(1) Special occasion applications normally take forty-five days to process. The liquor and cannabis board may not be able to process your application in time for your event if you do not apply at least forty-five days before the event.
(2) Per RCW
66.24.010(8), when the liquor and cannabis board receives a special occasion application, it must send a notice to the local authority. The local authority has twenty days to respond with any input, and they may request an extension for good cause.
(3) The liquor and cannabis board may run a criminal history check on the organization's officers and/or managers.
(4) The liquor and cannabis board requires documentation to verify the organization is a bona fide nonprofit, who the true party(ies) of interest are in the organization, and that the organization meets the guidelines outlined in WAC
314-05-020 and 314-05-025.
(5) See chapter
314-07 WAC regarding possible reasons for denial of a special occasion license. Denials are subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter
34.05 RCW.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
66.08.030. WSR 16-01-102, § 314-05-025, filed 12/16/15, effective 1/16/16; WSR 11-23-046, § 314-05-025, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW
66.08.030,
66.24.375,
66.24.380,
66.28.010. WSR 04-22-078, § 314-05-025, filed 11/2/04, effective 12/3/04.]