Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 66 Alcoholic Beverage Control - Chapter 66.08 Liquor Control Board -- General Provisions

66.08.010 Title liberally construed
This entire title shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state, for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, morals, and ...

66.08.012 Creation of board -- Chairman -- Quorum -- Salary
There shall be a board, known as the "Washington state liquor control board," consisting of three members, to be appointed by the governor, with the ...

66.08.014 Terms of members -- Vacancies -- Principal office -- Removal -- Devotion of time to duties -- Bond -- Oath
(1) The members of the board to be appointed after December 2, 1948 shall be appointed for terms beginning January 15, 1949, and expiring as ...

66.08.016 Employees of the board
The board may employ such number of employees as in its judgment are required from time to time.[1961 c 1 § 30 (Initiative Measure No. ...

66.08.020 Liquor control board to administer
The administration of this title, including the general control, management and supervision of all liquor stores, shall be vested in the liquor control board, constituted ...

66.08.022 Attorney general is general counsel of board -- Duties -- Assistants
The attorney general shall be the general counsel of the liquor control board and he shall institute and prosecute all actions and proceedings which may ...

66.08.024 Annual audit -- State auditor's duties -- Additional audits -- Public records
The state auditor shall audit the books, records, and affairs of the board annually. The board may provide for additional audits by certified public accountants. ...

66.08.026 Appropriation and payment of administrative expenses from liquor revolving fund -- "Administrative expenses" defined
All administrative expenses of the board incurred on and after April 1, 1963, shall be appropriated and paid from the liquor revolving fund. These administrative ...

66.08.030 Regulations -- Scope
(1) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this title according to their true intent or of supplying any deficiency therein, the ...

66.08.050 Powers of board in general
The board, subject to the provisions of this title and the rules, shall: (1) Determine the localities within which state liquor stores shall be established ...

66.08.0501 Adoption of rules
The liquor control board may adopt appropriate rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of chapter 321, Laws ...

66.08.055 Oaths may be administered and affidavits, declarations received
Every member of the board, and every employee authorized by the board to issue permits under this title may administer any oath and take and ...

66.08.060 Board cannot advertise liquor, exception -- Advertising regulations
(1) The board shall not advertise liquor in any form or through any medium whatsoever. (2) In-store liquor merchandising is not advertising for the purposes ...

66.08.070 Purchase of liquor by board -- Consignment not prohibited -- Warranty or affirmation not required for wine or malt purchases
(1) Every order for the purchase of liquor shall be authorized by the board, and no order for liquor shall be valid or binding unless ...

66.08.075 Officer, employee not to represent manufacturer, wholesaler in sale to board
No official or employee of the liquor control board of the state of Washington shall, during his term of office or employment, or for a ...

66.08.080 Interest in manufacture or sale of liquor prohibited
Except as provided by chapter 42.52 RCW, no member of the board and no employee of the board shall have any interest, directly or indirectly, ...

66.08.090 Sale of liquor by employees of board
No employee shall sell liquor in any other place, nor at any other time, nor otherwise than as authorized by the board under this title ...

66.08.095 Liquor for training or investigation purposes
The liquor control board may provide liquor at no charge, including liquor forfeited under chapter 66.32 RCW, to recognized law enforcement agencies within the state ...

66.08.100 Jurisdiction of action against board -- Immunity from personal liability of members
No court of the state of Washington other than the superior court of Thurston county shall have jurisdiction over any action or proceeding against the ...

66.08.120 Preemption of field by state -- Exception
No municipality or county shall have power to license the sale of, or impose an excise tax upon, liquor as defined in this title, or ...

66.08.130 Inspection of books and records -- Goods possessed or shipped -- Refusal as violation
For the purpose of obtaining information concerning any matter relating to the administration or enforcement of this title, the board, or any person appointed by ...

66.08.140 Inspection of books and records -- Financial dealings -- Penalty for refusal
For the purpose of obtaining information concerning any matter relating to the administration or enforcement of this title, the board, or any person appointed by ...

66.08.145 Subpoena issuing authority
(1) The liquor control board may issue subpoenas in connection with any investigation, hearing, or proceeding for the production of books, records, and documents held ...

66.08.150 Board's action as to permits and licenses -- Administrative procedure act, applicability -- Adjudicative proceeding -- Opportunity for hearing -- Summary suspension
The action, order, or decision of the board as to any denial of an application for the reissuance of a permit or license or as ...

66.08.160 Acquisition of warehouse authorized
The Washington state liquor board and the state finance committee are hereby authorized to lease or purchase or acquire a site and erect a warehouse ...

66.08.165 Strategies to improve operational efficiency and revenue
The board shall, consistent with, and in addition to, the existing retail business plan, implement strategies to improve the efficiency of retail sales operations and ...

66.08.166 Sunday sales authorized--Store selection and other requirements
By September 1, 2005, the board shall expand operations in at least twenty state-operated retail stores to include Sundays. The board shall select the stores ...

66.08.167 Sunday sales--Store selection
(1) Before the board determines which state liquor stores will be open on Sundays, it shall give: (a) Due consideration to the location of the ...

66.08.170 Liquor revolving fund -- Creation -- Composition -- State treasurer as custodian -- Daily deposits, exceptions -- Budget and accounting act applicable
There shall be a fund, known as the "liquor revolving fund", which shall consist of all license fees, permit fees, penalties, forfeitures, and all other ...

66.08.180 Liquor revolving fund -- Distribution -- Reserve for administration -- Disbursement to universities and state agencies
Except as provided in RCW 66.24.290(1), moneys in the liquor revolving fund shall be distributed by the board at least once every three months in ...

66.08.190 Liquor revolving fund -- Disbursement of excess funds to state, counties, and cities -- Withholding of funds for noncompliance
(1) Except for revenues generated by the 2003 surcharge of $0.42/liter on retail sales of spirits that shall be distributed to the state general fund ...

66.08.195 Liquor revolving fund -- Definition of terms relating to border areas
For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Border area" means any incorporated city or town, or unincorporated area, located within seven miles of the Washington-Canadian ...

66.08.196 Liquor revolving fund -- Distribution of funds to border areas
Distribution of funds to border areas under RCW 66.08.190 and *66.24.290 (1)(a) and (4) shall be as follows: (1) Sixty-five percent of the funds shall ...

66.08.198 Liquor revolving fund -- Distribution of funds to border areas -- Guidelines adoption
The department of community, trade, and economic development shall develop guidelines to determine the figures used under the three distribution factors defined in RCW 66.08.195. ...

66.08.200 Liquor revolving fund -- Computation for distribution to counties -- "Unincorporated area" defined
With respect to the ten percent share coming to the counties, the computations for distribution shall be made by the state agency responsible for collecting ...

66.08.210 Liquor revolving fund -- Computation for distribution to cities
With respect to the forty percent share coming to the incorporated cities and towns, the computations for distribution shall be made by the state agency ...

66.08.220 Liquor revolving fund -- Separate account -- Distribution
The board shall set aside in a separate account in the liquor revolving fund an amount equal to ten percent of its gross sales of ...

66.08.230 Initial disbursement to wine commission -- Repayment
To provide for the operation of the wine commission prior to its first quarterly disbursement, the liquor control board shall, on July 1, 1987, disburse ...

66.08.235 Liquor control board construction and maintenance account
The liquor control board construction and maintenance account is created within the state treasury. The liquor control board shall deposit into this account a portion ...

66.08.240 Transfer of funds pursuant to government service agreement
Funds that are distributed to counties, cities, or towns pursuant to this chapter may be transferred by the recipient county, city, or town to another ...