Pennsylvania Code
Title 40 - LIQUOR
Part I - LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 11 - PURCHASES, SALES AND RETURNS
Subchapter B - SPECIAL PURCHASES OF LIQUOR
PHARMACISTS, HOSPITALS AND STATE INSTITUTIONS
Section 11.51 - Applications and permits

(a) A registered pharmacist operating a drug store or pharmacy who desires to purchase liquor from a State Liquor Store at wholesale, and sell or dispense the liquor or prescription, or use the liquor in compounding of prescriptions, shall apply to the Board for a Wholesale Liquor Purchase Permit, on the form provided by the Board, and shall include a nonrefundable fee of $10 for each calendar year or part thereof.

(b) Hospitals and State-owned institutions which desire to purchase liquor from a State Liquor Store at wholesale, and sell or dispense the liquor to patients upon the prescription of a physician, or use the liquor in the compounding of prescriptions, shall apply to the Board for a Wholesale Liquor Purchase Permit, on the form provided by the Board. A fee will not be required.

(c) Upon receipt of an application in proper form, the Board may issue a Wholesale Purchase Permit as provided in Subchapter A (relating to general provisions), authorizing the purchase of liquor at wholesale in accordance with § 11.52 (relating to sales on prescription only).

(d) Wholesale Purchase Permits issued to pharmacists, hospitals and State-owned institutions in calendar year 1997 expire December 31, 1997. Permits issued in calendar years 1998, 1999 and 2000 expire December 31, 2000. Thereafter, 4-year terms shall be established whereby all permits issued within a term expire December 31, of the fourth year, and in the case of pharmacists only, payment of a fee of $10 for each calendar year or part thereof will be required.

(e) The Board may refuse to issue or renew a Wholesale Liquor Purchase Permit under this section if it is of the opinion that this title or the laws of the Commonwealth relating to liquor, malt or brewed beverages, or alcohol have not been complied with.