WSR 23-08-040
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
LIQUOR AND CANNABIS
BOARD
[Filed March 29, 2023, 10:42 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: The Washington state liquor and cannabis board (WSLCB) is considering amending WAC 314-40-040, and amending, repealing, or creating other rules in Title 314 WAC, as necessary to allow private clubs licensed under RCW 66.24.450 or 66.24.452 to add additional membership drives and/or host consecutive membership drives.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.450.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: On September 14, 2022, the board accepted a rule petition related to private club membership drives. Consistent with RCW 34.05.330 (1)(b), WSLCB is initiating the rule-making process to begin collaboratively engaging with stakeholders and any interested members of the public to explore the possibility of allowing private clubs to add additional membership drives and/or host consecutive membership drives.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Collaborative rule making.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Policy and Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 43080, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-480-1238, fax 360-704-5027, email rules@lcb.wa.gov, website lcb.wa.gov.
Additional comments: Interested persons can participate in the rule process through open public meetings and by submitting written comments, and are encouraged to sign up for the interested parties list (GovDelivery) at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WALCB/subscriber/new. Rule-making notices and stakeholder engagement opportunities will be emailed via GovDelivery and posted to the WSLCB website at lcb.wa.gov.
March 29, 2023
David Postman
Chair