Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 3 - AGRICULTURE

Section 313 - Certain local government unit actions prohibited - (a) Adoption and enforcement of unauthorized local ordinances.--A local government...

Section 314 - Duties of Attorney General - (a) Request for review.--An owner or operator of a normal...

Section 315 - Right of action - (a) Attorney General action.--The Attorney General may bring an action...

Section 316 - Commonwealth Court masters - (a) General rule.--The Commonwealth Court may promulgate rules for the...

Section 317 - Attorney fees and costs - In an action brought under section 315(b) (relating to right...

Section 318 - Reports to General Assembly - The Attorney General shall provide to the chairman and the...

Chapter 5 - Nutrient Management and Odor Management

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 5 was added July 6, 2005, P.L.112, No.38,...

Section 501 - Scope - This chapter relates to nutrient management and odor management.

Section 502 - Declaration of legislative purpose - The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To...

Section 503 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 504 - Powers and duties of commission - The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1)...

Section 505 - Powers and duties of Department of Environmental Protection - The Department of Environmental Protection shall have the following powers...

Section 506 - Nutrient management plans - (a) Concentrated animal operations.--Concentrated animal operations are those agricultural operations...

Section 507 - Manure application setbacks and buffers - (a) General rule.--Unless the commission establishes a stricter requirement by...

Section 508 - Nutrient management certification program and odor management certification program - (a) Requirement.--The department shall establish, in consultation with the commission,...

Section 509 - Odor management plans - (a) Requirement.-- (1) The following operations shall develop and implement...

Section 510 - Nutrient Management Advisory Board - (a) Creation.--There is created the Nutrient Management Advisory Board. The...

Section 511 - Financial assistance - (a) Loans, grants, etc.--The commission shall, to the extent funds...

Section 512 - Nutrient Management Fund - (a) Establishment of fund.--There is established a special nonlapsing fund...

Section 513 - Unlawful conduct - It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with or...

Section 514 - Civil penalties and remedies - (a) Civil penalty.--In addition to proceeding under any other remedy...

Section 515 - Limitation of liability - If a person is fully and properly implementing a nutrient...

Section 516 - Enforcement authority; enforcement orders - (a) Right of access.--A duly authorized agent of the commission...

Section 517 - Appealable actions - Any person aggrieved by an order or other administrative action...

Section 518 - Powers reserved under existing laws - Nothing in this chapter shall limit in any way whatever...

Section 519 - Preemption of local ordinances - (a) General.--This chapter and its provisions are of Statewide concern...

Section 520 - Repeals - All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as...

Section 521 - Other statutes not affected - This chapter shall not be construed as modifying, rescinding or...

Section 522 - Regulations - The Department of Environmental Protection is authorized to adopt such...

Chapter 6 - Agriculture-Linked Investment Program

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 6 was added July 1, 2019, P.L.263, No.37,...

Section 601 - Scope of chapter - This chapter relates to the Agriculture-Linked Investment Program.

Section 602 - Legislative intent - It is the intent of the General Assembly that farmers...

Section 603 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 604 - General authority of commission - (a) Authority.--The commission shall retain and may utilize the authority...

Section 605 - Agriculture-Linked Investment Program - (a) Eligibility.--An operator who desires to receive an Agriculture-Linked Investment...

Section 606 - Liability - (a) Immunity.--The Commonwealth, the State Treasurer and the commission shall...

Section 607 - Funding cap - The aggregate amount of Agriculture-Linked Investment loans issued under this...

Chapter 7 - Industrial Hemp Research

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 7 was added July 20, 2016, P.L.822, No.92,...

Section 701 - Scope of chapter - This chapter relates to industrial hemp research.

Section 702 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 703 - Administration - (a) Department.--The department has the following duties: (1) Implement this...

Section 704 - Growth and cultivation - (a) Authorization.--Industrial hemp may be grown or cultivated by the...

Section 705 - Control orders - (a) Authority of department.-- (1) The department may issue a...

Section 706 - Noncriminal offense - An activity conducted in compliance with this chapter shall not...

Section 707 - Criminal and civil penalties - (a) Penalties authorized.--In addition to any criminal penalty that may...

Section 708 - Disposition of funds - (a) Deposit of funds.--All fees, fines and penalties collected under...

Section 709 - Abrogation of regulation - The provisions of 7 Pa. Code § 110.1(1) (relating to...

Section 710 - Expiration - This chapter shall expire upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin...

Chapter 9 - Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 9 was added July 2, 2019, P.L.403, No.66,...

Section 901 - Scope of chapter - This chapter relates to the Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission.

Section 902 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 903 - Establishment - The Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission is established.

Section 904 - Duties - The commission shall review and make recommendations to promote and...

Section 905 - Membership - (a) General rule.--The commission shall consist of the following members:...

Section 906 - Meetings - The commission shall hold its first meeting within 45 days...

Section 907 - Payments to members - Members may not receive compensation for services, but shall be...

Section 908 - Administrative support - The Department of Agriculture shall provide administrative support, meeting space...

Section 909 - Additional powers and duties - The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1)...

Chapter 11 - Fireworks

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 11 was added July 11, 2022, P.L.762, No.74,...

Section 1101 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 1102 - Use of display fireworks - (a) Prohibition.--No display fireworks shall be ignited within 300 feet...

