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                                  HOUSE BILL 1084

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Representatives Franklin, Vance, R. King, Ferguson, Jacobsen, Edmondson, May, Wynne, Chandler, Wood, Mitchell and Tate; by request of Liquor Control Board.

Read first time January 18, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.Modifying provisions relating to minors on liquor establishments.

     AN ACT Relating to minors on licensed premises; amending RCW 66.44.310; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 66.44.310 and 1981 1st ex.s. c 5 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) Except as otherwise provided by RCW 66.44.316 and 66.44.350, it shall be a misdemeanor,

     (a) To serve or allow to remain on the premises of any tavern, or cocktail lounge, taproom, or cabaret portions of any class A, C, D, H, or CCI licensed premises, any person under the age of twenty-one years;

     (b) For any person under the age of twenty-one years to enter or remain on the premises of any tavern, or the cocktail lounge, taproom, or cabaret portions of any public class A, C, D, H, or CCI licensed premises;

     (c) For any person under the age of twenty-one years to represent his age as being twenty-one or more years for the purpose of securing admission to, or remaining on the premises of, any tavern or cocktail lounge, taproom, or cabaret portions of any class A, C, D, H, or CCI licensed premises.

     (2) The Washington state liquor control board shall have the power and it shall be its duty to classify the various ((licensees)) licensed premises, as taverns or portions of licensed premises as taprooms, cabarets, or otherwise, within the meaning of this title((, except bona fide restaurants, dining rooms and cafes serving commercial food to the public shall not be classified as taverns during the hours such food service is made available to the public)).