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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 47 P.S. Liquor § 4-408.17. Philadelphia 250 permits

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<For expiration of this section, see its terms.>

(a) A restaurant, hotel, retail dispenser, brewery, distillery, limited distillery or limited winery licensee that is located in a city of the first class may apply to the board for a Philadelphia 250 permit subject to the fees, limitations and privileges provided for in this section.

(b) An application for a permit under this section shall:

(1) be filed with the board no less than thirty days prior to the date on which the applicant intends to begin operating under subsection (e);

(2) include an application fee of five hundred dollars ($500), which shall be deposited by the board into The State Stores Fund;

(3) include confirmation that the licensee has completed a specialized program offered by a city of the first class to provide training for nighttime safety for patrons and employees;  and

(4) be posted on the board's publicly accessible Internet website, including the name and address of the licensed establishment.

(b.1) An applicant shall post a notice of application for a permit under this section in a conspicuous place on the outside of the premises visible to the public for which the permit is to be used.

(c) The board may not issue a permit under this section if:

(1) A protest is filed with the board by a city of the first class to the issuance of the permit.

(2) The license of an applicant is:

(i) subject to a pending objection by the Director of the Bureau of Licensing or the board under section 470(a.1),  1 until the matter is decided;

(ii) suspended under section 1799.6-E of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 343, No. 176),  2 known as “The Fiscal Code”;

(iii) subject to a conditional licensing agreement resulting from renewal proceedings under section 470;  or

(iv) subject to a pending license suspension under section 471.  3

(d) A denial of a permit by the board under subsection (c) shall not be appealable.  Any disputes between the city of the first class and an applicant or other interested parties regarding protests filed under subsection (c)(1) shall be resolved between those parties and shall not involve the board.

(e) The following shall apply to a permit granted under this section:

(1) A permit granted under this section shall be valid beginning June 11, 2026, and ending July 20, 2026.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a permit holder under this section shall be granted a two-hour extension per day on the premises to the operating privileges provided by the underlying license.

(3) Sales for off-premises consumption shall be confined to the times permitted by the underlying license and shall be subject to the same rights and restrictions that are imposed on the underlying license.

(f) A copy of each approved permit shall be made available to the public on the board's publicly accessible Internet website and shall be conspicuously displayed at the place of business, including a display on the front door of the premises.

(g) The board may immediately revoke a permit issued under this section if the licensee holding the permit operates outside the scope of the permit as set forth in this section or otherwise abuses the privileges granted by the permit.  The enforcement bureau, a city of the first class or a local law enforcement agency may make a report to the board requesting the revocation of the permit.

(h) This section and permits issued under this section shall expire July 20, 2026.

1  47 P.S. § 4-470.
2  72 P.S. § 1799.6-E.
3  47 P.S. § 4-471.
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