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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1099

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Appelwick, P. King and S. Wilson

Read first time 1/16/89 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages; and amending RCW 66.16.040.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 7, chapter 62, Laws of 1933 ex. sess. as last amended by section 8, chapter 5, Laws of 1981 1st ex. sess. and RCW 66.16.040 are each amended to read as follows:

          Except as otherwise provided by law, an employee in a state liquor store or agency may sell liquor to any person of legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages and may also sell to holders of permits such liquor as may be purchased under such permits.

          Where there may be a question of a person's right to purchase liquor by reason of age, such person shall be required to present any one of the following officially issued cards of identification which shows his/her correct age and bears his/her signature and photograph:

          (1) Liquor control authority card of identification of any state or province of Canada.

          (2) Driver's license, instruction permit or identification card of any state or province of Canada, or "identicard" issued by the Washington state department of licensing pursuant to RCW 46.20.117.

          (3) United States active duty military identification.

          (4) Passport.

          (5) Merchant Marine identification card issued by the United States Coast Guard.

The board may adopt such regulations as it deems proper covering the acceptance of such cards of identification.

          No liquor sold under this section shall be delivered until the purchaser has paid for the liquor in cash.  The purchaser may use his or her personal credit card to buy liquor so long as that card does not rely upon the credit of the state, as prohibited by Article VIII, section 5 of the state Constitution.