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Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-02 - Requirements for retail liquor licensees › Section 314-02-120 - How do licensees get keg registration forms?

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(1) The board will provide keg registration
			 forms free of charge to licensees who hold (a) a beer and/or wine restaurant
			 license in combination with an off-premises beer and/or wine endorsement; (b) a
			 tavern license in combination with an off-premises beer and/or wine
			 endorsement; or (c) a beer and/or wine specialty shop license with a keg
			 endorsement.
(2) Licensees who hold
			 a grocery store license with a keg endorsement, or a spirits, beer, and wine
			 restaurant license with a keg endorsement, must purchase the keg registration
			 forms. Keg registration books can be ordered online at the liquor and cannabis
			 board web site or from the enforcement customer service line for four dollars
			 per book of twenty-five forms.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.363. 11-01-133, §
				  314-02-120, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030. 09-02-012, § 314-02-120,
				  filed 12/29/08, effective 1/29/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.120. 00-07-091, §
				  314-02-120, filed 3/15/00, effective
				  4/15/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-02 - Requirements for retail liquor licensees › Section 314-02-125 - What types of activities on a licensed premises require notice to the board? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.363. 11-01-133, §
				  314-02-125, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.600. 10-01-091, §
				  314-02-125, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.120. 00-07-091, §
				  314-02-125, filed 3/15/00, effective
				  4/15/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-02 - Requirements for retail liquor licensees › Section 314-02-130 - What types of changes to a licensed premises require board approval? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.363. 11-01-133, §
				  314-02-130, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.600. 10-01-091, §
				  314-02-130, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.120. 00-07-091, §
				  314-02-130, filed 3/15/00, effective
				  4/15/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-020 - Consumer orders, internet sales, and delivery for grocery stores and beer and wine specialty shops

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A grocery store or beer and wine specialty shop licensee may
				accept orders for beer or wine from, and deliver beer or wine to,
				customers.
(1)
Resale.
Liquor shall not be for resale.
(2)
Stock location.
Liquor must come directly from a licensed retail
			 location.
(3)
How to place an
			 order.
Liquor may be ordered in person at a licensed location, by mail,
			 telephone or internet, or by other similar methods.
(4)
Sales and payment.
(a) Only a licensee or a licensee's direct
			 employees may accept and process orders and payments. A contractor may not do
			 so on behalf of a licensee, except for transmittal of payment through a
			 third-party service. The use of internet or mobile applications for retail
			 customers to purchase alcohol in Washington state are allowed under the
			 following conditions:
(i) The sale must be
			 made by the licensee;
(ii) The
			 licensee processes payment for the sale; and
(iii) The liquor licensee pays the owner of
			 the mobile application a service fee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-030 - Consumer orders, internet sales, and delivery for spirits retail licensees

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A spirit retail licensee may accept orders for spirits from,
				and deliver spirits to, customers.
(1)
Resale.
Spirits shall not be for resale.
(2)
Stock location.
Spirits must
			 come directly from a licensed retail location.
(3)
How to place an order.
Spirits may be ordered in person at a licensed location, by mail, telephone, or
			 internet, or by other similar methods.
(4)
Sales and payment.
(a) Only a spirits retail licensee or a
			 licensee's direct employees may accept and process orders and payments. A
			 contractor may not do so on behalf of a spirits retail licensee, except for
			 transmittal of payment through a third-party service. The use of internet or
			 mobile applications for retail customers to purchase alcohol in Washington
			 state are allowed under the following conditions:
(i) The sale must be made by the
			 licensee;
(ii) The licensee
			 processes the payment for the sale; and
(iii) The liquor licensee pays the owner of
			 the mobile application a service fee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-035 - Consumer orders, internet sales, and delivery for on-premises beer and/or wine liquor licensees

