WSR 98-12-033
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
LOTTERY COMMISSION
[Filed May 28, 1998, 4:15 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Rules regarding licensing of retailers and credit checks for retailers.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 67.70.040(1).
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The lottery is considering amending chapters 315-04 and 315-30 WAC to provide for credit checks of retailers applying for instant scratch ticket licenses. The lottery is also considering revising the provisions regarding retailer credit and moving some provisions from chapter 315-30 WAC to chapter 315-04 WAC. The lottery is also considering providing for the reporting of retailer credit history to credit bureaus or other credit organizations.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mary Jane Ferguson, Rules Coordinator, at (360) 753-1947, FAX (360) 586-6586, P.O. Box 43025, Olympia, WA 98504-3025, with any comments or questions regarding this statement of intent.
May 27, 1998
Mary Jane Ferguson
Rules Coordinator