BILL REQ. #:  H-0493.2 

Read first time 02/06/13.   Referred to Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight.

     AN ACT Relating to allowing multiple liquor licenses at the same physical premises; and adding a new section to chapter 66.24 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 66.24 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) If a licensee complies with the provisions of RCW 66.28.280, 66.28.285, 66.28.290, 66.28.295, 66.28.300, 66.28.305, 66.28.310, and 66.28.315, nothing in this title prohibits any number or combination of licenses or approvals from being issued or approved for the same premises, overlapping premises, adjacent premises, or separate premises to the same licensee or to different licensees under common ownership.
     (2) Nothing in this section prohibits different licensees from allocating distinct parts of a single business location to their separate licenses.