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An on-premises beer and/or wine licensee may accept orders for
				beer or wine from, and deliver beer or wine to, customers, if the licensee
				obtains a delivery endorsement under RCW  66.24.710.
(1)
Resale.
Beer and wine shall
			 not be for resale.
(2)
Stock
			 location.
Beer and wine must come directly from a licensed on-premises
			 retail location.
(3)
How to
			 place an order.
Beer and wine may be ordered in person at a licensed
			 location, by mail, telephone, internet, or by other similar methods.
(4)
Sales and payment.
(a) Only a licensee or a licensee's direct
			 employees may accept and process orders and payments. A contractor may not do
			 so on behalf of a licensee, except for transmittal of payment through a
			 third-party service. The use of internet or mobile applications for retail
			 customers to purchase alcohol in Washington state is allowed under the
			 following conditions:
(i) The sale must be
			 made by the licensee;
(ii) The
			 licensee processes the payment; and
(iii) The liquor licensee pays the owner of
			 the mobile application a service fee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-040 - Consumer orders, internet sales, and delivery for beer and/or wine gift delivery licenses

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A beer and/or wine gift delivery licensee may accept orders
				for beer or wine from, and deliver beer or wine to, customers.
(1)
Resale.
Liquor shall not be
			 for resale.
(2)
Stock
			 location.
Liquor must come directly from a licensed retail
			 location.
(3)
How to place an
			 order.
Liquor may be ordered in person at a licensed location, by mail,
			 telephone or internet, or by other similar methods.
(4)
Sales and payment.
(a) Only a licensee or a licensee's direct
			 employees may accept and process orders and payments. A contractor may not do
			 so on behalf of a licensee, except for transmittal of payment through a
			 third-party service. The use of internet or mobile applications for retail
			 customers to purchase alcohol in Washington state are allowed under the
			 following conditions:
(i) The sale must be
			 made by the licensee;
(ii) The
			 licensee processes the payment; and
(iii) The liquor licensee pays the owner of
			 the mobile application a service fee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-050 - Limited patron participation entertainment at a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant or a beer and/or wine restaurant

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(1) A spirits, beer, and wine restaurant or a
			 beer and/or wine restaurant may provide entertainment with limited physical
			 participation by patrons in the dedicated dining area of their licensed
			 premises. Examples of this form of permitted entertainment include text
			 messaging to movie screens, watching movies, nonpatron skits, and comedy acts.
			 Such limited patron participation is permitted under the following conditions:
The dedicated dining area meets the following criteria:
(a) Wait staff provides table service to
			 patrons which includes interaction; and
(b) Lighting requirements outlined in WAC
			 314-11-085.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-060 - Axe throwing at liquor licensed premises

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(1) Axe throwing combined with alcohol
			 consumption is considered a high-risk activity. Licensees should follow
			 industry best practices for safe axe throwing participation. A liquor licensee
			 must receive approval from the board's licensing division prior to providing
			 axe throwing activities at liquor licensed premises.
(2) The liquor licensee or liquor license
			 applicant must submit a safety operating plan addressing how the licensee will
			 mitigate safety concerns associated with axe throwing at the liquor licensed
			 premises. The safety operating plan must include the following:
(a) Protocols for monitoring alcohol
			 consumption and ensuring patrons are not intoxicated prior to axe throwing,
			 including:
(i) Designated MAST-certified staff
			 in the axe throwing area at all times to monitor alcohol consumption;
(ii) Prohibiting patrons who appear
			 intoxicated from axe throwing;
(iii) Deescalating patrons who appear
			 intoxicated and are uncooperative or hostile; and
(iv) Training employees on the protocols
			 included in the safety operating plan; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-100 - What types of activities on a licensed premises require notice to the board?

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Liquor licensees must notify their local enforcement office in
				writing at least five days prior to conducting the following activities unless
				the licensee has received an exception from their enforcement officer:
(1) Male/female dance reviews, subject to the
			 provision of WAC
			 314-11-050;
(2) Live boxing or wrestling;
(3) Contests or games where patrons are part
			 of the entertainment;
(4) Hours of
			 operation in between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. for licensees that sell liquor for
			 on-premises consumption;
(5)
			 Closing the business to the general public for a private party; and
(6) Outside service for one-time events such
			 as a holiday celebration where liquor service and consumption is planned to
			 extend to an area of the premises that does not have board approval for liquor
			 service. The licensee must have leasehold rights to the area where alcohol
			 service and consumption is planned.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-100 - Activities on a licensed premises requiring notice to the board

