{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-7364","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 7364","heading":"Selling or otherwise dealing in fresh meats, produce and groceries.","body":"(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a summary offense if he engages in the business of selling or otherwise dealing at retail in fresh meats, produce and groceries on Sunday.\n(b) Separate offenses.--Each separate sale, or offer to sell, shall constitute a separate offense.\n(c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any retail establishment:\n(1) employing less than ten persons;\n(2) where fresh meats, produce and groceries are offered so sold by the proprietor or members of his immediate family; or\n(3) where food is prepared on the premises for human consumption.\n(d) Limitation of action.--Information charging violations of this section shall be brought within 72 hours after the commission of the alleged offense and not thereafter.\n(e) Repeated offense penalty.--A person who commits a second or any subsequent offense within one year after conviction for the first offense shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $200.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE G MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES","CHAPTER 73 TRADE AND COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER B SUNDAY TRADING"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=73\u0026sctn=64\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"9e0554026f2039db5f1cc1e26d86df661f3807184048b4bd2b7407a53e3939c2","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-7363","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-7365"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}