Regulación sobre la venta de carnes y alimentos frescos los domingos

Explicación Simple

En Pensilvania, no se puede vender carne fresca, frutas y verduras los domingos. Si lo haces, puedes meterte en problemas con la ley.

Es como si en tu casa decidieras no cocinar los domingos; así, los negocios no pueden vender ciertos alimentos ese día.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una carnicería en Pensilvania. Si decide abrir su tienda el domingo y vender carne, podría recibir una multa porque eso está prohibido. Sin embargo, si su esposa le ayuda a vender, podrían estar en una excepción y no tener problemas.

Penalidades

Multa de hasta $200 por reincidencia en la venta de carne fresca los domingos.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

18 Pa.C.S. 7364 - Selling Or Otherwise Dealing In Fresh Meats, Produce And Groceries (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. (b) Separate offenses.--Each separate sale, or offer to sell, shall constitute a separate offense. (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any retail establishment: (1) employing less than ten persons; (2) where fresh meats, produce and groceries are offered so sold by the proprietor or members of his immediate family; or (3) where food is prepared on the premises for human consumption. (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. (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. Constitutionality.Section 7364 was declared unconstitutional on October 5, 1978, by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in Kroger Co. v. O'Hara Township, 481 Pa. 101, 392 A.2d 266 (1978). 18 Pa.C.S. 1979 - Amendment 2011 Partial Repeal.Section 5(2) of Act 65 provided that section 7365 is repealed insofar as it relates to motorcycles.