WSR 98-11-081
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
[Filed May 19, 1998, 12:58 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: In compliance with chapter 133, Laws of 1998, the subject of possible rule making is to state employees under eighteen years of age are not allowed to sell and handle tobacco products (persons under eighteen may bag tobacco products and deliver these bags to the customer's vehicle).
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 66.08.030, chapter 133, Laws of 1998.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The current rule states employers holding a cigarette retailer license may allow employees of any age to sell tobacco products. This rule needs to be revised in order to comply with chapter 133, Laws of 1998, which made minor possession of tobacco a class 3 civil infraction.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Per chapter 133, Laws of 1998. The agency will work with stakeholders during one or more public hearing(s).
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Teresa Berntsen, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 43080, Olympia, WA 98504-3080, phone (360) 586-1641, FAX (360) 704-4920, e-mail rules@liq.wa.gov.
May 19, 1998
Nathan S. Ford, Jr.
Chairman