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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 4127
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
C 226 L 85
State of Washington 49th Legislature 1985 Regular Session
By Senators Wojahn, Newhouse, Vognild, Benitz, Goltz, Hansen, Halsan, Warnke, Deccio and Hayner
Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
AN ACT Relating to alcoholic beverage licenses; amending RCW 66.24.240 and 66.08.070; and adding new sections to chapter 66.28 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 23-B added to chapter 62, Laws of 1933 ex. sess. by section 1, chapter 217, Laws of 1937 as last amended by section 5, chapter 85, Laws of 1982 and RCW 66.24.240 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There shall be a license to brewers to manufacture malt liquors, fee per annum to be based on current fiscal year's production at the rate of fifty dollars per thousand barrels, with a maximum fee of two thousand dollars, such license fee to be collected and paid under such rules and regulations as the board shall prescribe. (2) Any brewery licensed under this section shall also be considered as holding, for the purposes of selling malt liquor of its own production, a beer wholesaler's license under RCW 66.24.250, a beer retailer's license, class B, under RCW 66.24.330, and a beer retailer's license, class E, under RCW 66.24.360 without further application or fee. Any brewery operating as a wholesaler or retailer under this subsection shall comply with the applicable laws and rules relating to such wholesalers and retailers.
Sec. 2. Section 67, chapter 62, Laws of 1933 ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 209, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 66.08.070 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every order for the purchase of liquor shall be authorized by the board, and no order for liquor shall be valid or binding unless it is so authorized and signed by the board or its authorized designee.
(2) A duplicate of every such order shall be kept on file in the office of the board.
(3) All cancellations of such orders made by the board shall be signed in the same manner and duplicates thereof kept on file in the office of the board. Nothing in this title shall be construed as preventing the board from accepting liquor on consignment.
(4) In the purchase of wine or malt beverages the board shall not require, as a term or condition of purchase, any warranty or affirmation with respect to the relationship of the price charged the board to any price charged any other buyer.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 66.28 RCW to read as follows:
It is unlawful for a manufacturer of wine or malt beverages holding a certificate of approval issued under RCW 66.24.270 or 66.24.206, a brewer's license, or a domestic winery license to discriminate in price in selling to any purchaser for resale in the state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 66.28 RCW to read as follows:
It is unlawful for a 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.