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

     Purpose: The Washington Wine Industry petitioned the board for rule making to remove the limit of twelve liter[s] of beer and/or wine for off-premises consumption to any one person at a special occasion licensed event. This change does not create a public safety concern.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 314-16-230.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 66.8.030 [66.08.030].

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-03-040 on January 9, 2013.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 6, 2013.

Sharon Foster

Chairman

OTS-5233.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-18-097, filed 9/2/98, effective 10/3/98)

WAC 314-16-230   Authorization for sale of beer and/or wine in unopened bottles for off-premises consumption under special occasion license.   (((1))) Authorization for the sale of unopened bottles and original packages of beer and/or wine not to be consumed on the premises where sold, as authorized by RCW 66.24.380, must be applied for to the board at the time the society or organization makes application for the special occasion license, and the board's written approval is required before any such sales are made.

     (((2) Board approval for the sales authorized in subsection (1) of this section shall be granted by the board upon the condition that no more than twelve liters of beer and/or wine may be sold to any one purchaser under a single special occasion license.))

[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 15.88.030, 19.126.020, 66.04.010, 66.08.180, 66.16.100, 66.20.010, 66.20.300, 66.20.310, 66.24.150, 66.24.170, 66.24.185, 66.24.200, 66.24.206, 66.24.210, 66.24.230, 66.24.240, 66.24.244, 66.24.250, 66.24.375, 66.24.380, 66.24.395, 66.24.400, 66.24.420, 66.24.425, 66.24.440, 66.24.450, 66.24.455, 66.24.495, 66.24.540, 66.28.010, 66.28.040, 66.28.050, 66.28.170, 66.28.180, 66.28.190, 66.28.200, 66.28.310, 66.44.190, 66.44.310, 66.98.060 and 82.08.150. 98-18-097, § 314-16-230, filed 9/2/98, effective 10/3/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.98.070. 81-22-026 (Order 85, Resolution No. 94), § 314-16-230, filed 10/28/81.]