Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 66 Alcoholic Beverage Control - Section 66.08.167 Sunday sales--Store selection

§ 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 liquor store with respect to the proximity of places of worship, schools, and public institutions; (b) due consideration to motor vehicle accident data in the proximity of the liquor store; and (c) written notice by certified mail of the proposed Sunday opening, including proposed Sunday opening hours, to places of worship, schools, and public institutions within five hundred feet of the liquor store proposed to be open on Sunday.

(2) Before permitting an agency vendor liquor store to open for business on Sunday, the board must meet the due consideration and written notice requirements established in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) For the purpose of this section, "place of worship" means a building erected for and used exclusively for religious worship and schooling or other related religious activity.

[2005 c 231 § 4.]

Notes:
     Severability -- 2005 c 231: See note following RCW 66.08.165.

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