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HOUSE BILL 2554
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Representative Heavey; by request of Liquor Control Board
Read first time 01/17/94. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to price posting requirements for beer and wine; and amending RCW 66.28.180.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 66.28.180 and 1985 c 226 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful for
a)) Every person, firm, or corporation holding a certificate of approval
issued under RCW 66.24.270 or 66.24.206, a beer wholesaler's license, a
brewer's license, a beer importer's license, a domestic winery license, a wine
importer's license, or a wine wholesaler's license within the state of
Washington ((to modify any prices without prior notification to and approval
of the board.)) shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Make available to the board upon request, original documents for copying indicating all contracts, memorandums, and schedules of prices charged to wholesalers and retailers for all items. The information must list all terms of sale, including: All regular and special discounts; all advertising, sales, and trade allowances; and all commissions, bonuses, or gifts and any and all other discounts or allowances;
(2) Prices at which beer and wine are sold must be uniform on a state-wide basis to all wholesale licensees and must remain in effect for a period of not less than seven days, and to all retail licensees and must remain in effect for a period of not less than seven days, less bona fide allowances for freight differentials;
(3) Quantity discounts are prohibited; and
(4) Beer and wine may not be sold at a price less than its cost of acquisition unless the supplier, wholesaler, or retailer is discontinuing the product and does not sell the product for one year following the sale of the product at less than acquisition cost.
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