Section 1104 - Use of consumer fireworks - (a) Conditions.--A person who is at least 18 years of...

Section 1105 - Agricultural purposes - (a) Authorization.--The governing body of a municipality may, under reasonable...

Section 1106 - Rules and regulations by municipality - (a) Authorization.-- (1) Except for the limitations under subsection (b),...

Section 1107 - Sales locations - Consumer fireworks shall be sold only from facilities which are...

Section 1108 - Fees, granting of licenses and inspections - (a) Initial application fees.-- (1) An initial application for a...

Section 1108.1 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of license - (a) Authority.--The department may refuse, suspend or revoke a license...

Section 1109 - Conditions for facilities - A facility licensed by the Department of Agriculture under section...

Section 1111 - Attorney General - An entity which performs, provides or supervises fireworks displays or...

Section 1112 - Consumer fireworks tax - (a) Imposition.--In addition to any other tax imposed by law,...

Section 1113 - Disposition of certain funds - (a) Transfer.--The tax collected under section 1112(b) (relating to consumer...

Section 1114 - Penalties - The following shall apply: (1) A person using consumer fireworks...

Section 1115 - Removal, storage and destruction - (a) Authority.--The Pennsylvania State Police, a municipal police officer as...

Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 15 was added October 30, 2017, P.L.774, No.46,...

Section 1501 - Scope of chapter - This chapter relates to controlled plants and noxious weeds.

Section 1502 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 1511 - Designation of noxious weeds and controlled plants - (a) Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee.-- (1) The Controlled...

Section 1512 - Permits - (a) General rule.--The following permitting rules apply to noxious weeds...

Section 1513 - General permits - General permits may be issued for the research, marketing, retail,...

Section 1514 - Individual permits - Individual permits may be issued for noxious weeds and controlled...

Section 1515 - Prohibited acts - (a) General compliance.--It shall be a violation of this chapter...

Section 1516 - Noxious weed control areas - (a) General rule.--The following apply: (1) The department may establish...

Section 1517 - Control orders - (a) Noxious weeds.-- (1) The department may issue a control...

Section 1518 - Compliance with orders - (a) General rule.--A person subject to a control order issued...

Section 1519 - Noxious weed list - (a) Class A noxious weeds.--Preventing new infestations and eradicating existing...

Section 1520 - Fees - (a) General rule.--The following fees, which shall be deposited into...

Section 1521 - Powers and duties of secretary and department - (a) General rule.--The secretary shall enforce this chapter and may...

Section 1522 - Stop-sale orders - (a) General rule.--The department may issue and enforce a stop-sale...

Section 1523 - Seizure and condemnation - (a) General rule.--Where the distribution, transportation, cultivation, propagation, marketing, retail,...

Section 1524 - Appeal process - An administrative appeal shall be taken and hearing conducted in...

Section 1525 - Cooperation with other entities - The department may cooperate and enter into agreements with any...

Section 1526 - Rules and regulations - The department may promulgate rules and regulations and establish and...

Section 1541 - Unlawful conduct - It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to...

Section 1542 - Interference with inspector, agent or employee of department - A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an inspector,...

Section 1543 - Enforcement and penalties - (a) Criminal penalties.--Unless otherwise specified, a person who violates a...

Section 1544 - Injunctive relief - In addition to any other remedies provided for in this...

Section 1545 - De minimis violations - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the...

Section 1561 - Disposition of funds - (a) Plant Pest Management Account.--Money received from permitting fees, control...

Section 1562 - Preemption - All local laws contrary to this chapter are preempted.

Chapter 21 - Bees

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 21 was added December 12, 1994, P.L.903, No.131,...

Section 2101 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 2102 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 2103 - Chief apiary inspector - The secretary shall appoint a chief apiary inspector to be...

Section 2104 - Quarantines - The department may establish, modify and maintain such quarantines as...

Section 2105 - Registration of apiaries - (a) General rule.--The owner of an apiary located in this...

Section 2106 - Inspection - The department through the inspectors shall at least twice during...

Section 2107 - Diseases - (a) General rule.--The department through the inspectors shall, as far...

Section 2108 - Infected shipments - Infected shipments, apiaries where the existing disease cannot be successfully...

Section 2109 - Prohibitions - (a) Infected colonies, hives or appliances.--No person shall knowingly keep...

Section 2110 - Free access - The department, the chief apiary inspector and any apiary inspector...

Section 2111 - Transportation - No person shall transport bees, hives or appliances into this...

Section 2112 - Imported bees - No person shall import any living insects belonging to the...

Section 2113 - Penalties - (a) First violation.--A first violation of this chapter or any...

Section 2114 - Civil penalties - (a) Assessment.--The department may assess a civil penalty of not...

Section 2115 - Injunctions - The Attorney General at the request of the department may...

Section 2116 - Concurrent remedies - The penalties and remedies prescribed by this chapter are concurrent....

Section 2117 - Disposition of funds - Moneys received from registration fees, fines and civil penalties shall...

Chapter 23 - Domestic Animals

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 23 was added July 11, 1996, P.L.561, No.100,...

Section 2301 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 2302 - Finding, policy and purpose - The General Assembly finds that animal health is of major...

