Is it legal to own a pet armadillo?
Permit required
Pennsylvania requires a Game Commission import permit, which is only available to existing permit holders.
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Pennsylvania
Every QuirkMaps topic for Pennsylvania, grouped by category. Each answer links to the official source it comes from.
Exotic pets
Vehicles
Can car dealerships open on Sundays?
Sunday car sales banned
Pennsylvania makes it an offense to be in the business of buying or selling cars on Sunday.
Do adults have to wear motorcycle helmets?
Only some riders
Pennsylvania lets riders 21 and older skip a helmet if they have two years of licensed riding or completed an approved safety course.
Do you need a front license plate?
Rear plate only
Pennsylvania issues a single plate for a passenger car, and it goes on the rear.
Is it legal to pump your own gas?
Self-serve allowed
Pennsylvania rules expressly allow attended self-service gas stations, with an attendant on duty at the controls.
Is it legal to put a train horn on a car?
Allowed with limits
Pennsylvania bans whistles, whistle-like devices and any unreasonably loud or harsh sound device on vehicles driven on highways.
Is there an annual vehicle safety inspection?
Regular safety inspection
Pennsylvania requires most vehicles to pass a safety inspection every year.
Home & property
Are fireworks legal?
Aerial fireworks allowed
Pennsylvania lets anyone 18 or older buy, possess and use consumer fireworks, including aerial ones, with distance and permission rules.
Food & drink
Are happy hour drink specials legal?
Allowed with limits
Pennsylvania allows happy hours of up to four hours a day and 24 hours a week, with no discounts after midnight.
Is there a bottle deposit?
No bottle deposit
Pennsylvania has no bottle deposit law. Recycling runs through local programs under the state's 1988 recycling act.
Where can you buy liquor?
Government-run stores
Pennsylvania sells bottled liquor in state-run Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores operated by the Liquor Control Board.
Time & calendar
Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST
Pennsylvania observes daylight saving time and has not enacted a law to change it.
Money & taxes
Are groceries taxed?
Groceries exempt
Pennsylvania exempts food that isn't ready to eat from its 6% sales tax.
Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Pennsylvania has a state lottery, and it is the only one that sends all its proceeds to programs for older residents.
Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
No tax-free period
Pennsylvania has a 6% sales tax but no sales tax holiday. Most clothing is exempt all year.
Voting & elections
Do you need an ID to vote?
No ID document required
Pennsylvania voters show ID only the first time they vote at a polling place; returning voters do not.