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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5487

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Warnke, Cantu, Vognild, Rasmussen and Johnson; by request of Liquor Control Board

Read first time 2/02/87 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to minors frequenting taverns and licensed premises; and amending RCW 66.44.310.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 36-A added to chapter 62, Laws of 1933 ex. sess. by section 1, chapter 245, Laws of 1943 as amended by section 24, chapter 5, Laws of 1981 1st ex. sess. and RCW 66.44.310 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Except as otherwise provided by RCW 66.44.316 and 66.44.350, it shall be a misdemeanor,

          (a) To serve or allow to remain on the premises of any tavern, or cocktail lounge portion of any class H licensed premises, or taproom portion of any class A, C, or D licensed premises,  any person under the age of twenty-one years;

          (b) For any person under the age of twenty-one years to enter or remain on the premises of any tavern, or cocktail lounge portion of any public class H licensed premises or taproom portion of any class A, C, or D licensed premises;

          (c) For any person under the age of twenty-one years to represent his age as being twenty-one or more years for the purpose of securing admission to, or remaining on the premises of, any tavern or cocktail lounge portion of any class H licensed premises or taproom portion of any class A, C, or D licensed premises.

          (2) The Washington state liquor control board shall have the power and it shall be its duty to classify the various licensees, as taverns or otherwise, within the meaning of this title, except bona fide restaurants, dining rooms and cafes serving commercial food to the public shall not be classified as taverns during the hours such food service is made available to the public.