Section 2303 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 2304 - Diagnostic services and research - The department may establish, maintain or fund, to the extent...

Section 2305 - Keeping and handling of domestic animals - The department shall have authority to regulate the keeping and...

Section 2311 - General authority - The department shall have authority to impose requirements and methods...

Section 2312 - Adoption of form of identification - (a) General authority.--A domestic animal owner may adopt a brand,...

Section 2313 - Certified copies - (a) Issuance.--If a form of identification is recorded, the department...

Section 2314 - Brand, tattoo or other form of identification as proof of ownership - In all suits at law or in equity or in...

Section 2315 - Disputes in custody or ownership - Disputes in custody or ownership of domestic animals that bear...

Section 2316 - Sale or assignment of form of identification - Any form of identification recorded pursuant to this subchapter shall...

Section 2317 - Violations and penalty - (a) Unauthorized brands.--It shall be unlawful for a person to...

Section 2318 - Fees and forfeiture - An owner of a form of identification of record shall...

Section 2321 - Dangerous transmissible diseases - (a) Specific dangerous transmissible diseases.--The following transmissible diseases are dangerous...

Section 2322 - Neoplastic diseases, metabolic diseases and heritable diseases - If a neoplastic disease, metabolic disease or heritable disease is...

Section 2323 - Health requirements - (a) Interstate and intrastate movement of domestic animals.--The department may...

Section 2324 - Safety of domestic animal feed - (a) General authority.--The department shall have the authority and the...

Section 2325 - Use of biologicals, antibiotics, genetic material, chemicals, diagnostic agents and other substances - (a) Authority.--The department shall have the authority to regulate the...

Section 2326 - Sanitation - The department shall have the authority to establish standards of...

Section 2327 - Disease surveillance and detection - (a) General authority.--The department shall have the authority to regularly...

Section 2328 - Entry on premises - In the performance of the duties required by this chapter,...

Section 2329 - Quarantine - (a) Power to establish and enforce.--Whenever a dangerous transmissible disease...

Section 2330 - Condemnation - The department shall have the authority to condemn and seize...

Section 2331 - Indemnification - (a) In general.--Whenever a condemned domestic animal, domestic animal product...

Section 2332 - Depopulation incentive - (a) Generally.--If a domestic animal, domestic animal product or other...

Section 2333 - Restriction on payment of indemnification and depopulation incentive - (a) Generally.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, indemnification under section...

Section 2334 - Report on insurance or cost-sharing program - On or before 12 months from the effective date of...

Section 2335 - Contract growers - On or before 12 months from the effective date of...

Section 2341 - General authority - The department shall have authority to regulate the activities, facilities...

Section 2342 - License of dealers and haulers - (a) Requirement.--No person shall engage in or carry on the...

Section 2343 - Licensure of agents - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a domestic...

Section 2344 - Verification of application - An applicant for a license under this subchapter shall sign...

Section 2345 - License fees - The fee for a domestic animal or dead domestic animal...

Section 2346 - Term of license - A license issued under this subchapter shall expire at the...

Section 2347 - Posting and display of license - Any person licensed under this subchapter and conducting business under...

Section 2348 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license - The department may, after due notice and an opportunity for...

Section 2349 - Records and inspections - Every dealer, agent and hauler shall keep such accounts, records...

Section 2351 - General authority - The department shall have the authority and the duty to...

Section 2352 - Disposal of dead domestic animals - (a) Requirements.--The following requirements shall be met regarding the disposal...

Section 2353 - Disposal of animal waste - Animal waste known or suspected to have been exposed to...

Section 2354 - Licensure requirement of dead domestic animal disposal businesses - Any person who purchases or receives for disposal a dead...

Section 2355 - Licensing procedure - (a) Applications and fees.--Any person intending to operate a dead...

Section 2356 - Conditions of licensure - (a) Inspections.--As a precondition to the issuance of a license...

Section 2357 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license - An application or license under this subchapter may be denied,...

Section 2361 - General authority - The department shall have authority to regulate the destruction, slaughter...

Section 2362 - Humane methods of slaughtering domestic animals - (a) Humane methods required.-- (1) Humane methods shall be used...

Section 2371 - Licensure requirement - Any person who feeds garbage to domestic animals shall be...

Section 2372 - Application and fee - Any person intending to operate a garbage feeding business or...

Section 2373 - Issuance of license - The department shall issue a license under this subchapter when...

Section 2374 - Term of license and renewal - A license issued under this subchapter shall expire at the...

Section 2375 - Posting of license - Any person licensed under this section and operating a garbage...

Section 2376 - Heating certain garbage before feeding - All garbage that may contain animals, animal parts or animal...

Section 2377 - Prohibitions and conditions - (a) Sanitation.--All garbage feeding businesses shall be maintained in a...

Section 2378 - Inspections - As a precondition to the issuance of a garbage feeding...

Section 2379 - Notice to remedy and denial, suspension or revocation of license - The department shall provide an applicant or licensee under this...

Section 2380.1 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 2380.2 - License required - A person may not operate a Cervidae livestock operation within...

Section 2380.3 - Application - (a) Form.--An application for licensure, including license renewal, must be...

Section 2380.4 - Issuance - (a) Inspection.--The department shall inspect the premises of and investigate...

Section 2380.5 - Term; renewal - (a) Term.--A license is valid for a period of two...