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Liquor licensees must notify their local enforcement office in
				writing at least five days prior to conducting the following activities unless
				the licensee has received an exception from their enforcement officer:
(1) Live boxing or wrestling;
(2) Contests or games where patrons are part
			 of the entertainment;
(3) Hours of
			 operation in between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. for licensees that sell liquor for
			 on-premises consumption;
(4)
			 Closing the business to the general public for a private party; and
(5) Outside service for one-time events such
			 as a holiday celebration where liquor service and consumption is planned to
			 extend to an area of the premises that does not have board approval for liquor
			 service. The licensee must have leasehold rights to the area where alcohol
			 service and consumption is planned.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-300 - Alterations to a licensed premises

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The following changes to a licensed premises require approval
				from the board's licensing division:
(1) Any alteration that affects the size of a
			 premises' customer service area.
(a) The
			 licensee must submit two sets of floor plans showing the changes.
(b) The board's licensing division will make
			 an initial response on the licensee's request for alterations within five
			 business days.
(c) The licensee
			 must contact their local liquor enforcement officer when the alteration is
			 completed.
(d) The licensee may
			 begin liquor service in conjunction with the alteration after the completed
			 alteration is inspected by the liquor enforcement officer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-400 - Curbside service

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(1) Grocery stores
			 that have the appropriate liquor licenses may provide curb-side service to
			 customers who order groceries online and pick them up in designated pickup
			 areas outside of the grocery store. Curbside service in a designated pickup
			 area must be administered pursuant to all applicable RCW and WAC provisions.
			 Drive-through service from pickup or pass-through windows is
			 prohibited.
(2) Curbside pickup of
			 groceries that include spirits, beer, and wine are allowed under the following
			 conditions:
(a) Orders must include at least
			 twenty-five dollars of nonalcohol items.
(b) Orders must be delivered by an employee
			 of the licensee to a vehicle parked in a designated pickup area owned or
			 controlled by the licensee as part of the licensed premises.
(c) Employees delivering orders to the
			 customer's vehicle and completing the sale must be at least eighteen years of
			 age and be trained on verifying ID, recognizing signs of intoxication, and
			 preventing youth access.
(d) If ID
			 cannot be verified, or if the driver appears intoxicated, all alcohol will be
			 removed from the order and the customer will not be charged for any removed
			 products.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-500 - Endorsement for sale of manufacturer sealed alcohol products through takeout or delivery service

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(1) An
			 endorsement for the sale of manufacturer sealed alcohol products is available
			 through takeout and delivery service as set forth in RCW  66.24.710. There is no
			 fee for a licensee to apply for and obtain this endorsement.
(2)
(a)
(i) An endorsement to sell manufacturer
			 sealed alcohol products at retail through takeout or delivery service is
			 available to the following licensees: Beer and wine restaurants; spirits, beer,
			 and wine restaurants; taverns; snack bars; nonprofit arts licensees; and
			 caterers.
(ii) This endorsement
			 allows licensees authorized to sell spirits to sell ready-to-drink cocktails
			 through takeout or delivery service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-505 - Endorsement for sale of premixed cocktails, wine by the glass, premixed wine and spirits cocktails, or premixed wine drinks through takeout or delivery service

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(1) An
			 endorsement is available for the sale of premixed cocktails, wine by the glass,
			 pre-mixed wine and spirits cocktails, or premixed wine drinks through takeout
			 and delivery service as set forth in RCW  66.24.710. There is no fee for a
			 licensee to apply for and obtain this endorsement.
(2) As set forth in RCW  66.24.710:
(a) An endorsement is available to spirits,
			 beer, and wine restaurants to sell premixed cocktails, wine by the glass, or
			 premixed wine and spirits cocktails through takeout or delivery service. This
			 endorsement does not authorize the sale of full bottles of spirits for
			 off-premises consumption.
(b) An
			 endorsement is also available to beer and wine restaurant licensees to sell
			 wine or premixed wine drinks by the glass through takeout or delivery
			 service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-510 - Endorsement for sale of growlers through takeout or delivery service

