{"data":{"id":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-301","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"53 Pa.C.S. § 301","heading":"Tobacco product.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 6305 (relating to sale of tobacco products) shall preempt and supersede any local ordinance or rule concerning the subject matter of 18 Pa.C.S. § 6305 and of section 206-A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code.\n(b) Exception.--This section does not prohibit:\n(1) Local regulation authorized by the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act.\n(2) Local regulation enacted prior to January 1, 2002.","path":["Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY","PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 3 PREEMPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=53\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=3\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-24 (Statute Update stamp, 53 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:08Z","sha256":"45f40d79087681f673e250a7155a058356f6ccf1a619f4f6de1b4b8818ed1a1d","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-101","next":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}