Section 2380.6 - Keeping and handling of cervids - (a) Pens and enclosures.--The department shall adopt regulations concerning the...

Section 2380.7 - Periodic inspections - During regular business hours, the department is authorized to inspect...

Section 2380.8 - Violations by licensees - (a) Notice.--The department must provide a licensee with written notice...

Section 2380.9 - Game and Wildlife Code and regulations - (a) Code.--The provisions of 34 Pa.C.S. (relating to game) are...

Section 2381 - Cooperation - In order to extend the efficiency of the department with...

Section 2382 - Regulations - (a) General authority.--The department shall promulgate and adopt rules and...

Section 2383 - Enforcement and penalties - (a) Criminal penalties.--Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any...

Section 2384 - Disposition of fees, fines and civil penalties - All moneys derived from fees, fines and civil penalties collected...

Section 2385 - Interference with officer or employee of department - A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an employee...

Section 2386 - Civil remedy - In addition to any other remedies provided for in this...

Section 2387 - Inapplicability of penal cruelty to animals statutes - No action taken by the department or decision not to...

Section 2388 - Exemption for governmental entities - All agencies or commissions of the Federal Government and the...

Section 2389 - Preemption of local laws and regulations - This chapter and its provisions are of Statewide concern and...

Section 2390 - Regulation of swine hunting preserves - (a) Promulgation.--The department shall promulgate regulations for swine hunting preserves...

Chapter 25 - Animal Exhibition Sanitation

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 25 was added Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1650, No.211,...

Section 2501 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 2502 - Sanitation standards - (a) Minimum.--The following sanitation standards are required to minimize the...

Section 2503 - Administration - The department shall do all of the following: (1) Access...

Section 2504 - Penalty - (a) Imposition.--The department may assess an administrative penalty of up...

Chapter 27 - Taxidermists

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 27 was added July 7, 2006, P.L.358, No.77,...

Section 2701 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 2702 - Registration - Any person who holds himself out to the public as...

Section 2703 - Unlawful acts - A person commits a summary offense of the second degree...

Section 2704 - Preemption - Nothing in this chapter shall preempt the requirements of any...

Section 2705 - Duties - The department shall: (1) Upon request, provide the Department of...

Section 2706 - Recordkeeping - A person registered under this chapter shall maintain an accurate...

Section 2707 - Reporting - A person registered under this chapter shall report an unmarked...

Chapter 31 - Conservation Excellence Grant Program

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 31 was added July 1, 2019, P.L.275, No.39,...

Section 3101 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 3102 - Establishment - The Conservation Excellence Grant Program is established within the commission....

Section 3103 - Administration of program - The commission shall administer the program for the purpose of...

Section 3104 - Application guidelines - The commission shall establish guidelines for the approval of applications...

Section 3105 - Grants, loans and tax credits - (a) Awards.--The commission may award grants or loans or request...

Section 3106 - Project certification - The commission shall ensure that a project satisfies the requirements...

Section 3107 - Criteria for evaluation of applications - In approving applications for eligible projects under the program, the...

Section 3108 - Application, review and authorization by commission - (a) Application process.--A person must apply to the commission for...

Section 3109 - Assistance from county conservation districts - The commission may, as it deems appropriate, delegate certain duties...

Section 3110 - Distribution of funds - The commission may advance funds to conservation districts for the...

Chapter 41 - Weights and Measures

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 41 was added December 18, 1996, P.L.1028, No.155,...

Section 4101 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 4102 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 4105 - Systems of weights and measures - The system of weights and measures in customary use in...

Section 4106 - State standards of weight and measure - Such weights and measures in conformity with the standards of...

Section 4107 - Office and working standards and equipment - In addition to the State standards provided for in section...

Section 4108 - Director and inspectors of weights and measures - There shall be a director of weights and measures and...

Section 4109 - General powers and duties of department - The State Metrology Laboratory shall have the custody of the...

Section 4110 - Specific powers and duties of department; regulations - (a) Regulations.--The department shall issue from time to time regulations...

Section 4111 - Testing and inspections of standards - The State Metrology Laboratory at least once every five years...

Section 4112 - General testing and inspections - (a) Schedule.--When not otherwise provided by law, the department shall...

Section 4113 - Registration of sellers, installers and repairers of weighing and measuring devices - The department shall have the authority to establish, by regulation,...

Section 4114 - Registration and report of inspection and testing of weighing and measuring devices used for commercial purposes - The department shall establish, by regulation, a program requiring the...

Section 4115 - Training program - (a) Inspectors and county and city sealers.--The department shall establish...

Section 4116 - Investigations - The department shall investigate complaints made to it concerning violations...

Section 4117 - Inspection of packages - The department shall, from time to time, weigh or measure...

Section 4118 - Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders - (a) Orders.--The department shall have the power to issue stop-use...

Section 4119 - Disposition of correct and incorrect apparatus - (a) Approval and disapproval.--The department shall approve for use and...

Section 4120 - Police powers; right of entry and stoppage - (a) Seizure without warrant.--With respect to the enforcement of this...

Section 4121 - Powers and duties of director and inspector - (a) Powers and duties.--The powers and duties given to and...

