Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 4471-2. Unlawful advertisement

It shall be unlawful for any person in municipalities or townships of this Commonwealth to advertise or hold out by any means that the sale of any goods, wares or merchandise is a “closing-out sale,” “a sale of goods damaged by fire, smoke or water,” or a “defunct business sale,” unless a license is first obtained to conduct such a sale from the treasurer of the city, or the secretary of the borough, or the secretary of the board of commissioners or board of supervisors of the township in which such sale is to be held.