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HOUSE BILL 1149

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Lovick, Esser, Dunshee, Casada, McDermott, Reardon, Carrell, Miloscia, Keiser, Hurst, Lantz, Kenney and Benson

Read first time 01/18/2001.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

_1      AN ACT Relating to opening or consuming liquor in a public

_2  place; amending RCW 66.44.100; and prescribing penalties.

_3  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_4      Sec. 1.  RCW 66.44.100 and 1999 c 189 s 3 are each amended to read

_5  as follows:

_6      Except as permitted by this title, no person shall open the

_7  package containing liquor or consume liquor in a public place.

_8  Every person who violates any provision of this section shall be

_9  guilty of a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW.  The

10  legislative body of a county or city is authorized to enact an

11  ordinance providing for a misdemeanor penalty for this offense.

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