Section 4122 - City and county sealers and deputy sealers of weights and measures; appointment, powers and duties - (a) Appointment.--The mayors of cities of the second and third...

Section 4123 - City and county standards and equipment - (a) Procurement of standards.--The mayor of each city and the...

Section 4124 - Concurrent jurisdiction - In cities and counties to which a delegation of powers...

Section 4125 - Division of responsibilities - (a) Agreements; local inspection.--The department shall enter into memorandums of...

Section 4126 - Duty of owners of incorrect apparatus - (a) Rejected apparatus.--Weights and measures that have been rejected under...

Section 4127 - Method of sale of commodities - (a) Liquid commodities.--General commodities in liquid form shall be sold...

Section 4128 - Packages; declarations of quantity and origin; variations; exemptions - (a) Declarations.--Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, any commodity...

Section 4129 - Declarations of unit price on random packages - In addition to the declarations required by section 4128 (relating...

Section 4130 - Misleading packages - (a) Packaging.--No commodity in package form shall be so wrapped...

Section 4131 - Advertising packages for sale - (a) Quantity of contents.--Whenever a commodity in package form is...

Section 4132 - Sale by net weight - The word "weight" as used in this subchapter in connection...

Section 4133 - Misrepresentation of price - (a) Pricing.--Whenever any commodity or service is sold or is...

Section 4134 - Meat, poultry and seafood - Except for immediate consumption on the premises where sold or...

Section 4135 - Butter, oleomargarine and margarine - Butter, oleomargarine and margarine shall be offered and exposed for...

Section 4136 - Fluid dairy products - (a) Quantities.--All fluid dairy products, including, but not limited to,...

Section 4137 - Flour, cornmeal and hominy grits - (a) Increments of weight.--When in package form and when packed,...

Section 4138 - Potatoes - (a) Increments of weight.--All potatoes packed for sale, offered or...

Section 4139 - Construction of contracts - Fractional parts of any unit of weight or measure shall...

Section 4140 - Hindering or obstructing officer; penalties - Any person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way...

Section 4141 - Impersonation of officer; penalties - Any person who shall impersonate in any way the department,...

Section 4142 - Prohibited acts - (a) General rule.--It shall be unlawful: (1) To use or...

Section 4143 - Presumptive evidence - For the purposes of this subchapter, proof of the existence...

Section 4150 - Enforcement and regulations - (a) General rule.--The director is authorized and directed to enforce...

Section 4151 - Licenses - (a) Requirement.--Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, no person...

Section 4152 - Weighmasters' certificates - The original weighmaster's certificate shall be typewritten or made out...

Section 4153 - Preparation of weighmaster's certificate - A licensed public weighmaster shall not enter on a weighmaster's...

Section 4154 - Use of approved weighing device required - When making a weight determination as provided for by this...

Section 4155 - Scale requirement - A licensed public weighmaster shall not use a scale to...

Section 4156 - Disposition of copies of certificates - The original copy of a weighmaster's certificate shall be delivered...

Section 4157 - License required; definition - (a) License required.--No person shall assume the title "licensed public...

Section 4158 - Suspension or revocation of licenses - (a) Authorization.--The department is authorized to suspend or revoke the...

Section 4159 - Prohibited acts - (a) General rule.--It shall be unlawful: (1) For a weighmaster...

Section 4160 - Sales by weight - Any commodity shall be duly weighed by a licensed weighmaster...

Section 4161 - Separation required - When more than one type of solid fuel or other...

Section 4162 - Substitution of another purchaser in weighmaster's certificate - If a person is, for practical reasons, unable to deliver...

Section 4163 - Authorization to inspect and direct to nearest scales - Any State, county or city inspector of weights and measures...

Section 4164 - Weighmaster's certificate required - (a) General rule.--No person shall sell, transport over a public...

Section 4165 - Small lots - When solid fuel is sold in lots not exceeding 100...

Section 4166 - Exception for boatloads or railroad carloads - Section 4164(a) (relating to weighmaster's certificate required) shall not apply...

Section 4167 - Rules and regulations - The department shall have the power to adopt and promulgate...

Section 4168 - Sales by employer-producer to employees - In any case where under the provisions of a contract...

Section 4169 - Existing licenses - A person who holds a valid license issued under the...

Section 4170 - Approval of types of weights and measures and weighing and measuring devices - The bureau is authorized to pass upon each type of...

Section 4171 - Submission of types for approval - The submission of a type may be by sample or...

Section 4172 - Certificates of approval; notice of disapproval; appeals - When a type of weight or measure or weighing or...

Section 4173 - Manufacture, sale or use of unapproved weights, measures and devices - It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, offer...

Section 4174 - Marking of approved weights and measures - It shall be unlawful to manufacture, offer or expose for...

Section 4175 - Marking of weights and measures "not legal for trade." - It shall be conclusively presumed that a weight or measure...

Section 4176 - Rules and regulations - Rules and regulations for the carrying out and enforcement of...

Section 4177 - Sealing of approved weights and measures - Inspectors of weights and measures of this Commonwealth and sealers...

Section 4178 - Fees - The Department of General Services shall charge and collect fees...

Section 4179 - Enforcement - It shall be the duty of the bureau and the...

Section 4180 - Meter required - (a) Metered vehicle.--No person shall deliver light fuel oils to...

