BILL REQ. #: H-2813.1
State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/16/14. Referred to Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight.
AN ACT Relating to allowing multiple liquor licenses at the same physical premises; and adding a new section to chapter 66.24 RCW.
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) If a licensee complies with the provisions of RCW 66.28.280,
66.28.285, 66.28.290, 66.28.295, 66.28.300, 66.28.305, 66.28.310, and
66.28.315, nothing in this title prohibits any number or combination of
licenses or approvals from being issued or approved for the same
premises, overlapping premises, adjacent premises, or separate premises
to the same licensee or to different licensees, including different
licensees under common ownership.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits different licensees from
allocating distinct parts of a single business location to their
separate licenses.
(3) At a single premises with multiple licenses under this section,
if the board does not connect a violation of RCW 66.44.200 or 66.44.270
to a single licensee, the board may hold all licensees at the premises
jointly liable.