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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5265
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
C 205 L 87
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Senator Warnke; by request of Liquor Control Board
Read first time 1/21/87 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to the purchase of beer by retail beer licensees; and amending RCW 66.28.070.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 23-H added to chapter 62, Laws of 1933 ex sess. by section 1, chapter 217, Laws of 1937 and RCW 66.28.070 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any retail beer licensee to purchase beer, except from a duly licensed beer wholesaler, and it shall be unlawful for any brewer or beer wholesaler to purchase beer, except from a duly licensed beer wholesaler or beer importer.
(2) A beer retailer licensee may purchase beer from a government agency which has lawfully seized beer from a licensed beer retailer, or from a board-authorized retailer, or from a licensed retailer which has discontinued business if the wholesaler has refused to accept beer from that retailer for return and refund. Beer purchased under this subsection shall meet the quality standards set by its manufacturer.