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                                          ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5265

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senator Warnke; by request of Liquor Control Board

Read first time 1/21/87 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to the purchase of beer by retail beer licensees; and amending RCW 66.28.070.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 23-H added to chapter 62, Laws of 1933 ex sess. by section 1, chapter 217, Laws of 1937 and RCW 66.28.070 are each amended to read as follows:

          It shall be unlawful for any retail beer licensee to purchase beer, except from a duly licensed beer wholesaler:  PROVIDED, That a beer retailer licensee may purchase beer from a government agency which has lawfully seized beer from a licensed beer retailer, or from a board authorized retailer, or from a licensed retailer who has discontinued business:  PROVIDED, That such purchased beer meets quality standards set by its manufacturer and where the wholesaler has refused to accept beer from that retailer for return and refund, and it shall be unlawful for any brewer or beer wholesaler to purchase beer, except from a duly licensed beer wholesaler or beer importer.