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(1)
(a) An
			 endorsement is available for the sale of growlers through takeout and delivery
			 service as set forth in RCW  66.24.710. There is no fee for a licensee to apply
			 for and obtain this endorsement.
(b) This endorsement is separate from the
			 endorsements in WAC 314-03-500 and 314-03-505 that authorize the sale through
			 takeout or delivery service of manufacturer sealed alcohol products at retail,
			 or nonmanufacturer or nonfactory sealed premixed cocktails, wine by the glass,
			 premixed wine and spirits cocktails, and premixed wine drinks.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-03 - Allowed activities › Section 314-03-600 - Takeout/delivery endorsement comparison table

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Meal
						  Required
Endorsement
Takeout or
						  Delivery
Takeout Only
Takeout/Delivery - Factory Sealed Containers WAC
						  314-03-500
Takeout/Delivery - Premixed Cocktails/Wine WAC
						  314-03-505
Growlers Takeout/Delivery WAC 314-03-510
Off premises WAC 314-02-045; 314-02-070
Off premises sale wine WAC 314-02-015
Spirits/beer/wine keg to go WAC 314-02-015
License
						  Type
Beer/wine restaurant
Y
Y*
N
N
n/a
n/a
Spirits/beer/wine restaurant
Y
Y
N
n/a
N
N
Tavern
N
n/a
N
N
n/a
n/a
Winery
n/a
n/a
N
n/a
n/a
n/a
Brewery
n/a
n/a
N
n/a
n/a
n/a
Distillery
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Third-Party Delivery
						  Allowed
Endorsement
Takeout or
						  Delivery
Takeout Only
Takeout/Delivery - Factory Sealed Containers WAC
						  314-03-500
Takeout/Delivery - Premixed Cocktails/Wine WAC
						  314-03-505
Growlers Takeout/Delivery WAC 314-03-510
Off premises WAC 314-02-045; 314-02-070
Off premises sale wine WAC 314-02-015
Spirits/beer/wine keg to go WAC 314-02-015
License
						  Type
Beer/wine restaurant
N
N*
N
N
n/a
n/a
Spirits/beer/wine restaurant
N
N
N
n/a
N
N
Tavern
N
n/a
N
N
n/a
n/a
Winery
n/a**
n/a
N
n/a
n/a
n/a
Brewery
n/a**
n/a
N
n/a
n/a
n/a
Distillery
n/a**
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
* Wine drinks only
** Third-party delivery authorized by statute in RCW  66.20.410,
				66.24.170, 66.24.240, 66.24.244.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-05 - Special occasion licenses › Section 314-05-020 - Special occasion license

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(1)
			 Consistent with
			 RCW
			 66.24.380, a special occasion license allows
			 a nonprofit organization to sell, at a specified date, time, and place:
(a) Spirits, beer, and wine by the individual
			 serving and wine by the bottle for on-premises consumption; and
(b) Spirits, beer, and wine in original,
			 unopened containers for off-premises consumption.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-05 - Special occasion licenses › Section 314-05-025 - Application process for a special occasion license

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(1) Special occasion applications should:
(a) Be submitted at least forty-five days
			 prior to an event where no minors will attend;
(b) Be submitted with an application addendum
			 at least sixty days prior to an event where the applicant requests minors in
			 attendance; or
(c) Applications
			 submitted less than the required forty-five or sixty days prior to the event
			 might not be approved.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-05 - Special occasion licenses › Section 314-05-030 - Requirements for special occasion license events

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(1) The special occasion license must be
			 posted at each alcohol service area at the event.
(2) Consistent with
			 RCW
			 66.28.070, all spirits, beer, and wine
			 purchased for the event by the special occasion licensee may only be purchased
			 in the manufacturer's approved container or package from the following:
(a) A licensed off-premises
			 retailer;
(b) A
			 distributor;
(c) A distillery or
			 craft distillery;
(d) A domestic
			 brewery or microbrewery;
(e) A
			 winery; or
(f) A certificate of
			 approval holder with a direct shipping to Washington retailer
			 endorsement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-05 - Special occasion licenses › Section 314-05-035 - Advertising and branded promotional items for special occasion events

