumption.

(d) Limitation of action.--Information charging violations of this section shall be brought within 72 hours after the commission of the alleged offense and not thereafter.

(e) Repeated offense penalty.--A person who commits a second or any subsequent offense within one year after conviction for the first offense shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $200.

1 So in original. Probably should read “or”.
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