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                                 ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1295

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Wang, Walker and Cole; by request of Liquor Control Board)

Read first time 1/18/88 and passed to Committee on Rules.

AN ACT Relating to fees for liquor licenses; amending RCW 66.24.380 and 66.24.500; and adding a new section to chapter 66.24 RCW.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 23-S added to chapter 62, Laws of 1933 ex. sess. by section 1, chapter 217, Laws of 1937 as last amended by section 43, chapter 5, Laws of 1981 1st ex. sess. and RCW 66.24.380 are each amended to read as follows:

          There shall be a beer retailer's license to be designated as class G; a special license to a society or organization to sell beer at picnics or other special occasions at a specified date and place; fee ((twenty)) thirty-five dollars per day.  Sale, service, and consumption of beer is to be confined to specified premises or designated areas only.

        Sec. 2.  Section 6, chapter 85, Laws of 1982 and RCW 66.24.500 are each amended to read as follows:

          There shall be a wine retailer's license to be designated as class J; a special license to a society or organization to sell wine at special occasions at a specified date and place; fee ((twenty)) thirty-five dollars per day.  Sale, service, and consumption of wine is to be confined to specified premises or designated areas only:  PROVIDED, That a holder of a class J license shall be permitted to sell at no more than two licensed events each year to members and guests in attendance at the special occasion limited quantities of wine in unopened bottles and original packages, not to be consumed on the premises where sold, by paying an additional fee of ten dollars per day.  The board shall adopt appropriate regulations pursuant to chapter 34.04 RCW for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 66.24 RCW to read as follows:

          An application for a new annual retail license under this title shall be accompanied by payment of a nonrefundable seventy-five dollar fee to cover expenses incurred in processing the application.  If the application is approved, the application fee shall be applied toward the fee charged for the license.