Section 4181 - Small deliveries - Fuel oil deliveries of 50 gallons or less may be...

Section 4182 - Exceptions - The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to deliveries...

Section 4183 - Enforcement of chapter, rules and regulations - (a) Duties.--It shall be the duty of the department and...

Section 4187.1 - Scope of subchapter - This subchapter relates to automotive fuel testing and disclosure.

Section 4187.2 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 4187.3 - Automotive Fuel Testing and Disclosure Program - (a) Authorization.--The department may establish and implement the Automotive Fuel...

Section 4187.4 - Standards for automotive fuel - (a) Adoption of standards.--The department shall adopt the latest standards...

Section 4187.5 - Automotive fuel rating, disclosure and labeling requirements - (a) Disclosure requirements.--Each distributor, producer or refiner who sells or...

Section 4187.6 - Investigations - (a) General rule.--The department may conduct investigations to determine compliance...

Section 4187.7 - Violations and penalties - (a) Retail violations.--The department may assess a civil penalty of...

Section 4187.8 - (Reserved) -

Section 4190 - Rules and regulations - The department shall have the power to adopt and promulgate...

Section 4191 - Offenses and penalties - (a) Criminal penalties.--A person who violates any provision of this...

Section 4192 - Temporary or permanent injunctions - In addition to any other remedies provided in this chapter,...

Section 4193 - Disposition of funds - (a) Deposit in State Treasury.--When the proceeding is instituted by...

Section 4194 - Validity of prosecutions - Prosecutions for violation of any provision of this chapter are...

Chapter 42 - Aquacultural Development

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 42 was added October 16, 1998, P.L.768, No.94,...

Section 4201 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 4202 - Purpose - The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To...

Section 4203 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 4204 - Applicability - This chapter does not apply to a pet store making...

Section 4211 - Designation of aquaculture as agriculture - Aquaculture is hereby designated as a normal farming operation within...

Section 4212 - Wetlands - Aquacultural facilities licensed pursuant to this chapter are not wetlands...

Section 4213 - Requirements for discharge of water - (a) General permit.--Except as provided in subsection (b), aquacultural facilities,...

Section 4214 - Aquacultural marketing programs - The department may develop voluntary aquacultural marketing programs. The department...

Section 4215 - Aquacultural plan - (a) Development of plan.--The department shall develop a plan to...

Section 4216 - Aquaculture Advisory Committee - (a) Establishment and composition.--The Aquaculture Advisory Committee is hereby established...

Section 4217 - Biennial survey of aquaculture - The department shall cooperate with the Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics Service...

Section 4218 - Aquaculture Development Account - (a) Establishment of account.--There is hereby established a separate account...

Section 4219 - Permissible propagation - (a) Species.--The commission shall determine which species of fish are...

Section 4220 - Registration for artificial propagation - (a) Application.--Application to register for artificial propagation shall be made...

Section 4221 - Activities under registration for artificial propagation - (a) Sale of certain species.-- (1) Only species of fish...

Section 4222 - Registration for dealers of live aquatic animals - (a) Registration for dealing.--A resident or nonresident who does not...

Section 4223 - Prohibited propagation and penalties - (a) Prohibited propagation.--Except for hobby breeders, artificial propagation of any...

Chapter 45 - Agricultural Commodities Marketing

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 45 was added March 24, 1998, P.L.217, No.39,...

Section 4501 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 4502 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 4503 - Powers and duties of secretary - (a) Administration and enforcement of chapter.--Subject to the provisions contained...

Section 4504 - Commodity marketing board - (a) Establishment of commodity marketing board.-- (1) Each marketing program...

Section 4505 - Provisions of marketing programs - Subject to the legislative restrictions and limitations set forth in...

Section 4506 - Effecting marketing programs - (a) Referendum required.--No marketing program or amendment thereto shall become...

Section 4507 - Terminating marketing programs - Subject to approval of the appropriate commodity marketing board, the...

Section 4508 - Marketing program review and amendments - (a) Review.--Every five years the secretary shall call a referendum...

Section 4509 - Notice of issuance - Upon the issuance of any marketing program or any suspension,...

Section 4510 - Collection of fees - (a) General rule.--Any marketing program issued pursuant to this chapter...

Section 4511 - Rules and regulations for enforcement - The secretary shall, with the advice of the commodity marketing...

Section 4512 - Advance deposits - Prior to the issuance of any marketing program, the secretary...

Section 4513 - Severability - The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision...

Chapter 46 - Pennsylvania Preferred® Trademark

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 46 was added October 5, 2011, P.L.313, No.78,...

Section 4601 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 4602 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 4611 - Pennsylvania Preferred® trademark - The department shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to...

Section 4612 - Licensee qualification - A qualified entity shall meet at least one of the...

Section 4613 - Duties and authority of department - (a) Department authority to enter into trademark license agreements.-- (1)...

Section 4614 - Trademark license agreement, application and licensure process - (a) General rule.-- (1) A qualified entity may apply to...

Section 4615 - Costs - Reimbursement of costs are as follows: (1) The department may...

Section 4616 - Pennsylvania Preferred® Trademark Licensing Fund - (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State Treasury a special...

Section 4617 - Civil penalties - In addition to any other remedy available at law or...

