Subject of Possible Rule Making: A new section in chapter 314-23 WAC, Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 66.08.030.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This rule making is a result of a stakeholder petition for rule making to clarify RCW 66.28.170 regarding discrimination in price to purchaser for resale prohibited.

     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.

March 13, 2013

Sharon Foster

Chairman