BILL REQ. #:  H-1921.1 

Read first time 03/07/13.   Referred to Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight.

     AN ACT Relating to authorizing the liquor control board to consult with the department of ecology regarding the environmental impacts associated with the various means of producing marijuana; and amending RCW 69.50.342.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 69.50.342 and 2013 c 3 s 9 (Initiative Measure No. 502) are each amended to read as follows:
     For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of chapter 3, Laws of 2013 according to their true intent or of supplying any deficiency therein, the state liquor control board may adopt rules not inconsistent with the spirit of chapter 3, Laws of 2013 as are deemed necessary or advisable. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the state liquor control board is empowered to adopt rules regarding the following:
     (1) The equipment and management of retail outlets and premises where marijuana is produced or processed, and inspection of the retail outlets and premises;
     (2) The books and records to be created and maintained by licensees, the reports to be made thereon to the state liquor control board, and inspection of the books and records;
     (3)(a) Methods of producing, processing, and packaging marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products; conditions of sanitation; and standards of ingredients, quality, and identity of marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products produced, processed, packaged, or sold by licensees;
     (b) In evaluating marijuana production methods, consulting with the department of ecology in order to study and examine the environmental impacts associated with the various methods of producing marijuana. In conducting such an examination the state liquor control board, in conjunction with the department of ecology, must consider issues that include, but are not limited to: Energy utilization and conservation, water quality, air quality, land use, and other environmental factors;
     (4) Security requirements for retail outlets and premises where marijuana is produced or processed, and safety protocols for licensees and their employees;
     (5) Screening, hiring, training, and supervising employees of licensees;
     (6) Retail outlet locations and hours of operation;
     (7) Labeling requirements and restrictions on advertisement of marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products;
     (8) Forms to be used for purposes of chapter 3, Laws of 2013 or the rules adopted to implement and enforce it, the terms and conditions to be contained in licenses issued under chapter 3, Laws of 2013, and the qualifications for receiving a license issued under chapter 3, Laws of 2013, including a criminal history record information check. The state liquor control board may submit any criminal history record information check to the Washington state patrol and to the identification division of the federal bureau of investigation in order that these agencies may search their records for prior arrests and convictions of the individual or individuals who filled out the forms. The state liquor control board shall require fingerprinting of any applicant whose criminal history record information check is submitted to the federal bureau of investigation;
     (9) Application, reinstatement, and renewal fees for licenses issued under chapter 3, Laws of 2013, and fees for anything done or permitted to be done under the rules adopted to implement and enforce chapter 3, Laws of 2013;
     (10) The manner of giving and serving notices required by chapter 3, Laws of 2013 or rules adopted to implement or enforce it;
     (11) Times and periods when, and the manner, methods, and means by which, licensees shall transport and deliver marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products within the state;
     (12) Identification, seizure, confiscation, destruction, or donation to law enforcement for training purposes of all marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products produced, processed, sold, or offered for sale within this state which do not conform in all respects to the standards prescribed by chapter 3, Laws of 2013 or the rules adopted to implement and enforce it: PROVIDED, That nothing in chapter 3, Laws of 2013 shall be construed as authorizing the state liquor control board to seize, confiscate, destroy, or donate to law enforcement marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused products produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, or possessed in compliance with the Washington state medical use of cannabis act, chapter 69.51A RCW.