(1) A person or entity must meet required qualifications to receive a liquor license, and must continue to meet the qualifications in order to maintain the license.
(2) A liquor license may be approved at a personal residence under the following conditions:
(a) The proposed licensed premises is either separate from or walled off from personal living quarters.
(b) The proposed licensed premises has its own entrance separate from the entrance to the personal living quarters.
(c) Any access from the proposed licensed premises into the personal living quarters is permanently secured.
(d) Any and all items related to the operation of the proposed licensed business are contained within the licensed premises. This includes, but is not limited to, liquor inventory, business records, computers, equipment and anything else needed for the operation of the licensed business.
(3) A liquor license applicant may not exercise any of the privileges of a liquor license until the board approves the license application (see WAC
314-07-055 regarding temporary licenses).
(4) In approving a liquor license, the board reserves the right to impose special conditions as to the involvement in the operations of the licensed business of any former licensees, their former employees, or any person who does not qualify for a liquor license.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-07-015, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW
66.08.030 and
66.24.010. WSR 15-11-106, § 314-07-015, filed 5/20/15, effective 6/20/15; WSR 10-10-126, § 314-07-015, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10. Statutory Authority: RCW
66.08.030,
66.24.010,
66.24.015, and
66.24.025. WSR 05-07-012, § 314-07-015, filed 3/4/05, effective 4/4/05.]