5450 AMS CL BUCK 662

SB 5450 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Commerce & Labor

    On page 5, line 5, after "(8)" insert "(a)"

    On page 5, after line 14, insert the following:

    "(b) If a city, town, or county adopts an ordinance under section 2 of this act, the state liquor control board shall not issue a license if the premises violates the terms of the ordinance."

    On page 5, after line 33, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 69.50 RCW to read as follows:

    A city, town, or county may adopt an ordinance to prohibit a marijuana producer, marijuana processor, or marijuana retailer from locating its premises within one thousand feet of a private business if at least fifty percent of the business involves selling merchandise marketed to or intended for children."

EFFECT:   Local governments may adopt ordinances to prohibit marijuana licensees from locating their businesses within one thousand feet of businesses that contain merchandise intended for children.

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