Section 452 - On-farm-produced denatured ethyl alcohol (Adm. Code Section 1712)The Department of Agriculture shall have the power, and its duty shall be:
(a) To encourage and promote the manufacture and use of Pennsylvania agricultural product-derived denatured ethyl alcohol;(b) To regulate the manufacture, use and sale of on-farm-produced denatured ethyl alcohol;(c) To establish a licensing system for denatured ethyl alcohol on-farm producers and to enforce such system so as to prevent fraud and deception in the licensing process;(d) To collect a fee from denatured ethyl alcohol on-farm producers at a minimum of twenty-five dollars ($25), with a sliding scale fee schedule based upon volume produced;(e) To make such rules and regulations as shall be deemed necessary for enforcement of the laws of this Commonwealth relating to denatured ethyl alcohol and denatured ethyl alcohol on-farm producers;(f) To provide for the inspection of denatured ethyl alcohol on-farm production facilities in order to ensure compliance with the law;(g) To gather and make available information concerning the supply, demand, prevailing prices and applicable use of denatured ethyl alcohol and its by-products;(h) To secure, in the performance of the duties herein prescribed, the cooperation and assistance of other appropriate agencies.1929, April 9, P.L. 177, art. XVII, § 1712, added 1988, Oct. 23, P.L. 1059, No. 122, § 2, effective in 120 days.