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(1) Special
			 occasion licensees and industry members must comply with
			 RCW
			 66.28.285 through
			 66.28.310,
			 regarding the three-tier system, direct and indirect interests between industry
			 members and retailers, undue influence, exclusive agreements, and money
			 advances.
(2) Manufacturers,
			 distributors, or their licensed representatives may use websites and social
			 media to post, repost, or share promotional information or images about events
			 or provide other advertising services per the requirements outlined in
			 RCW
			 66.28.310. Manufacturers, distributors, or
			 their licensed representatives may also provide programs or flyers to be
			 disseminated at the event, or may have media coverage of the event.
(3) Industry members may not provide money
			 for advertising or promoting (sponsoring) an event directly to:
(a) The special occasion licensee;
(b) Employees of the special occasion
			 licensee; or
(c) Promoters, event
			 coordinators, or third parties hired by the special occasion
			 licensee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-005 - What is the purpose of this chapter?

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RCW
				66.24.010 states the board will only issue
				licenses and permits to applicants and locations that meet certain
				qualifications. The purpose of this chapter is to outline the qualifications
				and steps necessary to receive and maintain a liquor license or
				permit.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-005, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-010 - Definitions

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Following are definitions for the purpose of this title. Other
				definitions are in WAC
				314-01-005 and
				RCW
				66.08.010.
(1) "Applicant" or "liquor license applicant"
			 means any person or business entity who is considered by the board as a true
			 party of interest in a liquor license or permit application, as outlined in WAC
			 314-07-035.
(2) "Building" means a stationary structure
			 with floor to ceiling solid walls and a roof. A food truck is not a
			 "building."
(3) "Business name" or
			 "trade name" means the name of a licensed business as used by the licensee on
			 signs, advertising, etc.
(4)
			 "Financier" means any person or entity who has made or will make an investment
			 in the licensed business of more than ten thousand dollars. A "financier" can
			 be someone who provides money as a gift, someone who loans money to the
			 business and expects to be paid back the amount of the loan without interest,
			 or someone who invests money into the business expecting a percentage of the
			 profits, but accepts the risk that there may not be a full return on the
			 investment. These persons or entities shall submit appropriate investigation
			 level "financier" financial documents.
(5) "Licensee" or "liquor licensee" means any
			 person or entity that holds a liquor license or permit, or any person or entity
			 who is a true party of interest in a liquor license or permit, as outlined in
			 WAC 314-07-035.
(6) "Public institution" means a public
			 college or university. (See WAC
			 314-07-020 regarding the liquor
			 control board notifying public institutions of liquor license
			 applications.)
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.010. 10-10-126, §
				  314-07-010, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-010, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-015 - General information about liquor licenses

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(1) A person or entity must meet required
			 qualifications to receive a liquor license, and must continue to meet the
			 qualifications in order to maintain the license.
(2) A liquor license may be approved at a
			 personal residence under the following conditions:
(a) The proposed licensed premises is either
			 separate from or walled off from personal living quarters.
(b) The proposed licensed premises has its
			 own entrance separate from the entrance to the personal living
			 quarters.
(c) Any access from the
			 proposed licensed premises into the personal living quarters is permanently
			 secured.
(d) Any and all items
			 related to the operation of the proposed licensed business are contained within
			 the licensed premises. This includes, but is not limited to, liquor inventory,
			 business records, computers, equipment and anything else needed for the
			 operation of the licensed business.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-020 - Liquor license qualifications and application process

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Each liquor license application is unique and investigated
				individually. The board may inquire and request documents regarding all matters
				in connection with the liquor license application. Following is a general
				outline of the liquor license application process.
(1) Per
			 RCW
			 66.24.010, the board shall send a notice to
			 the local authority regarding the liquor license application. The local
			 authority has twenty days to respond with a recommendation to approve or an
			 objection to the applicant, location, or both.
(a)The local authority may submit a written
			 request to the board for an extension for good cause shown.
(b)If the application is within a
			 board-recognized alcohol impact area, the board will give the local authority
			 sixty days to comment on the liquor license application or assumption (see WAC
			 314-12-215(7)
			 for more information).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-040 - What criminal history might prevent a liquor license applicant or licensee from receiving or keeping a liquor license?

