Washington Administrative Code
Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board
Chapter 314-07 - How to apply for and maintain a liquor license
Section 314-07-055 - Temporary retail license
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
Applicants may request a temporary retail liquor license in addition to an annual license for the same business. If granted, the temporary license allows the applicant to operate for a period of up to one hundred twenty days while the annual license application is being processed.
| Type of Application | Qualification and process to receive a temporary retail license |
| (1) New business, existing licensed business, or new license type: * Applicant is applying for a license at a business location that does not hold a current, valid liquor license. | In order to receive a temporary license, the applicant(s) must: |
| * Applicant is applying for the same license privilege at a location that has a valid license that has not expired. | |
| * Applicant is applying for a license or a business that has an existing license at the location, but the applicant is applying for a different license privilege(s). | * Complete licensing requirements as determined by the board. |
| * The local authority and any churches, schools, or public colleges or universities within 500 feet of the proposed licensed business must have responded to the liquor control board's notice of liquor license application, or the time period must have passed. See WAC 314-07-020, subsections (1), (2), and (3) for more information. | |
| * When the annual liquor license is issued, the fee will be pro-rated back to the date of issuance of the temporary license. |
(2) For the purposes of this section, "retail liquor license" shall include all classes of liquor licenses that allow the holder to sell liquor directly to the public.
(3) The privilege of having a temporary license issued upon an application for license does not apply to breweries , wineries, or distilleries.
(4) A temporary license under subsection (1) of this section may be issued for a distributor license applicant.
Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.010. 10-10-126, § 314-07-055, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.015, and 66.24.025. 05-07-012, § 314-07-055, filed 3/4/05, effective 4/4/05.
