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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1158

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Wang, Schmidt, Zellinsky, Vekich, Fisch, J. Williams and Ferguson)

Read first time 3/6/87 and passed to Committee on Rules.

AN ACT Relating to liquor licenses; adding a new section to chapter 66.24 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

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) There shall be a license to be designated as a class S license to qualified duty free exporters authorizing such exporters to sell beer and wine to vessels for consumption outside the state of Washington.

          (2) To qualify for a license under subsection (1) of this section, the exporter shall have:

          (a) An importer's basic permit issued by the United States bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms and a customs house license in conjunction with a common carriers bond;

          (b) A customs bonded warehouse; and

          (c) A notarized signed statement from the purchaser stating that the product is for consumption outside the state of Washington.

          (3) The license for qualified duty free exporters shall authorize the duty free exporter to purchase from a brewery, winery, beer wholesaler, wine wholesaler, beer importer, or wine importer licensed by the state of Washington.

          (4) Beer and/or wine sold and delivered in this state to duty free exporters for use under this section shall be considered exported from the state.

          (5) The fee for this license shall be one hundred dollars per annum.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.