Pennsylvania Statutes Title 47 P.S. Liquor § 4-412.1. Special sporting event permits for public venue licensees

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a public venue licensee hosting a special sporting event may apply for a special sporting event permit subject to the fees and privileges provided for in this section.

(b) The special sporting event permit, if approved by the board, shall authorize the public venue licensee to temporarily extend its regularly licensed premises beyond the public venue premises itself to an outside area that is immediately adjacent to the public venue or to a separate nonadjacent area being used, or both, with permission of the owner, by the public venue licensee for functions or activities in conjunction with the special sporting event, regardless of distance or any intervening public thoroughfares.

(c) Except as provided for under subsection (c.1), a permit issued under this section shall be valid for a period of no more than six days associated with the special sporting event.

(c.1) Notwithstanding subsection (c), a permit issued in 2026 to a public venue licensee in a city of the first class for an international soccer tournament shall be valid for a period of no more than fifty days in association with the international soccer tournament.

(d) The permit shall authorize the holder of the permit to sell malt or brewed beverages and liquor for consumption within the special sporting event permitted area or areas on any day of the week and any time between the hours of ten o'clock antemeridian and two o'clock antemeridian the following day, so long as the beverages are sold in shatterproof containers or cups.

(e) No sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the permitted area or areas shall be permitted.

(f) The holder of the permit shall provide written notice of any functions or activities to be conducted under the authority of the special sporting event permit to the municipality, local police and the enforcement bureau at least seven days in advance of the function or activities and must include in the notice the location, time, host of the functions or activities, general information regarding the guests expected at the function or activities and any other information the board shall prescribe.

(g) A special sporting event permit holder shall verify the age of an individual who appears to be under thirty-five years of age before making a sale of alcohol and, in doing so, shall accept any valid form of identification as specified in section 495(a). 1

(h) All servers at any functions or activities conducted under the authority of the special sporting event permit shall be in compliance with the responsible alcohol management provisions of section 471.1.  2

(i) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, sales of alcoholic beverages occurring within the regularly licensed public venue premises shall at all times remain subject to the hours and other limitations specified in section 412(f). 3

(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act and to the extent permitted under Federal law, a manufacturer may temporarily provide furniture, equipment, fixtures and advertising materials to public venue licensees holding special sporting event permits without any cost or value restrictions, for purposes of operating under the permits.

(k) The application shall include a fee of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), which shall be deposited into The State Stores Fund.

(l) The application shall designate the specific location, areas, dates and times that the applicant intends to use the permit.

(m) The board shall issue a special sporting event permit to a public venue licensee applicant unless the board determines that issuing the permit would not be in the best interests of the public.  Under no circumstances may the board issue a special sporting event permit for an area that is simultaneously being used for parking or for any area that is not properly separated from parking areas with fencing or other safety barriers.

(n) For purposes of this section, the term “special sporting event” shall mean a professional sports league draft, all-star game, playoff series or game, collegiate tournament, bowl game, playoff game or an international soccer tournament.