HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) returned $10,900.00 to Venango County municipalities for its semi-annual distribution of licensing fees.
The PLCB on Monday announced the return of more than $2.4 million in licensing fees to 1,379 municipalities in which licensees are located throughout the Commonwealth.
Twice a year, as required by law, the PLCB returns liquor license fees paid by PLCB-approved licensees to the municipalities that are home to those licenses. Municipalities have flexibility in allocating and spending the returned license fees to meet local needs.
The PLCB oversees the regulation of more than 15,000 retail liquor licenses statewide, including restaurants, clubs, and hotels. Licensees pay liquor license fees ranging from $125 to $700, depending on the type of license and the population of the municipality in which the license is located, as part of the annual license renewal or validation process, as well as in conjunction with approval of certain new applications.
The current dispersal period represents fees paid from Feb. 1 to July 31, 2019. In all, 56 cities, 551 boroughs, and 772 townships will receive payments ranging from $25 to $395,375.
Venango County’s distributions for the period totaled $10,900.00.