The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board was organized immediately after Prohibition officially ended in 1933 as a means for regulating the wine, beer and spirits industries, and collecting revenues for the State. The Board is controlled by three appointees from the Governor’s office. Democrat Ed Rendell is currently serving as Pennsylvania Governor, and has served in that capacity for nearly 8 years. All three current Board Members were appointed (and re-appointed) by Gov. Rendell.

Last week Pennsylvania State Troopers conducted raids in the Philadelphia area of bars for not filing the proper paperwork and failing to pay a small fee registering the names of certain exotic beers that were for sale.

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http://www.charlotteconservative.com/index.php/2010/03/pennsylania-troopers-raid-philly-bars-and-taverns-looking-for-un-registered-beer/