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(1) When the board processes a criminal history check
			 on a true party of interest, it uses a point system to determine if the person
			 qualifies for a license. The board will not normally issue a liquor license to
			 an applicant who has accumulated eight or more points as indicated below:
Description
Time period during which points will be
						assigned
Points assigned
Felony conviction
Ten years
12 points
Gross misdemeanor conviction
Three years
5 points
Misdemeanor conviction
Three years
4 points
Currently under federal or state supervision
						for a felony conviction
n/a
8 points
Nondisclosure of any of the above
n/a
4 points each
(2) If
			 a case is pending for an alleged offense that would earn eight or more points,
			 the board will hold the application for the disposition of the case. If the
			 disposition is not settled within ninety days, the board may administratively
			 close the application.
(3) The
			 board will not normally issue a liquor license to any person who has
			 demonstrated a pattern of disregard for laws and rules. A pattern or disregard
			 for laws and rules is inclusive of violation history outside of the liquor and
			 canna-bis board, to include other regulatory agencies and other
			 states.
(4) Current liquor
			 licensees are required to notify the board within thirty days of any arrests or
			 criminal convictions. Failure to do so may result in revocation of the liquor
			 license.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-040, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-045 - What liquor law or rule violation history might prevent an applicant from receiving a liquor license?

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(1) The
			 board will conduct an investigation of all applicants' liquor law or rule
			 administrative violation history. The board will not normally issue a liquor
			 license to a person, or to an entity with a true party of interest, who has the
			 following administrative violation notice history.
Violation Type
(see WAC
						314-29-020 through
						314-29-035 )
Period of Consideration
* Three or more " public safety vio-lations;
* Four or more con-" duct viola-tions; or
* Five or more regu-" latory violations.
* Violations issued within two years of the date the
						  application is received by the board's licensing and regulation division.
* Violations issued " within the last two years the
						  true party(ies) of interest were licensed.
(2) The
			 board will not normally issue a liquor license to a person who has demonstrated
			 a pattern of disregard for laws or rules including, but not limited to, written
			 and/or verbal warnings.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-045, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-055 - Temporary retail license

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Applicants may request a temporary retail liquor license in
				addition to an annual license for the same business. If granted, the temporary
				license allows the applicant to operate for a period of up to one hundred
				twenty days while the annual license application is being processed.
Type of Application
Qualification and process
to receive a temporary
retail license
(1)
New business, existing licensed
						business, or new license type:
* Applicant is applying for a license at
						a business location that does not hold a current, valid liquor license.
In order to receive a temporary license, the
						applicant(s) must:
* Applicant is applying for the same license
						privilege at a location that has a valid license that has not expired.
* Applicant is applying for a license or a
						business that has an existing license at the location, but the applicant is
						applying for a different license privilege(s).
* Complete licensing requirements as
						determined by the board.
* The local authority and any churches,
						schools, or public colleges or universities within 500 feet of the proposed
						licensed business must have responded to the liquor control board's notice of
						liquor license application, or the time period must have passed. See WAC
						314-07-020, subsections (1), (2),
						and (3) for more information.
* When the annual liquor license is issued,
						the fee will be pro-rated back to the date of issuance of the temporary
						license.
(2) For the
			 purposes of this section, "retail liquor license" shall include all classes of
			 liquor licenses that allow the holder to sell liquor directly to the
			 public.
(3) The privilege of having
			 a temporary license issued upon an application for license does not apply to
			 breweries , wineries, or distilleries.
(4) A temporary license under subsection (1)
			 of this section may be issued for a distributor license applicant.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.010. 10-10-126, §
				  314-07-055, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-055, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-060 - Reasons for denial or revocation of a temporary license

