Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: Under authority granted in chapter 49, Laws of 2006 (direct shipment of wine from Washington and other United States wine producers to Washington consumers), the liquor control board is establishing a fee for a wine shipper permit of $100 per year. This revenue will help support the cost of administering the program.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 66.08.030; chapter 49, Laws of 2006.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-08-109 on April 5, 2006.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 3.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 3.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: May 10, 2006.

Merritt D. Long

Chairman

OTS-8747.1

NEW SECTION
WAC 314-24-232   What is the cost of a wine shipper's permit?   A wine shipper's permit is an annual permit. The fee is one hundred dollars per year.

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     The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:

WAC 314-24-230	Wine shipper's license.
WAC 314-24-240	Conditions on delivery.
WAC 314-24-250	Labeling requirements for private wine shippers.

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