Section 1496 - Affirmative defenses(a)General rule.--Any of the following shall be an affirmative defense by an owner, operator or manager to a prosecution or imposition of an administrative penalty under this act:(1) When the violation occurred, the actual control of the establishment was not exercised by the owner, operator or manager, but by a lessee.(2) The owner, operator or manager made a good faith effort to post the required signs.(b)Affidavit.--An owner, operator or manager asserting an affirmative defense shall do so in the form of a sworn affidavit setting forth the relevant information under subsection (a)(1) or (2).Added by P.L. 1618 2012 No. 197, § 6, eff. 12/24/2012.