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Following is a list of reasons a temporary permit may not be
				issued or can be revoked. Per
				RCW
				66.24.010, the board has broad discretionary
				authority to approve or deny a liquor license or permit application. Refusal by
				the board to issue or extend a temporary license shall not entitle the
				applicant to request a hearing.
(1) An
			 applicant who has received a temporary license and their application is later
			 administratively closed, and they reapply for a liquor license at the same
			 location.
(2) The local authority
			 objects for any reason.
(3) The
			 applicant affirmatively refuses to submit documents requested by the board to
			 conduct the application investigation.
(4) The applicant accrues or is involved in
			 an administrative violation committed while operating under a temporary
			 license.
(5) The investigator is
			 unable to determine the true party of interest.
(6) The applicant fails to meet the basic
			 requirements of the license.
(7) An
			 objection is received from a privately or publicly funded elementary or
			 secondary school within five hundred feet of the proposed location.
(8) Violation history of the applicant is
			 found to be sufficient to raise the application to threshold
			 decision.
(9) Upon denial of the
			 permanent license, the temporary license will be immediately revoked.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.010. 10-10-126, §
				  314-07-060, filed 5/5/10, effective
				  6/5/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-065 - Reasons the board may deny a liquor license application

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Following is a list of reasons the board may deny a liquor
				license application. Per
				RCW
				66.24.010, the board has broad discretionary
				authority to approve or deny a liquor license or permit application.
(1) Failure to meet qualifications or
			 requirements for the specific liquor license or privilege, as outlined in this
			 Title 314 WAC and Title 66 RCW.
(2)
			 Failure by any person or entity associated with the application to submit
			 information or documentation requested by the board.
(3) Refusal by any person or entity
			 associated with the application to submit information or documentation
			 requested by the board.
(4)
			 Misrepresentation of fact by any person or entity associated with the
			 application.
(5) Failure to meet
			 the criminal history standards outlined in WAC
			 314-07-040.
(6) Failure to meet the liquor law or rule
			 violation history standards outlined in WAC
			 314-07-045.
(7) Source of funds used for the acquisition,
			 startup and operation of the business is questionable or unverified.
(8) Objection from the local authority or
			 from the public (see WAC
			 314-09-010 and
			 RCW
			 66.24.010(8) ).
(9) Objection from the following entities if
			 they are within five hundred feet of the proposed business: A public school, a
			 private school that meets the requirements of chapter 28A.195 RCW, a church, or
			 a public college or university. See WAC
			 314-09-010 and
			 RCW
			 66.24.010(9) for more
			 information. Note: Per
			 RCW
			 66.24.010(9), the board may
			 not issue a new liquor license if the board receives objection from a public
			 school within five hundred feet of the proposed licensed business.
(10) The board determines that the issuance
			 of the liquor license will not be in the best interest of the welfare, health,
			 or safety of the people of the state.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.010. 10-10-126, §
				  314-07-065, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-065, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-070 - Process if the board denies a liquor license application

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If the board denies a liquor license application, the
				applicants may:
(1)Request an
			 administrative hearing per
			 chapter
			 34.05 RCW, the
			 Administrative Procedure Act.
(2)
			 Not apply for any license for one year from the date of the board's final
			 order. Exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion
			 of the board or their delegated staff.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-070, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-080 - Ownership changes

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(1) Licensees must
			 receive prior board approval before making any of the following ownership
			 changes (see WAC
			 314-07-035 for the definition of
			 "true party of interest"):
Type of change
Type of application
Fee
Change in the qualifying persons in a: Sole
							 proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability
							 partnership.
New application
Annual fee for current license privilege.
Change in the qualifying persons for a publicly or
							 privately held corporation. The board will waive the fee for a corporate change
							 when the proposed change consists solely of dropping an approved
							 officer.
Application for change in corporate officer and/or
							 stockholder
$75
Change in the qualifying persons in a limited
							 liability company.
Application for change of limited liability company
							 member and/or manager
$75
(2)
			 The board may inquire into all matters in connection with any such sale of
			 stock/units or proposed change in officers/members.
(3) The "proposed sale of more than ten
			 percent of the stock/units" will be calculated as a cumulative total and must
			 be reported to the board when the accumulation of stock/units transfers or
			 newly issued stock/units totals more than ten percent of the outstanding and/or
			 issued stock/units of the licensed corporation or limited liability
			 company.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.010. 10-10-126, §
				  314-07-080, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-080, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-085 - Change of location