Section 4618 - Injunctive relief - In addition to any other remedies provided for under this...

Section 4619 - Rules and regulations - The department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to promote...

Section 4631 - Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Benefit qualified...

Section 4632 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 4633 - Qualified veterans and qualified veteran business entities - (a) Encouragement of participation.--The department shall promote participation under this...

Chapter 47 - Crop Insurance

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 47 was added November 30, 2004, P.L.1658, No.208,...

Section 4701 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 4702 - Purpose of chapter - The purpose of this chapter is to establish a program...

Section 4703 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 4704 - Establishment of program - The department shall establish a program to educate producers on...

Section 4705 - Powers and duties of department - (a) Administration of chapter.--Subject to the conditions contained in this...

Section 4706 - Crop insurance financial assistance - The department may provide crop insurance financial assistance to eligible...

Section 4707 - Funding - The department is authorized to use funds specifically appropriated by...

Section 4708 - Report - The department shall submit annually to the chairman and minority...

Chapter 48 - Agricultural Business Development Center

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 48 was added July 1, 2019, P.L.279, No.40,...

Section 4801 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 4802 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 4803 - Establishment - The Agricultural Business Development Center is established in the department,...

Section 4804 - Purpose - The department shall operate the center for the following purposes:...

Section 4805 - Agricultural Business Development Center Advisory Committee - (a) Establishment.--There is established the Agricultural Business Development Center Advisory...

Section 4806 - Grant programs - (a) Authorization.--The department may establish programs to award grants for...

Section 4807 - Limitation on grants - (a) Available funding.--Grants shall be awarded to the extent money...

Section 4808 - Disposition of grants - (a) Written agreement.--The department may require a written agreement describing...

Section 4809 - Regulations - The department may promulgate rules and regulations to administer and...

Section 4810 - Agricultural Business Development Center Fund - (a) Establishment.--The Agricultural Business Development Center Fund is established in...

Chapter 51 - Commercial Feed

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 51 was added December 12, 1994, P.L.903, No.131,...

Section 5101 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 5102 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 5103 - Licensing - (a) General rule.--Every person engaged in the manufacture of commercial...

Section 5104 - Labeling - (a) Commercial feed labeling.--Any commercial feed distributed in this Commonwealth...

Section 5105 - Inspection fees - (a) Imposition.--There shall be paid to the department for all...

Section 5106 - Adulteration - No person shall distribute adulterated feed. A commercial feed, customer-formula...

Section 5107 - Misbranding - No person shall distribute misbranded feed. A commercial feed or...

Section 5108 - Inspection, sampling and analysis - (a) Inspection.--For purposes of enforcement of this chapter, the department...

Section 5109 - Rules and regulations - The department is charged with the enforcement of this chapter...

Section 5110 - Detained commercial feeds - (a) "Withdrawal from distribution" orders.--When the department has reasonable cause...

Section 5111 - Criminal penalties - (a) Conviction.--Any person who violates any of the provisions of...

Section 5112 - Civil penalties - In addition to any other remedy available at law or...

Section 5113 - Civil remedy - In addition to any other remedies provided for in this...

Section 5114 - Publications - The department shall publish at least annually, in such form...

Section 5115 - Disposition of funds - Moneys received from license fees, inspection fees, fines and civil...

Chapter 57 - Food Protection

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Unless otherwise noted, Chapter 57 was added December 12,...

Section 5701 - Short title of subchapter - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 5702 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 5703 - License required - (a) Unlawful conduct.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall...

Section 5704 - Inspection, sampling and analysis - (a) Inspection.--For purposes of enforcement of this subchapter, a licensor...

Section 5707 - Powers of department - (a) Rules and regulations.--The department shall make such reasonable rules...

Section 5708 - Infectious persons - No proprietor shall allow any food employee to be in...

Section 5709 - Linens, equipment and utensils - No proprietor shall utilize any linens, equipment or utensils unless...

Section 5710 - Retail food facility and employee cleanliness - All retail food facilities, kitchens, dining rooms and all places...

Section 5711 - Toilets, sinks and drains - All toilets, hand-wash sinks, tubs, sinks and drains used in...

Section 5712 - Applicability - This subchapter shall not apply to food that meets all...

Section 5713 - School cafeterias and organized camps - Officials of schools and organized camps shall cooperate with the...

Section 5714 - Penalties - (a) Retail food facilities under jurisdiction of department.--For retail food...

Section 5721 - Short title of subchapter - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 5722 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 5723 - Prohibited acts - The following acts are prohibited: (1) Manufacture, sale, delivery, consignment,...

Section 5724 - Temporary or permanent injunctions - In addition to any other remedies provided in this subchapter,...

Section 5725 - Penalties - (a) Criminal penalties.--A person who violates any provision of this...

Section 5726 - Detention and condemnation - (a) Marking detained food.--Whenever the secretary has probable cause to...

Section 5727 - Temporary permits - Temporary permits granted by Federal agencies for interstate shipment of...

Section 5728 - Adulteration of food - A food shall be deemed adulterated: (1) If it bears...

Section 5729 - Misbranding of food - (a) General rule.--A food shall be misbranded: (1) If its...

Section 5730 - Regulations to exempt certain labeling requirements - The department shall promulgate regulations exempting from any labeling requirement...

