Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 314-02-109 What are the quarterly reporting and payment requirements for a spirits retailer license?, 314-23-022 What if a distributor licensee fails to report or pay, or reports or pays late?, and 314-28-080 What if a distillery or craft distillery licensee fails to report or pay, or reports or pays late?

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 66.24.630, 66.24.055, 66.24.145.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: As part of implementing I-1183, the board adopted these rules in June 2012. Language needs to be added to these rules to allow the board to suspend or revoke the license of a licensee that fails to report and/or pay these fees.

     Process for Developing New Rule: Interested parties can participate in the discussions formulating this rule change by contacting or sending written comments to the agency staff listed below.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Karen McCall, Agency Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 43080, Olympia, WA 98504-3080, (360) 664-1631, fax (360) 664-9689, e-mail rules@liq.wa.gov.

November 28, 2012

Sharon Foster

Chairman