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(1) Changing your
			 liquor license to a new location requires an application, per the process
			 outlined in WAC
			 314-07-015(2).
(2) Type of change of location application:
Submit a change of location application and pay
							 a $75 fee if:
Submit a new liquor license application and pay
							 the appropriate fee for the type of liquor license you are applying for
							 if:
*
You are not changing the type of liquor license that
							 you have at the current location;
*
You are changing the type of liquor license from what
							 you have at the current location;
*
There is no change in any of the true parties of
							 interest; and
*
There is a change in any of the true parties of
							 interest; or
*
Your liquor license is current.
*
Your liquor license is not current.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.24.010. 10-10-126, §
				  314-07-085, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-085, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-090 - Change of business name

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(1) If you
			 wish to change the name of your business, you must apply for a change of trade
			 name with the department of revenue, business license service.
(2)If you wish to amend your corporation or
			 limited liability company name, you must apply for a change of name through the
			 secretary of state.
(3)See WAC
			 434-12 for guidelines for trade names.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-090, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-095 - Discontinue liquor sales

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You must notify the board's enforcement and education division
				if you plan to stop liquor sales for more than thirty days, or if you plan to
				permanently discontinue liquor sales.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-095, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-100 - Death or incapacity of licensee

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(1)
			 The appointed guardian, executor, administrator, receiver, trustee, or assignee
			 must notify the board's licensing and regulation division in the event of the
			 death, incapacity, receivership, bankruptcy, or assignment for benefit of
			 creditors of any licensee.
(2)
			 Subject to a criminal background check, the board may give the appointed
			 guardian, executor, administrator, receiver, trustee, or assignee written
			 approval to continue liquor sales on the licensed business premises for the
			 duration of the existing license and to renew the license when it
			 expires.
(3) When the matter is
			 resolved by the court, the true party(ies) of interest must apply for a liquor
			 license for the business.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-100, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-110 - Are liquor license fees refundable?

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When a license is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or the
				licensed business is discontinued, the unused portion of the liquor license fee
				will not be refunded. There are two exceptions:
(1)Per
			 RCW
			 66.24.420(1)(b), a spirits,
			 beer, and wine restaurant that is located in an unincorporated city or town may
			 receive a refund of the unused portion of their license fees, calculated per
			 calendar quarter.
(2)Per
			 RCW
			 66.24.015, if a liquor license application is
			 denied or is administratively closed by the board, the application fee will be
			 refunded less a seventy-five dollar nonrefundable processing fee.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-110, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-120 - Board delegation of authority to approve liquor licenses

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Per
				RCW
				66.24.010(2), the board may
				delegate to designated staff members, in writing, the authority to approve
				unopposed or uncontested license applications.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.24.015, and
				  66.24.025. 05-07-012, §
				  314-07-120, filed 3/4/05, effective
				  4/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License › Section 314-07-121 - Board delegation of authority to make initial threshold determinations

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(1) The
			 board may delegate to the licensing and regulation division director the
			 authority to make initial threshold determinations on liquor license
			 applications and renewals where:
(a)Objections
			 have been submitted; or
(b)The
			 applicant/licensee appears to be ineligible for a license due to failure to
			 meet requirements under statute or rule. Failure to meet eligibility
			 requirements includes data obtained through a criminal background check or
			 criminal history record information (CHRI) report.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-09 - Contested liquor license applications and renewals › Section 314-09-005 - What is the purpose of chapter 314-09 WAC?

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The purpose of chapter 314-09 WAC is to outline:
(1) The process for persons, entities, and
			 governmental jurisdictions to object to the issuance or renewal of a liquor
			 license or permit; and
(2) An
			 applicant or licensee's options when his/her liquor license or permit is denied
			 or action is taken to not renew his/her liquor license or permit.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.010,
				  66.08.150. 01-03-087, §
				  314-09-005, filed 1/17/01, effective
				  2/17/01.