Section 5731 - Poisonous or deleterious substances and tolerances - (a) Additions to food.--A poisonous or deleterious substance added to...

Section 5732 - Inspection, sampling and analysis - (a) Inspection.--For purposes of enforcement of this subchapter, the secretary...

Section 5733 - Rules and regulations - (a) Nature of rules.--The secretary shall be charged with the...

Section 5734 - Registration of food establishments - (a) General rule.--Subject to the rules and regulations adopted by...

Section 5735 - Product registration - The secretary may promulgate regulations allowing food establishments to label...

Section 5736 - Construction of subchapter - (a) General rule.--The provisions of this subchapter and the regulations...

Section 5737 - Acts not affected - Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to abrogate or...

Section 5741 - Scope of subchapter - This subchapter relates to milk sell-by date and best-by date...

Section 5742 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 5743 - Label requirement - (a) General rule.--The cap or nonglass container of pasteurized milk...

Section 5744 - Sell-by date or best-by date of greater than 17 days from pasteurization - (a) General rule.--A milk plant may apply to the department...

Section 5745 - Prohibitions - (a) Sell-by date.--Pasteurized milk may not be sold or offered...

Section 5746 - Monitoring by milk plants and department - (a) Sampling and testing.-- (1) If a milk plant labels...

Section 5747 - Regulations - The department shall make such reasonable rules and regulations as...

Chapter 59 - Organic Foods (Repealed) -

Chapter 61 - Maple Products (Repealed) -

Chapter 65 - Food Employee Certification

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 65 was added December 12, 1994, P.L.903, No.131,...

Section 6501 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 6502 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 6503 - Certification programs - (a) (Reserved). (b) (Reserved). (c) Certification programs.--The department shall recognize...

Section 6504 - Certification of employees - (a) General rule.--A retail food facility shall have at least...

Section 6505 - Rules and regulations - The department is charged with the administration of this chapter...

Section 6506 - Reciprocal agreements (Repealed) - 2010 Repeal. Section 6506 was repealed November 23, 2010, P.L.1039,...

Section 6507 - Suspension of certification (Repealed) - 2010 Repeal. Section 6507 was repealed November 23, 2010, P.L.1039,...

Section 6508 - Civil penalties - (a) Retail food facilities licensed by the department.--For retail food...

Section 6509 - Fees (Repealed) - 2010 Repeal. Section 6509 was repealed November 23, 2010, P.L.1039,...

Section 6510 - Exemptions - (a) Prepackaged food.-- (1) Retail food facilities where only commercially...

Chapter 67 - Fertilizer (Repealed) -

Chapter 68 - Fertilizer

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 68 was added July 11, 2022, P.L.1538, No.83,...

Section 6801 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 6802 - Licensing - (a) Requirements.--Each person engaged in the manufacture of fertilizer to...

Section 6803 - Registration of specialty fertilizers - (a) Application.--Each brand and grade of specialty fertilizer shall be...

Section 6804 - Components of fertilizer labeled for turf - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), fertilizer labeled...

Section 6805 - Labels and labeling - (a) Contents of label.--The guarantor of a fertilizer distributed in...

Section 6806 - Inspection fees - The guarantor whose name appears on the label of a...

Section 6807 - Tonnage reports - (a) Requirements.--The guarantor whose name appears on a label shall...

Section 6808 - Plant nutrient deficiency - (a) Penalties.--The following penalties shall be assessed for deficiencies from...

Section 6809 - Commercial value - For the purpose of determining the commercial value to be...

Section 6810 - Misbranding - No person may distribute a fertilizer that is misbranded. A...

Section 6811 - Adulteration - (a) Prohibition.--No person may distribute a fertilizer that is adulterated....

Section 6812 - Application of fertilizer - (a) Restrictions.-- (1) No person may apply nonaquatic fertilizer within...

Section 6813 - Application of fertilizer to turf - (a) Application rates.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d),...

Section 6814 - Prohibited acts - A person may not: (1) Apply fertilizer with a device...

Section 6815 - Agricultural and homeowner education - The department, through guidelines established in consultation with The Pennsylvania...

Section 6816 - Publications - The department may publish on an annual basis, and in...

Section 6817 - Rules and regulations - The department may promulgate and enforce rules and regulations necessary...

Section 6818 - Short weight - If the department finds that a fertilizer in the possession...

Section 6819 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of registration or license - (a) Authority of department.--The department may refuse, suspend or revoke:...

Section 6820 - Stop-sale orders - (a) Authority of department.-- (1) The department may issue and...

Section 6821 - Seizure and condemnation - Fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter,...

Section 6822 - Unlawful conduct - It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to...

Section 6823 - Inspection, sampling and analysis - (a) Authorization.--For purposes of enforcement of this chapter, the department...

Section 6824 - Interference with officer or employee of department - (a) Interference.--A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an...

Section 6825 - Enforcement and penalties - (a) Criminal penalties.--Unless otherwise specified, a person who violates a...

Section 6826 - Appeal process - All appeals shall be taken and hearings conducted in accordance...

Section 6827 - Civil remedy - (a) Office of Attorney General.--In addition to other remedies provided...

Section 6828 - Cooperation with other entities - The department may cooperate with and enter into agreement with...

Section 6829 - Exchanges between manufacturers - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or...

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