Section 9.111. Alcoholic beverages held by estates; legal process; licensees who have discontinued business

(a) Liquor.

(1) Liquor purchased from a State Liquor Store and forming part of the estate of a decedent or bankrupt or liquor so purchased and in the custody of the law under legal process, may not be sold except to the Board as provided in this subchapter.

(2) Liquor purchased from a State Liquor Store by a licensee of the Board and in the possession of the licensee at the time he discontinues business, by transfer of his license or otherwise, may be sold by the licensee or may be repurchased from him by the Board, but only under this subchapter.

(b) Malt or brewed beverages. Malt or brewed beverages shall be disposed of in accordance with the following:

(1) Malt or brewed beverages purchased from a licensed distributor or importing distributor or brewery, forming part of the estate of a decedent or bankrupt, or in the custody of the law under legal process, may be sold only to the licensed distributor, importing distributor or brewery from whom originally purchased. Except and only in the event the Commonwealth or an agency thereof, obtains the custody, possession, right of possession, or the title to the malt or brewed beverages under legal process or under judicial sale, the Commonwealth or the agency may sell such malt or brewed beverages to any distributor of any class or to the manufacturing brewery who or which is licensed and authorized to buy and sell malt or brewed beverages, and such brand or brands of malt or brewed beverages.

(2) Malt or brewed beverages in the possession of a licensee at the time he discontinues business by transfer of his license or otherwise, may be sold only to the transferee of the license or to the distributor, importing distributor or brewery from whom originally purchased.

The provisions of this § 9.111 adopted June 26, 1952; amended through August 29, 1966; amended May 27, 1977, effective May 28, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 1429. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (4190).